A Clinician's Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the Ward

By Brian Dolan FRSA MSc (Oxon) MSc (Lond) RMN RGN, Krishna Gohil, Amy Lochtie FRSA RGN FSBP

When you become a ward or unit manager or allied health professionals team leader, your responsibilities change and you need a very different set of skills compared with your previous roles. You are now required to manage a team of staff with a set budget and are responsible for maintaining an environment in which people can work together efficiently and effectively. This new fourth edition of the Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the Ward welcomes AHP Krishna Gohil to the author team of nurses Brian Dolan and Amy Lochtie, and thereby extends its guidance on these crucial skills to both nurses and allied health professionals.

This book will help you to
Identify your responsibilities and best approaches as a manager to provide patients with a high standard of care through your staffBecome an even better leader through highly practical examples, suggestions and tipsManage your staff, time and budgetCreate a positive work environmentFamiliarize yourself with the new Nursing and Midwifery Council and Health and Care Professions Council standardsFocuses on both nursing and allied health professionals who are in the role of ward managers, unit managers or team leaders, or aspire to be soSignificantly builds on how to understand your role, work with different generations in the workplace and manage difficult situationsIncludes greater emphasis on self-care and self-compassion for leaders and managersCovers leading teams in the context of enduring financial and staffing constraints

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443245215
• ISBN13: 9780443245213
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"