Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Ward Manager

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Job summary

The Ward Manager is responsible for the operational management of a range of aspects of service delivery within the team and for clinical/managerial supervision of professional staff according to trust values.To ensure safe, caring, responsive, high quality service is provided to service users, their families and carers within the clinical environment by ensuring compliance with Statutory and Regulatory requirements and Trust Policies, pathways, standard operating procedures and protocols.They will allocate work accordingly within the team to ensure effective and efficient use of resources to ensure service users and carers' needs are met, and monitor the team's contribution and performance to the overall objectives of the Trust.The Ward Manager will provide professional governance and leadership within their area.

Main duties of the job

  • Oversee the 24-hour service delivery to ensure efficient and effective operations.

  • Lead and manage the team, ensuring they are well-trained, informed, and competent to perform their duties.

  • Implement regular supervision, appraisals, objective setting, and personal development plans.

  • Maintain safe staffing levels within budgetary constraints to ensure patient safety.

  • Establish and maintain governance procedures to promote communication, learning, and best practices.

  • Efficiently manage the delegated team budget and resources.

  • Facilitate audits and implement recommendations to support continuous improvement.

  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of service user needs and care requirements.

  • Contribute expertise to multidisciplinary team (MDT) care decisions.

  • Deliver care within a patient-centred framework involving service users, families, and carers.

  • Comply with trust policies, guidelines, and protocols.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Benefits included with this role are: -

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

To work within our Trusts values and behaviours - Positively, Respectfully, Together to ensure that we work to ensure compassionate and high quality care to all in our service.

Details

Date posted

27 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CEN7011313

Job locations

Thurne (Kesteral) Ward Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE


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 in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; 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.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

For an informal discussion, please contact Maria.Harris, Matron on 07786125120 or email Maria.Harris@nsft.nhs.uk.

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 in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; 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.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

For an informal discussion, please contact Maria.Harris, Matron on 07786125120 or email Maria.Harris@nsft.nhs.uk.

Person Specification

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.

Qualifications

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice.
  • ILM certificate in management or equivalent.
Person Specification

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.

Qualifications

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice.
  • ILM certificate in management or equivalent.

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

Thurne (Kesteral) Ward Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE


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

Thurne (Kesteral) Ward Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Bethany Oughton

beth.oughton@nsft.nhs.uk

07557564503

Details

Date posted

27 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CEN7011313

Job locations

Thurne (Kesteral) Ward Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE


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