When you become a ward or unit manager, sister or charge nurse, your responsibilities change and you need a very different set of skills compared to 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 well.

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 staff;
• Read through examples, suggestions and tips following a highly practical approach;
• Manage your staff, time and budget;
• Create a positive work environment;

Features:

• Completely updated and revised content written by well-known authors with extensive experience in the field;
• New sections on responsible use of social media, working with different generations in the workplace; how to make an impact, taking care of yourself etc.
• Leading teams in the context of enduring financial and staffing constraints

Part of the A Nurse's Survival Guide series.

Director of award-winning health services consultancy since 2001 (Health Service 360)
Author/editor of eight books on emergency nursing/leadership/education
Work in UK, NZ, Australia and Ireland undertaking whole systems and leadership/culture change
Visiting Prof of Nursing, Oxford Institute of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR)
Honorary Prof of Leadership in Healthcare, Salford University
Originator of both #EndPJparalysis and #Last1000days social movements to value patients' time and safety