Ward Leader, Ray of Sunshine

We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible and enthusiastic individual to recruit into a Band 7 Ward Leader position within our leading paediatric liver, gastrointestinal and nutrition inpatient service - Rays of Sunshine Ward. As a Ward Leader, you will work closely with the multi professional team members to enhance service delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and build on your skills in the management of people and demonstrate your leadership qualities. As an individual new to this role, you will be well supported and offered training and guidance to develop the skills required for this role. As the Ward Leader of an 18 bedded inpatient unit specialising in paediatric liver disease and liver and small bowel transplantation, you will have the responsibility for setting standards and qualities in the development, implementation and evaluation of patient care. You will also be responsible for staff training and education in conjunction with the education team. This
exciting opportunity requires a confident, dynamic paediatric nurse to lead and manage the nursing team. You will be able to influence change and improvement within this service, in conjunction with the current team.You must be a registered children's nurse, with extensive clinical experience within a comparable paediatric setting. You will have excellent communication and leadership skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the day-to-day management of the nursing service on Rays of Sunshine Ward.

Ensuring the nursing care delivered is of a high standard.

Appropriate and effective utilization of human and physical resources.

The demonstration of effective leadership and motivation of staff.

To be an effective role model.

In Kings, particular emphasis is placed on the need to ensure that all staff recognize their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.