Service: Inpatient Unit

At St Ann’s, there’s one thing that motivates us, and that’s providing excellent care and support to those living with or affected by life-limiting illnesses.

We’re continuously developing our plans for delivering outstanding person-centered care that is innovative and evidence- based and to ensure St Ann’s is in the best shape possible for future generations.

You’ll be challenged, inspired and empowered to help us achieve our purpose and to play your part in making a difference.

Have you got what it takes?

• Are you interested in providing compassionate, high quality care to people living with life limiting illnesses?
• Can you demonstrate good communication skills?
• You must be passionate about our patients and be committed to change and supporting the organisation in delivering specialist palliative care to our patients.
• Are you committed to caring for our patients, families, carers and others who are important to them?
• Most importantly, you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motived by the purpose and values of St Ann’s Hospice.

Contract: We are pleased to be able to offer this post as a permanent position

Salary: Band 3 Competency Based Framework, £24,071 – £25,674 per annum (pro rata)

Working pattern: 23-37.5 hours per week, 11.5hr shifts, including some weekend and night shifts on a rota basis, Enhancements of between 30% and 60% for weekend, bank holidays, unsocial hours

Based at: Little Hulton

Free Car Parking at both St Ann’s Sites

This is an exciting time to join an ambitious, much loved charity and help us achieve our goals. If you’re looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Louise Pinney on 0161 498 3685 for an informal chat.

How to apply: to apply, please click here

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which is covered by the hospice. Any post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015.

Closing date: 10th December 2024

Interview date: 19th December 2024

Little Hulton

The Ward Manager will be based at our Little Hulton site, with cross site working at the Heald Green site required.

Salary

Band 7, £46,148 – £52,809

Competency Frameworks are used to determine pay levels on appointment to a post and also pay progression whilst in post. Individual competencies within the Competency Frameworks are aligned to qualifications, knowledge and skills.

Hours

37.5 hours per week.

Introduction

At St Ann’s we are proud of our heritage of providing excellent care to those living with or affected by life limiting illnesses, we are looking forward to continue that care and sustaining St Ann’s for future generations.

Our patients lie at the heart of everything we do and we need talented and committed people to provide their care and to ensure St Ann’s is fit for the future.

“I have always had an ambition to work at St Ann’s, as the hospice has such a great reputation for providing excellent care and driving forward innovation and change”

Emma Dixon, Director of Clinical Services

The Role

In this pivotal role, you will embrace and implement our vision and values, overseeing the team, managing rotas, handling incident reporting, and ensuring safety according to hospice policies, procedures and guidelines. You will cultivate a compassionate clinical environment where patient-centered care is consistently safe, effective, and well-led.

Your responsibilities include maintaining a high-quality 24/7 service, line managing staff, conducting PDRs, and enhancing the hospice’s profile within the community. With a focus on professional standards, clinical supervision, and policy implementation, you will drive service improvements and foster a high-performing team.

The Person

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, highly motivated and skilled Ward Manager to join our forward-thinking team. We are looking for someone with the passion to drive forward high-quality care and the patient safety agenda, along with the enthusiasm to support service developments.

• Are you able to provide decisive and effective clinical input whilst demonstrating excellent leadership qualities, effective communication skills, a flexible approach and an ability to work under pressure, both as part of a team and independently?
• Are you looking for a new challenge with opportunity to directly influence changes to practice, facilitate continuous improvements and high performance as well as lead and support the development of the IPU team and service?
• Have you got hospice or transferrable leadership skills?
• Are you passionate about your patients care and work in a collaborative way to support them to achieve their goals/what matters to them?

Most importantly, you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motived by the purpose and values of St Ann’s Hospice.

By coming to work for us, we can offer you a supportive forward-thinking environment, there will be plenty of opportunities to further develop your nursing career and strengthen styles of leadership which could be supported by our in-house leadership programme.

