Service Lead in Mental Health - £3k Welcome Bonus

Nouvita Limited; Baldock; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health care provider is seeking a Service Lead in Baldock to oversee a team delivering psychiatric care. The ideal candidate will have a background in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing, along with strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include managing resources, staffing, and maintaining care quality. Offering a salary of £53,000 plus benefits and a welcome bonus.

Benefits

Welcome bonus

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in a mental health setting is required.
• Candidates must have experience in a PICU setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team for optimal patient care.
• Manage ward budget and ensure efficient rotas.
• Coordinate staffing and oversee the adherence to NMC Code of Conduct.

Skills

Leadership capabilities

Strong communication skills

Coaching and mentoring

Resource management

Education

Registration in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing

Job description

Service Lead in Mental Health - £3k Welcome Bonus

This role presents an opportunity to lead and shape the delivery of psychiatric care, making a tangible difference in the lives of our patients and contributing to the ongoing excellence of Baldock Manor Hospital.

A compelling opportunity awaits an experienced professional inSocial Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing. If you possess exceptional clinical skills and enjoy leading and motivating others, this could be the ideal position for you. As Service Lead you will take on full clinical and operational oversigts and deliver exemplary care, utilise your understanding of current legal and administrative protocols related to mentally ill patients (such as MHA and CPA), and serve as the primary point of contact for ward management.

Main duties of the job

Joining a cohesive, skilled, and passionate multidisciplinary team, you will lead a talented team of nurses and support workers to ensure the provision of top-tier care that fosters independence, dignity, and meaningful improvement in our patients' lives.

About us

Baldock Manor is a 40-bed mental health facility for adults in various settings (two Female PICU's, and two Acute Wards), with an increased focus on psychology led treatments. It is a flagship site of Nouvita Healthcare, a technology driven, outcomes focused and a growing care provider, made up of a hospital, nursing & residential care homes and supported living services and is on a mission to provide personalised and effective care.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Assuming 24-hour continuous responsibility for the unit, effectively managing resources within allocated parameters.
• Implementing organisational personnel policies and providing requested statistical data, including sickness and annual leave reports.
• Coordinating annual leave, maintaining safe staffing levels, and optimizing skill mixes through efficient rota management.
• Offering decisive leadership by setting clear objectives, delineating staff roles, and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Overseeing nursing team activities, delegating tasks equitably, and ensuring adherence to NMC Code of Conduct.
• Participating in service planning, commissioning, and formal evaluation processes, and promptly addressing accidents, incidents, and complaints.
• The successful candidate will maintain continuous responsibility for the unit and conduct ongoing care assessments, initiating necessary interventions as needed.
• Be responsible for managing a ward budget as agreed by the senior management team/finance director
• Achieving the most cost effective planning of rotas.
• Approving agreed expenditure within guidelines.
• Monitoring delegated budgets and expenditure.

Person Specification

Experience

• Background/experience within a mental health setting.
• Strong leadership capabilities, including coaching, mentoring, and effective communication with both qualified and unqualified staff, including students.

Qualifications

• Registration in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing
• PICU setting experience

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.

£53,000 a year£53,000 + Benefits + Welcome Bonus