Ward Manager

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for an aspiring leader to join our dedicated team at the Dragonfly Unit as our Ward Manager. CAMHS experience would be especially welcome as would having a knowledge of attachment, child development and working systemically to ensure a safe, caring, responsive and high-quality service is provided to support our young people, their families and carers, however training is ongoing and would be provided if required.

This is an exciting time for the unit in its aspiration to be rated as Excellent by the CQC, we are currently rated Good across all areas.

The ward manager will work closely alongside the Matron/Operational lead and Multi-disciplinary team supporting quality improvement and service delivery. Visible leadership is paramount to promote a values-based culture and acting as a role model to create and establish a caring environment. The Ward Manager is responsible for the management of a range of aspects of service delivery within the team and for clinical/managerial supervision of professional staff according to trust values by ensuring compliance with Statutory and Regulatory requirements and Trust Policies, pathways, standard operating procedure and protocols.

We would like individuals to be well motivated, have good interpersonal skills, personal resilience, and an enthusiasm for working with children and their families whilst they are going through a difficult and stressful period in their lives, in terms of their mental health and well-being.

Main duties of the job

Come and join us as we strive for excellence!

As part of our ongoing strive for excellence we are developing a 'care team' approach patient centred care.You will provide support and advice to the multidisciplinary inpatient team and assess the occupational and vocational needs of service users enabling them to develop independent living skills and work towards individual recovery and vocational goals.

It can be a challenging environment at times, so we need clinicians with a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and a hands-on approach. It is vital that the clinician is reflective around issues of power and difference, see the importance of working across systems, and can do that effectively.

We can accommodate some flexible working in line with the service need.

About us

If you have the drive to provide excellent care, can demonstrate high quality clinical skills and are willing to go the extra mile to help make a difference to people's lives then we would love to hear from you.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? . We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We are close to London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops, and theatres.

We can accommodate some flexible working in line with the service need.

Benefits included with this role are:

  • Free car parking
  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physiotherapy service
  • gym membership
  • NHS discounts and many more.

Date posted

14 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CFYP6062061

Job locations

Dragonfly Unit

Carlton Court Hospital, St. Peters Road, Carlton Colville

Lowestoft

NR33 8AG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference, click APPLY!

Interview dates are to be confirmed and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice.

You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference, click APPLY!

Interview dates are to be confirmed and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice.

You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent, or HCPC registered

Desirable

  • Ongoing professional development working towards degree level.
  • Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
  • Post basic teaching qualification
  • ILM certificate in management or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including some staff management/supervision experience.
  • Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
  • Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development.
  • Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management.
  • Mentoring experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent, or HCPC registered

Desirable

  • Ongoing professional development working towards degree level.
  • Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
  • Post basic teaching qualification
  • ILM certificate in management or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including some staff management/supervision experience.
  • Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
  • Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development.
  • Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management.
  • Mentoring experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Dragonfly Unit

Carlton Court Hospital, St. Peters Road, Carlton Colville

Lowestoft

NR33 8AG


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Dragonfly Unit

Carlton Court Hospital, St. Peters Road, Carlton Colville

Lowestoft

NR33 8AG


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Modern Matron & Operational Lead

Karen Newberry

karen.newberry@nsft.nhs.uk

01502527400

Date posted

14 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CFYP6062061

Job locations

Dragonfly Unit

Carlton Court Hospital, St. Peters Road, Carlton Colville

Lowestoft

NR33 8AG


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