Ward Manager

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Ward Manager on Oakburn Ward within the Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services. The successful candidate will lead a team, improving patient and family experiences through a safe and caring culture while managing key performance indicators and staff development.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Increased mileage rates

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a mental health team.
• Strong skills in fostering professional development and quality of care.
• Ability to manage resources and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of clinicians and support workers.
• Ensure effective use of resources and staffing.
• Act as a role model and uphold professionalism.

Skills

Leadership

Team Support

Communication

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity within the Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services for a Ward Manager on Oakburn Ward. Oakburn ward is a male acute mental health ward.

We are looking for someone who is prepared to lead creatively, committed to improving patient and family carer experience, and who will lead and motivate the team to strive for continuous improvement through the development of pathways with across Mental Health Services and with partner organisations in the acute, voluntary and community sectors.

Areas of focus will include creating a safe and caring culture, quality and safety agendas, safer staffing, meeting key performance indicators, roster management, lessons learnt and enabling development of the team.

Closing Date: 4th July 2025

Shortlisting Date: 10th July 2025

Interview Date: 15th July 2025

Job Purpose

The post holder will have leadership and managerial responsibility for a team of clinicians and support workers and will act as a role model within the service to uphold the professionalism of the service.

• To foster a culture of professional development, team support and excellent standards of care.
• Have continuing responsibility for an innovative high quality mental health service.
• To deputise for the Clinical Manager as and when required.
• Responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient use of all resources,
  
  

including staff deployment.

• Responsible for managing a delegated budget and working within this under the leadership of the Clinical Manager.
• Ensure that staff work within the competency of their role.
  
  

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

Benefits

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: kiely wade Job title: Clinical Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01274 494194