Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Ward Manager to work in Horley, West Sussex on a full-time basis.
The salary for this permanent Ward Manager job is £55,000 - £60,000 per annum.
Benefits:
- 35 days of annual leave, including bank holidays.
- Contributory pension scheme with flexible retirement options, supported by both employer and employee contributions.
- Access to a reward platform, offering discounts and cashback at over 1,000 retailers.
- Complimentary Bupa wellness screening.
- Private medical insurance.
- Life assurance coverage.
Main Duties:
- Oversee the department's operations to meet key performance indicators, ensuring its efficient and safe functioning.
- Provide leadership and management to the in-patient services team, including responsibilities for recruitment, induction, mandatory training, performance reviews, personal development planning, and handling disciplinary and grievance matters. Ensure that staff personal files are maintained, accurate, and up to date, including records of annual leave, training, and absences.
- Address and manage patient complaints and feedback in accordance with company policy.
- Implement and manage effective stock control systems, ensuring compliance with financial guidelines, optimising usage, and coordinating with the Finance Manager for proper ordering processes.
- Conduct regular audits and reviews of departmental performance, and develop and execute action plans based on the findings.
- Collaborate with the Business Development Team to enhance services and achieve targets, including efforts to attract new Consultants.
- Foster strong working relationships with external organisations to standardise practices and share best practices.
- Ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management principles are integrated into daily operations.
Requirements of the Ward Manager:
- Must be a Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin.
- Experience working in an acute care setting is essential.
- Proven experience as a Clinical Manager, preferably within a busy surgical ward.
- Demonstrates a high level of competence across various clinical skills, backed by professional knowledge acquired through state registration and further specialised training.
- Ideally, experience in a similar private hospital environment.
- Previous experience at the Ward Manager level is required, as you will be expected to step into the role with immediate impact.
Contact:
This Ward Manager job is advertised by Lucy Ferguson; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
