Ward Manager

Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Flexible working

CPD access

Staff wellbeing

Staff discounts

Job summary

Ward Manager (Summers)–Older People’s Mental Health Services at Tameside General Hospital. This Band 7 post leads a 11-bed ward, ensuring high-standard nursing care, assessment, and discharge planning for older adults with complex needs in a multidisciplinary team.

The role includes budget oversight, staff supervision, and delivery of safe, evidence-based care while meeting CQC standards. Secondment for six months with flexible and dedicated leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven people management experience and ability to lead a ward team.
• Experience at Band 6 with appropriate clinical management.
• Experience in acute mental health settings is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee ward budget with monitoring in partnership with Service Manager and Finance.
• Foster multidisciplinary/multi-agency teamwork to deliver care.
• Supervise and support staff; lead induction and performance reviews.
• Ensure staff performance and sickness reviews are carried out.
• Ensure high standards of nursing care and timely assessments for patients.
• Support quality initiatives, safety, and infection prevention audits.
• Promote involvement of patients and carers in care decisions.

Skills

People management

Band 6 experience

Acute mental health experience

Education

RMN registration

Diploma or equivalent

CPD evidence

IT literate

Mentorship preparation

Violence and aggression training

Job description

Job overview

Post Title: Ward Manager (Summers)

Service/Ward/Department: Mental Health Services for Older People, Etherow Building, Tameside General Hospital

Borough: Tameside & Glossop, South Division

Band & salary scale: 7

Hours of work: 1 x 37.50

Permanent/Fixed term: 6 month secondment

Service/Ward/Department Summary: Summers is a 11 bedded Organic Assessment Ward within Older People’s Services for Tameside & Glossop which is situated in the Etherow Building at Tameside Hospital.

Role Summary: An opportunity has arisen in Older Peoples Mental Health Services at Tameside General Hospital for an enthusiastic, self motivated Band 7 Ward Managers role.

The post holder will have the responsibility for overseeing the assessment treatment and delivery of care to patients within Older Adults Services and provide a high standard of nursing care to patients. This will be in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will have responsibilities for supporting the team through clinical and management supervision.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities of the Post:

• The post holder will be responsible for the ward budget and ensuring that this is monitored in conjunction with the Service Manager & the Finance department. They will be involved in forecasting for the year ahead and being involved in assessing the impact on service delivery.
• Work with the wider health care teams to enable a multidisciplinary/multi-agency team approach to care to be adopted with the involvement of the Transfer Team.
• Supervise and support a team of staff, initiate induction programmes for newly appointed staff working within the competency framework/complete IPDR’s and staff supervision on a regular basis.
• To ensure responsibility of staff performance and sickness reviews
• The post holder will have responsibility for overseeing assessment and treatment for the delivery of care to patients within Older Peoples Service and provide a high standard of nursing care to the patient.
• Responsibility for ensuring that they reach standards expected for CQC inspections, benchmarking and productive ward implementation and monitoring.
• Be involved around quality agendas in regards to risk management of patients and regular audits, e.g. health and safety, infection control.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that all patients on the ward receive the highest standards of care and that practice is delivered safely in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.

To lead on ensuring that the provision of nursing care is to the optimum standard achievable within allocated resources.

To ensure that patients, their families and carers are directly involved in decisions which affect their care.

To act as a resource to junior members of staff.

To promote high standards of patient care by the application of a systematic care planning approach which utilises an appropriate nursing model.

To initiate patient focussed interventions and developments, which reflect social, cultural and spiritual needs.

To ensure that accurate and legible patient care records are maintained.

To ensure that each patient has a comprehensive and holistic assessment of their care needs with a mutually agreed plan of care between the patient and the nurse.

To be a visible and proactive clinical leader and role model within the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in the delivery of clinical care on the ward .

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First level registration (RMN)
• Appropriate diploma or post registration equivalent.
• Evidence of Continual Professional development
• IT Literate
• Preparation for mentorship
• Training in management of violence and aggression

Desirable criteria

• Educated to degree leve
• Training in psychosocial interventions
• ECDL

Experience

Essential criteria

• People management experience
• Experience at Band 6 and evidence of appropriate clinical management experience.
• Experience of working in acute mental health settings

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a range of mental health settings

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good understanding of Mental Illness.
• Knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for older individuals with acute mental health needs
• Ability to demonstrate working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and CPA process.
• Knowledge of current policy and guidance in relation to the development of Older People’s Mental Health Services.
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage and implement change
• Ability to provide leadership to the ward team and work within a management team framework
• Ability to supervise and support qualified and unqualified staff on the ward in relation to managing complex clients
• Ability to manage staff and work with HR to manage disciplinary matters
• Ability to supervise staff, set standards, monitor performance and enable staff to personally develop
• Ability to provide a high level of professional expertise in the care of clients with complex needs.
• Ability to provide appropriate education and training to qualified and unqualified staff as appropriate.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with emphasis on complex and sensitive information
• Ability to complete the appropriate documentation.
• Good social skills and have a positive attitude within the team and when dealing with service users, staff, carers, visitors and the public.
• Ability to undertake a full range of physical interventions e.g. moving and handling to support people’s personal care needs and MVA
• Ability to demonstrate effective time management and disciplined self organisation
• Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour

Work Related Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Ability and willingness to work within the 24-hour shift system, including day and night shifts.
• Ability to work unsocial hours including evenings and weekends
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Pre-Employment Checks – To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with . These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.

Please note:

• We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
• We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.