Job Overview
Elevate Care as Our Ward Nurse Leader!
Ready to inspire and transform patient care? Join Frimley NHS Foundation Trust as a dynamic Band 7 Ward Nurse Leader and drive excellence in our multidisciplinary team!
Why You’ll Thrive
- Lead with Impact: Shape high-quality, patient-centred nursing care.
- Empower Teams: Mentor staff and foster a positive, safe environment.
- Drive Innovation: Champion quality initiatives and evidence-based practice.
Your Mission
- Deliver Expert Care: Assess, plan, and evaluate patient needs independently.
- Lead Operations: Supervise staff, manage resources, and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
- Enhance Outcomes: Support the Ward Matron in strategic goals and lead audits.
- Inspire Growth: Mentor colleagues to build a high-performing nursing team.
Who You Are
- A confident, compassionate nurse with strong clinical and leadership skills.
- A proactive professional committed to lifelong learning and innovation.
- Thrives in a fast-paced setting, dedicated to exceptional care delivery.
Why Frimley NHS Foundation Trust?
- Join an NHS Trust passionate about improving lives every day.
- Enjoy flexible working, career development, and excellent benefits.
Seize This Opportunity!
Ready to lead with purpose?
Apply now and shape the future of nursing! Applications close soon
Main duties of the job
Please See Job Description For Detailed Duties.
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
PROFESSIONAL
- To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision.
- To pro-actively co-ordinate the patient's discharge arrangements in accordance with Trust Policy.
- Ensure that all nursing practice within the clinical area complies with Trust Nursing policies and procedures.
- To communicate effectively and liaise with all health care staff as appropriate.
- To demonstrate a collaborative approach to planning care through effective communication and decision making between the multi-disciplinary team, patients and significant others.
- Consolidate and extend own clinical skills in all aspects of nursing, furthering own professional knowledge in a rapidly changing environment.
- Provide clinical leadership and development support to the nursing team
- Where issues of clinical competence are identified, work with the Ward Matron to address them.
- Contribute to the local resolution, investigation and follow action of any informal or formal complaints.
- To prioritise own work and others to ensure the ward/department is managed effectively.
- To provide specialist knowledge and expertise within ward/department.
- Participate in and lead quality initiatives to promote and ensure that nursing care is evidence and research based.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Professional/Clinical Role
- To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development,
implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision
- To pro-actively co-ordinate the patient's discharge arrangements in accordance with Trust Policy
- Ensure that all nursing practice within the clinical area complies with Trust Nursing policies and procedures
- To comply at all times with the NMC Code of Conduct (2008)
To communicate effectively and liaise with all health care staff as appropriate
- To demonstrate a collaborative approach to planning care through effective communication and decision making between the multi-disciplinary team, patients and significant others
- Consolidate and extend own clinical skills in all aspects of nursing, furthering own professional knowledge in a rapidly changing environment
- Provide clinical leadership and development support to the nursing team
- Where issues of clinical competence are identified, work with the Ward Matron to address them
- Contribute to the local resolution, investigation and follow action of any informal or formal complaints
- To prioritise own work and others to ensure the ward/department is managed effectively
To provide specialist knowledge and expertise within ward/department
Participate in and lead quality initiatives to promote and ensure that nursing care is evidence and research based
Practice Development
- To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing practice within
the clinical area, ensuring that it is evidence-based. In conjunction with the ward team, participate in the development of action plans which aim to enhance the quality of practice using the results of audits undertaken. Participate in the evaluation of the changes made in practice
- To assist the Ward Matron in the implementation of the Trust Nursing & Midwifery Strategy and Corporate Objectives within the clinical area, and monitor its impact on
- To assist the Ward Matron in the monitoring of audits and the Trust Nursing Balance Score Card
Managerial Role
- Manage the ward/department in the absence of the Ward Matron, coordinating the team and delegating appropriate duties
- To liaise with Head of Nursing/Clinical Service Manager/Service Manager, reporting any changes in the ward which may affect patient care and practice in the absence of the Ward Matron.
- To provide clinical and managerial leadership and guidance to the nursing team
- To take lead responsibility for a team of qualified nurses and healthcare assistants,
supporting their personal and practice development. This includes regular IPDR's and performance management where appropriate
- Take responsibility for recruiting and retaining team members in conjunction with the ward matron
Assisting The Ward Matron In
- The recruitment and selection of nursing staff.
- Co-ordinating the off-duty roster
- Induction of bank/agency and new staff to the clinical area
- To ensure adequate supply of medical and surgical equipment, linen and any other type of equipment required in the absence of the Ward Matron
Education Role
- Participate in the implementation of induction/development programmes for newly qualified/appointed staff in conjunction with the Ward Matron and the rest of the team
- Undertake the regular performance review of staff, setting clear and achievable objectives appropriate to the grade and role
In conjunction with the Ward Matron and other Charge Nurses, identify the training/development needs of staff within the clinical area
Facilitate the implementation of clinical competencies within the clinical environment
- Facilitate the implementation of clinical supervision within the clinical area, providing clinical support where appropriate
- Act as a mentor & preceptor to nursing staff
- Ensure nursing staff attend mandatory training
Professional Role
- To maintain own personal & professional development, keeping PREP folders up to date
- Act as a credible clinical role model
- Practice in a confident and competent professional manner
General
- This is an outline job description, which may be subject to change in consultation with the post holder. This job description is not inflexible. The duties of the post holder will be reviewed on an annual basis (or more frequently, as required) and the employee may be called upon to work within other locations within the Trust.
- The post holder must also perform any other duties as reasonably requested by the Ward Matron.
- The post holder will be subject to performance appraisal under the IPDR system and in developing his/her own objectives.
- It is essential requirement that you take reasonable care of the cleanliness of your working environment and adhere to infection control policies and procedures at all times ensuring you use hand cleaning agents appropriately
- The post holder is expected to promote and implement the Trust's equal opportunities
- The Trust operates a no smoking policy. Smoking by staff is not allowed on Trust premises.
- The post holder is responsible for the management of risk in all the areas for which s/he is responsible. S/he is also responsible for ensuring compliance with the Trust's Health and Safety Policy. The post holder must ensure that duties are carried out in accordance
with health and safety regulations. The post holder should not endanger the health and safety of him/herself or others whilst at work.
- The post holder is expected to behave in a professional manner at all times, comply with Trust policies and to act as an ambassador of the Trust.
- To maintain confidentially of information regarding patients, families and friends at all times.
- Infection prevention is the responsibility of each individual. Employees are required to strictly adhere to the infection control policy Tpp124 and it's appendices and should actively encourage other staff and visitors to comply."
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN - Current first or second level NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuing education & professional development
Desirable criteria
- Degree in Nursing or other relevant field or can demonstrate experience of working to this level.
- Management course or qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills.
- Excellent in communication Skills (written and verbal).
- Able to demonstrate MDT working.
- Teaching and assessing experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of up-to-date standards of clinical practice.nurse or student nurse in the last 2 year
- Experience of audit.
- Able to demonstrate MDT working.
- Teaching and assessing experience.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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