Clinical Ward Manager

Job summary

Rowan Ward is a 21 bedded unit providing rehabilitation for Older People and step-up services for over 18s from our local community. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, dynamic, compassionate, and dedicated AHP to join our team, with at least 2 years previous band 6 leadership experience.

We are a friendly and supportive team, and we are proud to offer a high standard of care but are firm believer in a good work/life balance.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy, and valued. That's why we have developed a benefits package with you in mind. Choose from free financial advice, a cycle to work scheme, emotional wellbeing support and more. Here at Southern Health Foundation Trust, we care about you as an individual.

This role is pivotal in delivering high quality care to patients, providing strong holistic leadership to the team, and driving service specific change.

Our teams have a genuine interest in working with older people and demonstrate real commitment to providing high quality and compassionate care to patients and their families. You will be working with a fantastic team.

To support you within your role, Southern Health NHS Trust have an excellent development and learning programme to help further develop your clinical and leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

They will provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team, in the achievement of the Trust's objectives and priorities. The Trust's success will be dependent on all managers playing an active role to make sure the existing areas of good employment practice are universally embedded within the organisation.

*Secure and assure the highest standards of clinical care by providing leadership to the professional and direct care staff within the community hospital for which they are accountable.

*Responsible for the day-to-day operational Management of the ward with support from the Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

*Provide a visible, accessible, and authoritative presence in the ward setting to which patients and their families can turn for assistance, advice and support.

*To have 24-hour accountability for management and of the service and to co-ordinate and implement national and local changes.

*Liaise with Administrative and Support Services Manager to ensure administrative and support services are delivered to achieve the highest standards of care within the hospital for which they are accountable.

*Responsible for all aspects of the ward including Infection prevention and control, cleanliness, organisation, culture and environment.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?

Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?

We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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