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Ward 52 is a COVID Hub for the GRI Site. The ward has worked flexibly throughout the pandemic, caring for both COVID patients and COVID contact patients. As the COVID patients in hospital have been maintained, the service is building a long term COVID area to care for our patients.
The post holder carries 24 hours continuing responsibility for their ward/department and will provide clinical leadership to the nursing/midwifery team to:
- Ensure safe and effective clinical practice
- Enhance the patients experience of care
- Manage and develop the performance of the team
- Contribute to the delivery of the organisations objectives
- Ensure Healthcare Associated Infections and key performance indicators are applied to all ward teams.
The post holder is line manager for the nursing/midwifery team and has responsibility for registered and unregistered staff within ward/department and has responsibility for
- Ensuring that standards of practice are maintained, reviewed and continuously, developed and that staff deliver safe, effective, patient-centred, efficient, timely and equitable care within their scope of practice as part of the healthcare team
- Contributing to the management of the ward/department budget by ensuring effective use of physical, human and financial resources e.g. the nursing/midwifery resource and supplies including pharmaceutical supplies and equipment
- The professional development and line management of the nursing/midwifery team which encompasses both registered and support staff
- Creating an environment in which effective learning can take place
- Co-ordinating the involvement of the multidisciplinary team within designated areas
- Ensure standards are met, maintained and monitored and regularly linking with the Clinical Governance structure.
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