Ward Manager

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust seeks an experienced Ward Manager for its Male PICU ward. You will lead a multidisciplinary team providing high-quality, recovery-focused care to male patients with complex mental health needs in a 11-bed setting.

The role requires resilience, strong clinical judgment, and the ability to perform robust risk assessments while maintaining compassionate, person-centred care. Prior PICU experience is preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• NMC registered RMN with current practicing status.
• Experience leading a multidisciplinary inpatient team.
• Ability to manage crises and high-risk situations safely.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PICU ward team to deliver trauma-informed, compassionate care.
• Ensure robust risk assessments and safe decisions under pressure.
• Collaborate with multi-professionals to sustain cohesive teamwork.

Skills

Leadership

Crisis management

Risk assessment

Communication

Education

NMC Registration (RMN)

Job description

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Ward Manager

The closing date is 20 November 2026

Our 11 bedded PICU ward supports men with complex mental health needs who require a higher level of care and treatment in a specialised therapeutic setting. PICU wards are high-risk and emotionally intense environments and if you feel that you have the skill set and the desire to lead within this environment then we are looking for someone like you.

It is important that the applicants have a real desire to work with males within a PICU setting and recognise the challenges that this can bring. The ability to support patients during periods of acute mental distress is essential. The role requires a high level of resilience and experience with acute psychiatry. Previous PICU experience although preferred is not essential.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable people that access our service, whilst working in a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team committed to recovery focused care and treatment.

The role will also include working alongside other multi-professionals to provide exceptional mental health care and the ability to provide supportive leadership and sustain cohesive and collaborative working within the staff team, patient group, wider professionals and carers. The candidate will need to have strong clinical judgment that enables them to manage a psychiatric crisis safely and calmly. Have a proven track record to ensure that robust risk assessments are undertaken and can make safe decisions under pressure.

Main duties of the job

Our Male PICU ward supports men with a variety of mental health needs who require an excellent level of care and treatment in a therapeutic setting. PICU wards are busy and challenging but extremely rewarding environments and if you feel that you have the skill set and the desire to lead within this environment then we are looking for someone like you.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of delivering care from a Trauma Informed approach, to ensure that we promote dignity and empowerment to our patient group. The emphasis will be on the ability to show evidence of previous experiences of leading a team that strive to deliver high quality care with compassion to our patient group.

The role requires a high level of resilience and experience with acute psychiatry.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registration (or equivalent) as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or other relevant qualification.

Experience

• Substantial post-registration Band 6 and above
• Recent experience working and managing within an inpatient setting.
• Experience in managing a team of staff in a clinical setting
• Involvement in clinical supervision as a supervisor

Knowledge and Skills

• Good verbal and written communication
• Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust