Ward Manager

As the Ward Manager you will be accountable for the quality of care delivered to patients and families by your team over a 24 hour ward cycle. Through your leadership you will effectively manage all resources, including your budget whilst ensuring the highest standards of care to patients. Through excellent communication and commitment to your team you will ensure compliance with all Corporate and Divisional objectives and continuous professional development.

An opportunity has arisen for an individual who is experienced, highly motivated, proactive and adaptable with a demonstrable interest in Elective surgery to become the Ward Manager on Ward 54. Ward 54 is the Elective Inpatient Ward for multiple Surgical Specialities. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring appropriate surgical pathways are in place to manage the patient flow and co-ordinate the admissions of planned surgical patients. You must have excellent leadership qualities and be able to act as a role model for the nursing team to ensure the highest standards of care and patient safety.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.