Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Ward Manager

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Job summary

If you are looking to start or continue your career in healthcare, SABP can offer you a great environment that will enable you to continue enhancing your skills.

We are excited to be recruiting for Band 7 Registered Nurses to our team.

If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference and supporting people with mental health or learning disability needs then we want to hear from you. As nurses, our job makes better lives by providing a high quality, caring service that makes a positive and effective contribution to the care pathway of people admitted onto the wards in the acute phase of their illness.

The Meadows is a single storey building in the grounds of the Noble Park housing development in the former West Park Hospital site in Epsom.

This is a 24/7 hospital service with 24 beds available for the care of people aged over 65 years who have dementia or organic mental ill-health (i.e., decreased function due to medical or physical disease, rather than a psychiatric illness). There are three single sex wards, each with eight beds:

One ward is for people with mental ill-health (functional, e.g., bipolar or depression) and Two wards are for people with organic illness

Main duties of the job

Responsible for managing the ward team over a 24 hour period

Manage the staff budget and any other relevant non-pay budget for the ward

Provide management support to staff through appraisal, clinical supervision and continuing professional development

Ensure a safe environment for people who use services, carers and staff by adhering to relevant health and safety policies; undertaking risk assessments and care plans, and reporting hazards

Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders

Ensure that the views of people who use services and their carers are effectively sought to help inform decision-making on the ward Responsible for providing the relevant evidence for the annual quality programme and clinical audits; managing complaints and concerns about patient care; developing improvement plans and taking remedial action as required

Participate in investigatory processes for serious incidents and disciplinary as required

Represent the clinical area in agreed Divisional meetings and clinical practice forums

Participate in personal development opportunities to maintain and develop professional knowledge and skills

Undertake clinical risk assessments and formulate and implement risk reduction strategies

Promote the physical health and mental wellbeing of people who use our service

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

04 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,574 to £49,587 a year inc 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9325-22-4221

Job locations

meadows-inpatient, west park Hospital, Off Horton lane, Epsom, Surrey, KT 19 8PB

Epsom

surrey

KT19 8PB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Lead on the setting, monitoring and maintaining of standards of care within the team and will advise on clinical issues which may have a negative effect on the standards of clinical practice being delivered.

Responsible for their own practice in accordance with their professional body and will take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and develop their professional competence.

Be a mentor and adviser for students and will work closely with the Clinical Placement Facilitator to ensure that the learning objectives are consistent with the requirements of their educational programs.

Provide clinical leadership for a range of clinicians in their specific area of practice, providing advice on all clinical issues within that service; support clinicians with updating their relevant knowledge and skills.

Work closely with the Matron and provide cover in their absence. They may at times have to take on some of the operational management responsibilities should the need arise.

This will include budgetary responsibilities, signatory for signing time sheet, invoices, mileage forms, Safeguarding Adult issues, annual leave forms

To manage day to day issues that relate to the smooth running of services by developing systems that are responsive and timely in managing risk.

Ensure appropriate admissions and discharges are managed in accordance with agreed eligibility criteria.

The post holder must also perform any other duties as reasonably requested by their line manager.

The post holder is expected to promote and implement the Trusts equal opportunities policy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for their own practice in accordance with their professional body and will take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and develop their professional competence.

Work closely with the Matron and provide cover in their absence. They may at times have to take on some of the operational management responsibilities should the need arise.

This will include budgetary responsibilities, signatory for signing time sheet, invoices, mileage forms, Safeguarding Adult issues, annual leave forms

To manage day to day issues that relate to the smooth running of services by developing systems that are responsive and timely in managing risk.

Ensure appropriate admissions and discharges are managed in accordance with agreed eligibility criteria.

The post holder must also perform any other duties as reasonably requested by their line manager.

The post holder is expected to promote and implement the Trusts equal opportunities policy.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

3 years post qualification experience
3 years experience working with people with MH needs, 1 of which at a band 6 in Older adult MH services

Desirable

Experience working at band 6 on an inpatient- older adult unit

NHS competencies

Essential

Communication
Interpersonal Sensitivity
Personal and People Development
Courage
Health, Safety and Security
Team working
Service Improvement
Quality
Equality and Diversity
Values
IT Skills
Treat People Well
Involve not Ignore
Open, Honest and Accountable

Desirable

Basic IT skill

Qualifications

Essential

A clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent - RMN
Membership of a professional body (NMC)
Practice assessor or supervised registered
completed the leadership training or Equivalent

Desirable

Completed leadership training

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

3 years post qualification experience
3 years experience working with people with MH needs, 1 of which at a band 6 in Older adult MH services

Desirable

Experience working at band 6 on an inpatient- older adult unit

NHS competencies

Essential

Communication
Interpersonal Sensitivity
Personal and People Development
Courage
Health, Safety and Security
Team working
Service Improvement
Quality
Equality and Diversity
Values
IT Skills
Treat People Well
Involve not Ignore
Open, Honest and Accountable

Desirable

Basic IT skill

Qualifications

Essential

A clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent - RMN
Membership of a professional body (NMC)
Practice assessor or supervised registered
completed the leadership training or Equivalent

Desirable

Completed leadership training

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.