Clinical Nurse Manager

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust in Newham is seeking an enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse to join as Ward Manager for Galaxy Ward (PICU CAMHS inpatient).

You will provide clinical leadership, oversee delivery of high quality nursing care, develop the service and nursing team, and work with adolescents and families in a supportive multidisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic RMN with passion for adolescent mental health.
• Forward thinking and capable of leading in a CAMHS inpatient setting.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teamwork and delivering high-quality nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Clinical leadership of Galaxy Ward (PICU CAMHS inpatient) and nursing team.
• Ensure delivery of evidence-based nursing care and service development.
• Coordinate care for identified patients and support junior staff.
• Embed quality improvement (QI) and evidence-based practice within the service.

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to work as the Ward Manager for Galaxy Ward (PICU) CAMHS inpatient PICU ward ward based in Newham.

We are looking for somebody who is passionate and skilled to take on this role.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be enthusiastic, forward thinking and have a keen interest in working with adolescents and their families in a mental health setting. You will be working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing care for young people with a wide range of needs.

The Clinical Nurse Manager will have 9-5 Monday to Friday operational responsibility and accountability for the provision and management of high quality nursing care and for the treatment of service users within the inpatient service area. You will be required to clinically lead, develop the service and nursing team, support care delivery and work with service users and staff to ensure the provision of practices that respond effectively to both individual and service need.

• To co-ordinate and provide care and treatment to an identified group of patients without direct supervision. In addition, supporting junior staff in delivery of care provision.
• To manage and organise work as required.
• Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence based practice for service users with complex needs, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user individual needs, Trust objectives and professional guidance.
• Promotes evidence based practice and embeds QI.
• Postholder will be responsible for high quality care provision with highly complex service users and groups.
• Furthermore, the post holder will be responsible for establishing and maintaining team systems and processes for the effective operation of the service. The successful candidate must display a considerable degree of initiative, possess mature judgement and maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with service users, their relatives, colleagues and visitors.

Our aim is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.