Job summary
Band 7 Ward Manager
Would you like to join a progressive, successful organisation, which has been highlighted as a Foundation Trust with an excellent track record in nursing care and is leading the way for hospitals across the country?
The acute wards offer assessment, treatment and future care planning and provides a safe and therapeutic environment for people with acute mental health problems.
We are looking to recruit a compassionate, highly-motivated, committed and passionate nursing leader into the role of Ward Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to come and join the Jameson Division.
The post-holder should have a passion for working with adults who have enduring mental health conditions and have experience of working within challenging and complex environments as well as experience within a managerial position.
The post holder will need to provide leadership and mentoring and will act as a positive role model for junior staff in a manner that positively reflects the ethos of the service and the Trust Values. You will be responsible for managing, directing and leading the nursing team.
The post-holder will work with the multidisciplinary team to promote a trauma informed environment and ensure interventions delivered contribute to meeting the individualised needs of our service users.
The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate progressive skills in leadership, advanced clinical practice, and service development.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Ensure that the planning, delivery and evaluation of care programmes addresses the complex and changing needs all patients.
To lead the ward team in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice.
Be the central point for all referrals for the ward admissions and will be working within an integrated team alongside discharge coordinator and bed management team to ensure effective patient flow which includes reducing the length of inpatient stay.
. Effective and people and budget management
Qualifications & Training
You will be a 1st level Registered Mental Health Nurse with significant experience of hospital site management
ENB 998/SLICE or Mentorship qualification
Relevant post registration health care and/or management qualifications
Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Significant experience at Clinical Team Leader Band 6 or above.
Budget and resource management understanding.
Experience of providing management supervision and appraisal
First line management & leadership experience.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate the Trust's values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. Please detail in your application how you have proven experience of working on change or service improvement projects.
About us
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Values
Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 7 ward managers to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staff members.
As a Band 7 Ward Manager we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people's differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other Responsibilities
The post-holder will also be responsible for:
- Deputising for the Clinical Service Lead as required.
- Undertaking site wide co-ordination roles as required, eg. DSN.
- Establishing and building on excellent working relationships between other services within and external to the Directorate.
- Ensuring that systems are in place which invite service users and their carers to comment on the quality of services they receive.
- Implementation of the complaints procedure including investigation, response, and resolution.
- Ensuring that their line manager is kept informed of all developments and changes within the ward environment.
- The safe storage and administration of medications.
- The creation and maintenance of an environment which is conducive to learning and which meets the educational standards required by Educational Institutions whose students are placed on the ward. The post-holder will be expected to facilitate actively the wards involvement in the training and education of staff from a variety of disciplines.
- Participating in projects within the Unit and Trust as required by the senior management of the Directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other Responsibilities
The post-holder will also be responsible for:
- Deputising for the Clinical Service Lead as required.
- Undertaking site wide co-ordination roles as required, eg. DSN.
- Establishing and building on excellent working relationships between other services within and external to the Directorate.
- Ensuring that systems are in place which invite service users and their carers to comment on the quality of services they receive.
- Implementation of the complaints procedure including investigation, response, and resolution.
- Ensuring that their line manager is kept informed of all developments and changes within the ward environment.
- The safe storage and administration of medications.
- The creation and maintenance of an environment which is conducive to learning and which meets the educational standards required by Educational Institutions whose students are placed on the ward. The post-holder will be expected to facilitate actively the wards involvement in the training and education of staff from a variety of disciplines.
- Participating in projects within the Unit and Trust as required by the senior management of the Directorate.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered on the NMC register, Mental Health
- Mentor qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent/ Completed Mentorship Course
- Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification
Desirable
- First or higher degree in appropriate subject area NVQ Assessor/Recovery training Non-Medical Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of Managing Clinical Practice at Band 6 / equivalent level
- Budget and resource management understanding.
- Experience of providing management supervision and appraisal
- First line management & leadership experience.
- Competent in receiving and providing clinical supervision and reflective practice
- Competent in operating CPA systems.
- 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
Desirable
- Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care
- Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals
- Experience of staff performance management.
- Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices
- Experience of project management.
Skills
Essential
- Skills in developing and changing clinical practice
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing including IT literacy (MS Office).
- Experience of having Difficult Conversations with Staff, Patients and Carers
- Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication channels with a variety of personnel and agencies
- Ability to manage own time effectively and to produce pieces of work on time and to a high standard.
- Ability to delegate appropriately.
Desirable
- Ability to present complex information to various audiences.
- Change management
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with acute mental health care including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan.
- Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services to people with mental ill-health.
- Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
Desirable
- Knowledge of performance management procedures.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered on the NMC register, Mental Health
- Mentor qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent/ Completed Mentorship Course
- Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification
Desirable
- First or higher degree in appropriate subject area NVQ Assessor/Recovery training Non-Medical Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of Managing Clinical Practice at Band 6 / equivalent level
- Budget and resource management understanding.
- Experience of providing management supervision and appraisal
- First line management & leadership experience.
- Competent in receiving and providing clinical supervision and reflective practice
- Competent in operating CPA systems.
- 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
Desirable
- Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care
- Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals
- Experience of staff performance management.
- Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices
- Experience of project management.
Skills
Essential
- Skills in developing and changing clinical practice
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing including IT literacy (MS Office).
- Experience of having Difficult Conversations with Staff, Patients and Carers
- Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication channels with a variety of personnel and agencies
- Ability to manage own time effectively and to produce pieces of work on time and to a high standard.
- Ability to delegate appropriately.
Desirable
- Ability to present complex information to various audiences.
- Change management
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with acute mental health care including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan.
- Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services to people with mental ill-health.
- Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
Desirable
- Knowledge of performance management procedures.
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.
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.
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).
