Job summary
You will either be a qualified nurse or hold a clinical professional qualification within a multi-disciplinary profession andwill leada team of nursing and MDT staff to ensure clinical excellence and outstanding care are delivered at all times.
You will have managerial and operational responsibility for your ward and all aspects of performance including ward clinical and environmental standards, scheduling, inspiring and leading your team of 40 Nurses and HCAs, supported by 2 Clinical Nurse Leaders.
Your effective day-to-day support and leadership will be key to maintaining operational excellence and high levels of nursing and care. There is also plenty of scope for innovation as well expect you to lead processes to improve the quality and operational management of your wards even further.
Main duties of the job
- To lead the nursing team in the provision of high quality, research based, nursing care that is patient and family focussed.
- To manage the ward effectively and efficiently within allocated resources.
- To manage and facilitate the development of staff creating an effective team.
- To foster a multidisciplinary approach to patient care in line with Clinical Governance
You will have leadership experience ideally in a Deputy Ward Manager, Clinical Nurse Leader, manager, or senior leader position, and will be a strong communicator who can lead by example, implement new procedures and embed existing practices with a team. A positive outlook, creative thinking and problem solving abilities along with strong leadership and excellent communication skills are vital. We need our ward Managers to inspire teams and set a clear and compelling vision, so you will need to be able to influence and support everyone around you and be enthusiastic and positive about change.
About us
St Andrews is a unique provider of specialist care in mental healthcare. We aspire to deliver world class, holistic services within our outstanding, modern facilities. Our independence means we can always put patients interests at the heart of decision making, while re-investing surpluses in frontline services. You will be workingfor a charity that re-invests its profits into new services and new facilities totransform and deliver outstanding patient care.
What we offer:
Competitive annual leave and salary, great pension scheme, life cover, healthcare discounts, excellent training, 38 days holiday, car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme, blue light card and much more.
You will also be part of our expert Clinical and MDT team, giving you plenty of exposure to teaching, mentoring, coaching, and extensive opportunities for continuing professional development, training, and career progression.
Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrews CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medium
Secure - Fairbairn
Location: Northampton,
Northamptonshire
Salary:
£49,521 to £55,080 depending on experience
Lead
by example and inspire those around you to provide exceptional care and
operational excellence on our wards. Work for a charity that re-invests its
profits into new services and new facilities and help transform mental
healthcare. You will either be a qualified nurse or hold a clinical
professional qualification within a multi-disciplinary profession.
Why St Andrews Healthcare?
A
top 20 UK charity, St Andrews is a unique provider of specialist care in
mental health and learning disability. We aspire to deliver truly world class,
holistic services within our outstanding, modern facilities. Our independence
means we can always put patients interests at the heart of decision making,
while re-investing surpluses in frontline services. We are currently
transforming the Charity andhave introduced Integrated Practice Units
(IPUs) as the vehicle to deliver Value Based Healthcare. This will
ensure our patients consistently get the best possible outcomes and local teams
gain more control and responsibility.
The ward
The
largest UK medium secure service for deaf men aged between 18 and 65 years old.
Fairbairn
is a 15 bed ward in purpose-built medium secure servicewhich
manages deaf or hearing impaired (profound, severe, partial or hard of
hearing) patients with complex mental illness in a culturally sensitive
environment.
The
ward accepts patients with a wide range of diagnosis including mental illness,
learning disability, brain injury, autism spectrum disorder or personality
disorder.
You will work as part of
the Medium Secure Division and therefore will be required to support other
wards and work on other wards within this role too.
The role of the Nurse Manager/WardManager
You
will have managerial and operational responsibility for your ward and all
aspects of performance. Your effective day-to-day support and operational
leadership will be key to maintaining operational excellence and high levels of
nursing and care. Theres also plenty of scope for innovation as well expect
you to lead processes to improve the quality and operational management of your
wards even further.
What you will need for this role
You
will have experience in amanagement position and will be skilled in
British Sign Language (BSL)asa preference. A positive outlook,
strong leadership skills and excellent communication skills are vital. We want
our Managers to inspire our teams and set clear and compelling vision, so
youll need to be able to influence and support everyone around you and be
enthusiastic and positive about change.
And in return?
Benefits
are good, with additional hours available if required, a pension, life cover,
excellent training, 38 days holiday, car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme and
childcare vouchers.You will also be part of our expert Clinical and MDT
team, giving you plenty of exposure to teaching, mentoring and coaching and
extensive opportunities for continuing professional development, training, and
career progression.
Interested?
Please get in
touch withFaith Hukin on fhukin@stah.orgor hit theapply nowbutton!
Closing Date: Thursday 29th August
Interview Date: Tuesday 10th
September
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medium
Secure - Fairbairn
Location: Northampton,
Northamptonshire
Salary:
£49,521 to £55,080 depending on experience
Lead
by example and inspire those around you to provide exceptional care and
operational excellence on our wards. Work for a charity that re-invests its
profits into new services and new facilities and help transform mental
healthcare. You will either be a qualified nurse or hold a clinical
professional qualification within a multi-disciplinary profession.
Why St Andrews Healthcare?
A
top 20 UK charity, St Andrews is a unique provider of specialist care in
mental health and learning disability. We aspire to deliver truly world class,
holistic services within our outstanding, modern facilities. Our independence
means we can always put patients interests at the heart of decision making,
while re-investing surpluses in frontline services. We are currently
transforming the Charity andhave introduced Integrated Practice Units
(IPUs) as the vehicle to deliver Value Based Healthcare. This will
ensure our patients consistently get the best possible outcomes and local teams
gain more control and responsibility.
The ward
The
largest UK medium secure service for deaf men aged between 18 and 65 years old.
Fairbairn
is a 15 bed ward in purpose-built medium secure servicewhich
manages deaf or hearing impaired (profound, severe, partial or hard of
hearing) patients with complex mental illness in a culturally sensitive
environment.
The
ward accepts patients with a wide range of diagnosis including mental illness,
learning disability, brain injury, autism spectrum disorder or personality
disorder.
You will work as part of
the Medium Secure Division and therefore will be required to support other
wards and work on other wards within this role too.
The role of the Nurse Manager/WardManager
You
will have managerial and operational responsibility for your ward and all
aspects of performance. Your effective day-to-day support and operational
leadership will be key to maintaining operational excellence and high levels of
nursing and care. Theres also plenty of scope for innovation as well expect
you to lead processes to improve the quality and operational management of your
wards even further.
What you will need for this role
You
will have experience in amanagement position and will be skilled in
British Sign Language (BSL)asa preference. A positive outlook,
strong leadership skills and excellent communication skills are vital. We want
our Managers to inspire our teams and set clear and compelling vision, so
youll need to be able to influence and support everyone around you and be
enthusiastic and positive about change.
And in return?
Benefits
are good, with additional hours available if required, a pension, life cover,
excellent training, 38 days holiday, car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme and
childcare vouchers.You will also be part of our expert Clinical and MDT
team, giving you plenty of exposure to teaching, mentoring and coaching and
extensive opportunities for continuing professional development, training, and
career progression.
Interested?
Please get in
touch withFaith Hukin on fhukin@stah.orgor hit theapply nowbutton!
Closing Date: Thursday 29th August
Interview Date: Tuesday 10th
September
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified nurse or hold a clinical professional qualification within a multi-disciplinary profession.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified nurse or hold a clinical professional qualification within a multi-disciplinary profession.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
