Band 7 Unit Manager Emergency Department

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two band 7 Unit Managers to join our busy Emergency Department at UHB.

We are in the position to offer one fixed term 9 month secondment and one permanent post.

The post holder will need to be dynamic and dedicated to leading the unit and driving forward the service.

If you are applying as an internal applicant please note: 'As per the secondment policy, please ensure you have your line manager's approval to undertake the secondment prior to interview'.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post holder will offer clinical leadership and be responsible for the delivery of patient care, managing all aspects of clinical standards and professional practice. We are seeking an individual who is empathic, caring and motivated with a real passion to improve patient pathways and outcomes. This challenging but incredibly rewarding role will require you to have a high level of resilience. 

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*NMC Registered Nurse / HCPC Operating Department Practitioner

*Specialist knowledge of clinical practice acquired though degree or diploma plus experience and further post registration study / experience or management qualification in a related field ie : emergency care

Desirable

Health care /management / leadership qualification -at Degree or Masters Level

Experience

Essential

*Relevant and recent clinical experience within an Emergency Department setting as Band 7 Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse / ODP or above / equivalent role that includes the management , supervision , deployment and education of junior staff

*Can demonstrate depth and breadth of experience of working in emergency department care settings

*Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration

*Evidence of effective multi-professional working with reference to decisions on issues arising from operational management , professional leadership and coordinating actions

*Experience of being a manager , mentor, assessor and supervisor of students and junior staff

*Evidence of the ability to confidently lead / coordinate a shift / area of the department and can understand the actions needed to coordinate care across a number of units which may or may not be co-located/ on different sites

*Evidence of the ability to organise others and forward plan and review/ adjust staff rotas

*Experience of supporting the implementation of new procedures/ process's

*Demonstration of recent involvement / significant contribution to innovative practice or change management

*Experience in interviewing and selecting staff

*Experience in learning from incidents / complaints and supporting changes in practice

*Wide knowledge of a range of critical care service requirements associated with physical and human resources , ability to allocate tasks / duties to a range of staff and to lead and direct large teams in a consistent manner

*Can demonstrate understanding associated with human and physical resource management and application across a team working in a multidisciplinary environment