Ward Manager (Lilac Ward)

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and hard-working Band 7 ward manager in a permanent post to work with the multi-disciplinary team on Lilac Ward.

Lilac Ward is a very busy, highly functioning 18 bedded mixed acute admissions ward located on the Tolworth Hospital site. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Ward Manager to join our well-established team within the Acute Care Service line.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate is expected to work with the ward team and the service linein providing high quality nursing care and leadership. He/she will be a highly skilled and well-motivated individual with considerable experience of working in a dynamic acute mental health service.

The post holder will be responsible for implementing and monitoring all policies and ensuring that the ward functions in line with the Trust and service line philosophy of providing respectful compassionate care that is of the highest quality. The post holder will also ensure that supervision and appraisal systems are robustly implemented and that the care provided is of the highest possible standard in line with the service's clinical governance framework. The Ward Manager is ultimately responsible for providing a safe environment within which all staff can deliver care and support to patients and their significant others. He/she must ensure effective deployment of resources within agreed budgets.

We are an innovative service and are constantly striving to improve the quality of the service we provide. You will therefore be expected to engage in on-going professional development and appraisal. You will also be expected to contribute to the strategic development of the service. Experience in an acute setting is essential.

You must have a proven ability to work effectively in a team and have excellent communication and IT skills.

About us

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

About our location:

Tolworth Hospital, Surbiton

To create the very best environment to care for our patients, this site's layout will be transformed in 2025 to add a number of wards to the existing three. Tolworth has a canteen and is near shops, the A3, Tolworth station, and is a bus ride from Surbiton station, with fast connections to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo.

Date posted

07 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,836 to £52,849 a year per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

294-AAUC-4872779-PB-A

Job locations

Tolworth Hospital

London

KT6 7QU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Administrative

To take responsibility for the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children.
To co-ordinate bed management for the ward and monitor referrals in conjunction with medical staff.
To lead in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff in the clinical area.
To ensure the ward is adequately and safely staffed within the agreed budget and nursing resources are used efficiently to meet identified needs.
To participate in budget setting and report areas of concern to the Matron.
To ensure that effective communication is established within the service and external departments e.g. attendance at regular staff meetings, attendance at Ward Managers meetings, and team briefing.
To ensure ward hygiene, ward cleanliness and the maintenance of ward fabric, reporting deficiencies where appropriate to the Matron.
To ensure systems are in place for the safekeeping of patients property.
To ensure effective implementation, dissemination and monitoring of all Directorate and Trust-wide policies.
To investigate complaints, accidents and critical incidents in accordance with agreed procedure and prepare timely reports.
To provide monthly reports to the Matron as required e.g. activity levels, bed occupancy, manpower and expenditure, staffing issues and any other information that the Matron needs to be aware of.

Management

To work closely with the Matron in the delivery of high quality mental health care.
To manage the in-patient nursing team.
To ensure effective management of the e-roster in order to provide consistency in nursing care and a reduction in agency use.
To effectively manage the wards expenditure budget and ensure the most appropriate and cost effective use of resources within the remit of the nursing team
To provide information where required to the Matron in order to assist with performance reporting to the National Commissioning Team.
To keep under constant review the overall provision and ongoing development of service delivery, ensuring high standards of professional care, open and transparent communication processes and adherence to the Trust policies, procedures and protocols and a safe and therapeutic environment.
To have responsibility for the recruitment, selection and retention of nursing staff and to participate in the selection of other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
To monitor sickness and absence of nursing staff.
To keep nursing job descriptions under review, in order to develop roles to meet the needs of the service.
To ensure an appropriate Clinical and managerial supervision structure is in place for all nursing staff.
To ensure that all nursing staff have an annual development review.
To ensure that appropriate guidance and education is available to nurses.
To monitor continuing professional development for all nursing staff.
To represent the service at various management meetings such as the Ward Managers Development day.
To review and develop policies, procedures and protocols for the service and ensuring that these are implemented and monitored.
To ensure that effective communication is established within the service and external departments e.g. attendance at regular staff meetings, attendance at Ward Managers meetings and team briefing.
To investigate complaints, accidents and critical incidents in accordance with agreed procedure and prepare timely reports.

Clinical/Professional

To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and recovery for the clients.
To work with the Modern Matron to establish and maintain high standards of clinical practice and patient care including providing expert nursing leadership in the management of people with acute mental health problems.
To ensure the named nurse system for patients is in operation on the ward as well as plan, organise and allocate staff with appropriate levels of skills and expertise to be the named nurse to selected group of patients.
To ensure after-care at the appropriate level (CPA/Section 117) is arranged for each service user on discharge, depending on the individual needs, in conjunction with other disciplines, in particular achieving effective liaison and planning with community teams.
To ensure that all staff members are aware of current risk assessment procedures and management plans and fully engage in zoning.
To ensure regular auditing of the interventions carried out by nursing staff take place and that nursing staff reflect on practice.
To ensure that all staff members are familiar with and observe the provisions of the Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach, maintain and observe Codes of Professional Conduct and other appropriate legislation.
To implement and contribute to policy and service development as appropriate.
To participate in the monthly Ward Managers development programme.
To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
To ensure that all staff adheres to the Mental Health Act 1983, and that all relevant documentation is current, updated and appropriately filed.
To ensure the safekeeping of clients money and property, through adherence to the relevant Trust policies.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Administrative

