Ward Manager - Acute Stroke Unit

Overview

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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

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We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Acute Stroke Ward Manager to provide clinical and operational leadership for the ward. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary team in delivering high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centred stroke care while ensuring strategic development and operational excellence of the service. The successful candidate will be responsible for the operational management, clinical leadership, financial oversight, and strategic development of the ward, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within a safe and effective care environment.

The Acute Stroke Ward Manager works closely with the HASU stroke ward manager, providing cross-cover as required and in conjunction with the teams within Integrated Medicine Care Group and across the Division and Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Provide daily visible clinical and operational leadership to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, person-centred safe care. You will be clinically expert in the care of stroke patients, with a developed acumen for management of change and quality improvement.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills to support delivery of professional advice or care guidance which is well understood by patients' relatives/carers, members of the multidisciplinary team and nursing team.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Leadership and Operations

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, person-centred care
• Maintain robust oversight of staffing levels, skill mix, and resource allocation to ensure safe and effective service delivery
• Lead by example in promoting evidence-based practice and maintaining professional standards across the ward
• Oversee ward performance metrics and implement strategic changes to improve efficiency and patient outcomes
• Ensure good patient flow planning so that individual patients needs are met with an appropriate plan of action and involving the multiprofessional team as required
• Develop strong links with the clinical site management team, the patient flow co-ordinator and receiving trusts for stroke patients
• Holistic patient assessment skills (history taking and physical examination) to support prompt clinical decision making
• Ensure adherence to NMC Code of Professional Conduct and support all staff in maintaining professional standards
• Champion innovation and best practice, leading service development initiatives

People Management and Development

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills to support delivery of professional advice or care guidance
• Lead on staff recruitment, selection, and retention strategies, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Collaborate with the Practice Development Nurse and Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist for…