Ward Manager - Perinatal Inpatients

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and creative Ward Manager to cover maternity leave to work on our specialist Mother and Baby Unit based at Laureate House. There will be the opportunity to work with the current ward manager prior to them commencing maternity leave to provide a handover period.

Andersen Ward is a busy, purpose built 10 bedded unit for mothers who have developed mental illness after childbirth and their babies, or pregnant women who have become unwell. It is the second largest unit in the UK and strives for high standards of perinatal psychiatric care as well as teaching and research.

You will have the necessary skills to lead, support and manage staff, and be visible and accessible to service users and their families. Your skills should enable you to meet the requirements of this demanding post which include balancing operational management, professional leadership and the active development of the service.

You will be a role model and have a clear interest in perinatal mental illness. You will ensure staff commitment to good evidence based practice, ensure the delivery of a quality service and that key activity targets are being met.

The post holder must hold a relevant nursing qualification (RMN) with a valid registration, and have a minimum of 5 years post registration experience with at least two years at Band 6 or above in an acute inpatient setting, or a specialist Mother and Baby service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide effective leadership and operational management to the ward ensuring the provision of high quality nursing care to all service users on the ward / department over a 24 hour period.

To promote and maintain excellence in nursing practice. To be responsible for leading the work of the care team and the co-ordination of effective utilization and resources within the defined area.

The post holder will be accountable to service users / patients, and operate within the Trust's framework of policies and guidelines.

To support the Matron with the management of the clinical area.

This role includes participation in the local on call manager rota covering out of hours periods overnight, at weekends and bank holidays.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is one of the leading mental health trusts in the UK.

Serving a population of 1.2million people, across one of the most exciting and affordable cities in Europe, GMMH provides community and inpatient mental health care, alongside substance misuse services across the North West.

The Trust employs around 5700 people, who make a difference across 130 locations. Staff at GMMH work to improve lives with a culture based on five core values:

• We are caring and compassionate
• We inspire hope
• We work together
• We value and respect
• We are open and honest

GMMH is one of the most active research trusts in the UK, with one of the highest levels of recruitment to clinical trials for mental health. This puts our staff and service users at the leading edge of new mental health treatments.

The Trust provides a range of specialist services including prison in reach across the North of England, a specialist centre for mental health and deafness and in patient perinatal mental health care.

We have been rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Our substance misuse services and leadership were rated as 'Outstanding'

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Andersen Ward - Laureate House

Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Andersen Ward - Laureate House

Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT

Employer's website

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

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