To take responsibility for the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children.
To co-ordinate bed management for the ward and monitor referrals in conjunction with medical staff.
To lead in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff in the clinical area.
To ensure the ward is adequately and safely staffed within the agreed budget and nursing resources are used efficiently to meet identified needs.
To participate in budget setting and report areas of concern to the Matron.
To ensure that effective communication is established within the service and external departments e.g. attendance at regular staff meetings, attendance at Ward Managers meetings, and team briefing.
To ensure ward hygiene, ward cleanliness and the maintenance of ward fabric, reporting deficiencies where appropriate to the Matron.
To ensure systems are in place for the safekeeping of patients property.
To ensure effective implementation, dissemination and monitoring of all Directorate and Trust-wide policies.
To investigate complaints, accidents and critical incidents in accordance with agreed procedure and prepare timely reports.
To provide monthly reports to the Matron as required e.g. activity levels, bed occupancy, manpower and expenditure, staffing issues and any other information that the Matron needs to be aware of.

Management

To work closely with the Matron in the delivery of high quality mental health care.
To manage the in-patient nursing team.
To ensure effective management of the e-roster in order to provide consistency in nursing care and a reduction in agency use.
To effectively manage the wards expenditure budget and ensure the most appropriate and cost effective use of resources within the remit of the nursing team
To provide information where required to the Matron in order to assist with performance reporting to the National Commissioning Team.
To keep under constant review the overall provision and ongoing development of service delivery, ensuring high standards of professional care, open and transparent communication processes and adherence to the Trust policies, procedures and protocols and a safe and therapeutic environment.
To have responsibility for the recruitment, selection and retention of nursing staff and to participate in the selection of other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
To monitor sickness and absence of nursing staff.
To keep nursing job descriptions under review, in order to develop roles to meet the needs of the service.
To ensure an appropriate Clinical and managerial supervision structure is in place for all nursing staff.
To ensure that all nursing staff have an annual development review.
To ensure that appropriate guidance and education is available to nurses.
To monitor continuing professional development for all nursing staff.
To represent the service at various management meetings such as the Ward Managers Development day.
To review and develop policies, procedures and protocols for the service and ensuring that these are implemented and monitored.
To ensure that effective communication is established within the service and external departments e.g. attendance at regular staff meetings, attendance at Ward Managers meetings and team briefing.
To investigate complaints, accidents and critical incidents in accordance with agreed procedure and prepare timely reports.

Clinical/Professional

To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and recovery for the clients.
To work with the Modern Matron to establish and maintain high standards of clinical practice and patient care including providing expert nursing leadership in the management of people with acute mental health problems.
To ensure the named nurse system for patients is in operation on the ward as well as plan, organise and allocate staff with appropriate levels of skills and expertise to be the named nurse to selected group of patients.
To ensure after-care at the appropriate level (CPA/Section 117) is arranged for each service user on discharge, depending on the individual needs, in conjunction with other disciplines, in particular achieving effective liaison and planning with community teams.
To ensure that all staff members are aware of current risk assessment procedures and management plans and fully engage in zoning.
To ensure regular auditing of the interventions carried out by nursing staff take place and that nursing staff reflect on practice.
To ensure that all staff members are familiar with and observe the provisions of the Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach, maintain and observe Codes of Professional Conduct and other appropriate legislation.
To implement and contribute to policy and service development as appropriate.
To participate in the monthly Ward Managers development programme.
To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
To ensure that all staff adheres to the Mental Health Act 1983, and that all relevant documentation is current, updated and appropriately filed.
To ensure the safekeeping of clients money and property, through adherence to the relevant Trust policies.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifcations

Essential

RMN (current NMC registration)
ENB 998 or equivalent
Evidence of post qualification training/education
Ongoing evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Development at Diploma or Degree level
Management qualifications
Training in providing supervision
RGN qualification

Experience

Essential

oDemonstrable experience of working at Band 6
oExperience of working with adults with Mental Health problems
oExperience of working within a multidisciplinary team
oExperience of working as a Clinical Supervisor
oExperience of implementing and monitoring standards of care
oExperience of recruitment and selection of staff
oExperience of managing and monitoring budgets

Desirable

oExperience of managing non clinical staff and other professionals
oExperience of implementing significant changes in working practices

Person Specification

Training and Qualifcations

Essential

RMN (current NMC registration)
ENB 998 or equivalent
Evidence of post qualification training/education
Ongoing evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Development at Diploma or Degree level
Management qualifications
Training in providing supervision
RGN qualification

Experience

Essential

oDemonstrable experience of working at Band 6
oExperience of working with adults with Mental Health problems
oExperience of working within a multidisciplinary team
oExperience of working as a Clinical Supervisor
oExperience of implementing and monitoring standards of care
oExperience of recruitment and selection of staff
oExperience of managing and monitoring budgets

Desirable

oExperience of managing non clinical staff and other professionals
oExperience of implementing significant changes in working practices

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

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