Job overview

Are you passionate about helping others on their journey to health and recovery? We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Ward Lead to lead our Spinal Rehabilitation Ward within the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. This is a Specially Commissioned Service covering the South West of England.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of patients while taking on a leadership role in a highly specialized and rewarding environment. You will oversee day-to-day operations, ensure the delivery of high-quality care, and support your team of nurses in providing personalised care to patients in their recovery journey.

Your positivity and encouragement will be instrumental in creating a motivating environment for our staff and patients. This role is perfect for individuals who thrive in a team setting, have a genuine desire to develop and encourage others, and possess the skills to lead a team to deliver an excellent experience for patients. By becoming part of our team, you'll contribute to enhancing patients' lives and positively impacting their recovery journey. 

Main duties of the job

As the Band 7 Ward Lead you will take the key role in the management and leadership of the nursing team providing specialist nursing care in the total management of patients paralysed following spinal cord injury or non-progressive spinal cord disease. Continually looking for new and innovative ways of improving the ward and the patient’s experience enabling individual patients to optimise their physical and psychological ability to achieve independence appropriate to their level of disability within your agreed budget.  As a registered, accountable and autonomous nurse you will act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions.  You will be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care.  As the ward leader you will be responsible for your workforce plan, annual skill mix review, service development plan and budget management.  In collaboration with the Spinal Education Lead you will be responsible for the learning and development of all staff and students within the ward with a strong focus on the development of practical requirements of delivering compassionate and competent care.  You will demonstrate strong leadership qualities that constantly reinforce the Trust values and beliefs.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk