Ward Manager

www.healthjobsuk.com - jobboard; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board seeks a Ward Manager for the Daffodil rehabilitation ward. This role involves overseeing patient care, managing staff, and implementing best practices in mental health rehabilitation. Join a supportive team dedicated to improving health outcomes in the community.

Qualifications

• Significant band 6 experience is preferred.
• Experience in interagency and interprofessional working.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Measure, MHA, and MCA.

Responsibilities

• Manage the ward and supervise the delivery of care.
• Organize and deploy staff according to patient needs.
• Advise staff, patients, and families on health promotion.

Skills

Clinical Competency

Team Management

Supervision Skills

Teaching Skills

Recovery Focused Service

Education

Relevant Psychological Interventions Training

Nurse Management / Leadership Training

Job description

Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Hafan Y Coed, Unversity Hospital Llandough Town Cardiff Salary £46,840 - £53,602 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/07/2025 23:59

Ward Manager

Band 7

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

· We are kind and caring

· We are respectful

· We have trust and integrity

· We take personal responsibility

OUR REGION:

Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job overview

-The post holder will have personal responsibility to manage the ward when on duty.

-The post holder will supervise and participate in the delivery of care and will ensure consistency and continuity in the quality of care.

-To organize and deploy staff as necessary within the shift according to competencies and workloads, to meet identified patient needs and priorities and to plan activities accordingly.

-To act in accordance with the legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice and all Trust policies and procedures.

- To manage the defined clinical area, developing and using relationships and other health departments/community services/agencies.

-To identify learning needs of patients and relatives and staff providing ongoing instruction and assessment.

-To advise staff, patients, relatives and members of the public on the promotion of health and prevention of illness.

-To undertake and maintain a staff appraisal system and to identify the staff development needs.

-To meet learning objectives defined in the clinical area of pre and post basic learners and to be responsible for formal assessments.

A well organized, supportive and friendly team and an environment that supports the ongoing professional development of staff.

The Daffodil ward team are dedicated to providing quality care based on therapeutic relationships, with the full collaboration and engagement of patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have an excellent knowledge of mental health rehabilitation with awareness of operational processes of the service.

The role will be in Daffodil rehabilitation ward in Llanfair UHL and involves all aspects of managing and resolving issues that arise in a busy rehabilitation ward.

An awareness of what the service can deliver regarding specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions would be welcome, along with evidence based practice for rehabilitation services.

You will need to possess high quality clinical and managerial skills to ensure the maintenance of the current high standards of effective delivery of patient care.

Your managerial skills will need to enable you to take total management responsibility whilst promoting good working relationships and the professional development of the staff you are responsible for.

We are also searching for nurses who share our values that:

• We care about the people we serve and the people we work with
• We trust one another
• We respect each other
• We take personal responsibility
• We treat people with kindness
• We act with integrity

In return we will offer you a dynamic, friendly working environment, a full induction program and an individual personal development plan to guide your development within the role.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

• Relevent Psychological Interventions Training
• Participated in a nurse management /leadership training.

Experience

• Significant band 6 experience
• experience in interagency/interprofessional working and liason
• Experience in at least 2 of Acute, Community, Rehabillitation, Addictions Neuropsychiatry or MHSOP.

skills

• Ability to effectively manage a team and exhibit clinical competency
• SIMA
• Nurture a recovery focussed service
• Ability to line manage a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in clinical supervision
• Teaching Skills

Special Knowledge

• Deomonstrate knowledge of service user and carer invovlement in services.
• Knowledge of MH Measure,MHA and MCA
• Knowledge of risk formulation

Personal Qualities

• Committed, motivated, motivator, forward thinking,conscientous,enthusiastic individual with the ability to supervise and support others.
• Leadership skills promoting a positive culture incorporating the UHB values.

other

• Ability to promote the specialised service.

MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.