Ward Manager - Continuing Care

The Specialist Nursing Home at Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability consists of four wards. The service provides care and support of patients with neuro-disability requiring complex 24 hour postural management programmes and enhanced respiratory and tracheostomy care as well as managing and supporting other Long Term Conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes and wound management.,

• Responsible for the operational management of clinical area.
• Lead and effectively manage the ward nursing team.
• Ensure high standards of evidence-based, person-centered care are maintained.
• To establish and maintain systems for clinical governance.
• To effectively and efficiently manage ward budget and resources.
• To promote good communication within the team and with external agencies.
• Be able to work across the Christmas and/or New Year period
• Work at least 15 hours per month clinical shifts to cover the ward
• Cover Clinical response service duties within the Senior Nursing Roster with flexibility to work weekends as rostered
  
  We are pleased to announce that an opportunity for an experienced Band 6 or 7 Registered Nurse to lead, as Ward Manager, Andrew Reed Ward within our Specialist Nursing Home service.We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated nurse who is able to demonstrate the RHN values and provide effective clinical leadership in line with Our Pathway to excellence accreditation.
  
  Come and work for one of the longest-running charities and independent hospitals in the UK. Set in a beautiful Grade II listed Victorian building with big gardens, the RHN has specially adapted facilities such as gyms and kitchens for our residents, as well as music and art therapy spaces.
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability is more than a hospital - we are a community in which everyone comes together to help adults with neurological disability achieve the best possible quality of life. The RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education programme.