Night Manager

Priory Healthcare; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health care provider in the UK seeks a dedicated Night Manager to oversee the ward and ensure optimal staffing levels. In this full-time role, you will contribute to patient care plans and guide a compassionate team in delivering essential support to patients. Candidates must be registered nurses with prior supervisory experience and a commitment to enhancing patient wellbeing. The role is based in Tees Valley and offers various benefits including enhanced maternity pay and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Birthday Holiday

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits and professional development sponsorship

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with Nursing Midwifery Council or Health and Care Professions Council.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience in a relevant care setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the ward and resources to ensure appropriate staffing.
• Oversee nursing staff rota and ensure compliance with training.
• Assist with assessment and implementation of patient care plans.

Skills

Nursing

Supervisory skills

Communication

Education

Registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council

Job description

Priory Hospital Middleton is looking to recruit a Night Manager to join the team. This is a full‑time role of 37.5 hours per week. Set in spacious and relaxing grounds, Priory Hospital Middleton St George, located in Darlington, County Durham, is a specialist inpatient service for adults with mental health issues, complex needs and behaviours that challenge. We are dedicated to supporting people to transfer effortlessly between the most appropriate care, meeting individual needs, enabling recovery and re‑engagement within the community, and maximising life opportunities.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients' wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.

• Manages the ward and resources effectively, taking steps to ensure appropriate staffing levels and skill mix of nursing experience and skills is in place including effective rota management, annual leave and training arrangements.
• Has full oversight of the nursing staff rota and is the authorised individual to ensure rota management and erostering standards are maintained and are effective.
• Ensures that all members of the nursing team receive clinical supervision, appraisal, CPD requirements and complete mandatory training.

Qualifications and experience

• Be currently registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council as a first‑level nurse or with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• At least 2 years experience in a supervisory capacity within a relevant care setting. Appropriate registration or experience required for the ward.

What we will give you in return

• Free on‑site parking
• Birthday Holiday – Your Birthday as an extra day of annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes such as gym membership, IT technology, and Healthcare Cash Plan
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through the Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

About us

Priory is the leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care in the UK. We support 26,000 people a year to move towards a healthier future so they can live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, children's mental health, etc., across our nationwide network of sites. We also support autistic adults, adults with a learning disability, Prader‑Willi Syndrome, brain injuries, and older people within specialist residential care and supported living facilities. With over 13,000 colleagues, we have a long and prestigious history and an unrivalled reputation for making a real and lasting difference to the lives of every individual in our care. Priory is part of MEDIAN Group, a leading pan‑European provider of mental health and specialist care services, focussed on restoring quality of life through evidence‑based care.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Priory is an equal opportunities employer. All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check. Priory is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Recruitment agencies are kindly requested not to contact us regarding this vacancy.

Contact

For more information about the role, please email [e-mail].