Key Benefits

• 35 days annual leave rising to 37 after 5 years and 41 after 10 years (inc. bank holidays, pro rata for part-time employees)
• Free parking
• Contributory pension scheme up to 7% matched contribution. Ability to continue with a previously held NHS pension (subject to making contribution’s into the scheme in the previous 12 months).
• Life cover (Scottish Widows Pension scheme)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Buy an additional week annual leave (pro rate for part-time)
• Heath cash plan
• Discounted lunches on site
• Meaningful work, making a difference in the lives of others
• Opportunity to develop your leadership skills within a structured development framework
• IIP accredited employer creating the right environment for everyone to thrive and reach their potential

If this role sounds like you and you want to make a real difference for a much-loved charity, please click here to apply via NHS Jobs.

Please contact Emma Barclay, Head of Clinical Services for an informal chat on 0161 498 3617.

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which is covered by the hospice.

Any post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015.

Closing date:

5th January 2025

Interview date:

14th January 2025

We reserve the right to close and interview prior to the dates outlined above.

Little Hulton

The Ward Manager will be based at our Little Hulton site, with cross site working at the Heald Green site required.

Salary

Band 7, £46,148 – £52,809

Competency Frameworks are used to determine pay levels on appointment to a post and also pay progression whilst in post. Individual competencies within the Competency Frameworks are aligned to qualifications, knowledge and skills.

Hours

37.5 hours per week.

Introduction

At St Ann’s we are proud of our heritage of providing excellent care to those living with or affected by life limiting illnesses, we are looking forward to continue that care and sustaining St Ann’s for future generations.

Our patients lie at the heart of everything we do and we need talented and committed people to provide their care and to ensure St Ann’s is fit for the future.

“I have always had an ambition to work at St Ann’s, as the hospice has such a great reputation for providing excellent care and driving forward innovation and change”

Emma Dixon, Director of Clinical Services

The Role

In this pivotal role, you will embrace and implement our vision and values, overseeing the team, managing rotas, handling incident reporting, and ensuring safety according to hospice policies, procedures and guidelines. You will cultivate a compassionate clinical environment where patient-centered care is consistently safe, effective, and well-led.

Your responsibilities include maintaining a high-quality 24/7 service, line managing staff, conducting PDRs, and enhancing the hospice’s profile within the community. With a focus on professional standards, clinical supervision, and policy implementation, you will drive service improvements and foster a high-performing team.

The Person

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, highly motivated and skilled Ward Manager to join our forward-thinking team. We are looking for someone with the passion to drive forward high-quality care and the patient safety agenda, along with the enthusiasm to support service developments.

• Are you able to provide decisive and effective clinical input whilst demonstrating excellent leadership qualities, effective communication skills, a flexible approach and an ability to work under pressure, both as part of a team and independently?
• Are you looking for a new challenge with opportunity to directly influence changes to practice, facilitate continuous improvements and high performance as well as lead and support the development of the IPU team and service?
• Have you got hospice or transferrable leadership skills?
• Are you passionate about your patients care and work in a collaborative way to support them to achieve their goals/what matters to them?

Most importantly, you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motived by the purpose and values of St Ann’s Hospice.

By coming to work for us, we can offer you a supportive forward-thinking environment, there will be plenty of opportunities to further develop your nursing career and strengthen styles of leadership which could be supported by our in-house leadership programme.

Key Benefits

• 35 days annual leave rising to 37 after 5 years and 41 after 10 years (inc. bank holidays, pro rata for part-time employees)
• Free parking
• Contributory pension scheme up to 7% matched contribution. Ability to continue with a previously held NHS pension (subject to making contribution’s into the scheme in the previous 12 months).
• Life cover (Scottish Widows Pension scheme)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Buy an additional week annual leave (pro rate for part-time)
• Heath cash plan
• Discounted lunches on site
• Meaningful work, making a difference in the lives of others
• Opportunity to develop your leadership skills within a structured development framework
• IIP accredited employer creating the right environment for everyone to thrive and reach their potential

If this role sounds like you and you want to make a real difference for a much-loved charity, please click here to apply via NHS Jobs.

Please contact Emma Barclay, Head of Clinical Services for an informal chat on 0161 498 3617.

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which is covered by the hospice.

Any post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015.

Closing date:

17th September 2024

Interview date:

1st October 2024