Ward Manager

Integrated Care System; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Ipswich is seeking a Ward Manager for Poppy Ward to lead a team of health professionals. The role involves providing high-quality patient care and ensuring clinical excellence. Candidates should possess a nursing degree, leadership skills, and be passionate about quality improvement initiatives. This position offers opportunities for professional development and includes a competitive salary ranging from £47,810 to £54,710 gross per annum.

Benefits

Comprehensive in-house & external training programmes

Career progression

Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Senior clinical experience including staff management.
• Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management.
• Leadership in a Mental Health care environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing a team of health professionals.
• Lead the ward team in providing high quality, compassionate care.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and service improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Management

Quality Improvement

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent

Higher degree or postgraduate certificate

ILM certificate in management or equivalent

Job description

Are you ready for your next career step or looking for a new challenge? Why not apply to lead our team on Poppy Ward! Poppy ward is a 19 bedded all male acute inpatient ward at Woodlands

If you are passionate about patient care and involvement, as well as looking for your next step into leadership and management that will also equip you with personal development opportunities, working within a strong, supportive and established team, then this role is for you! You will either be a qualified nurse or hold a clinical professional qualification within a multi-disciplinary team of nursing and MDT staff to ensure clinical excellence and outstanding care are delivery at all times.

You will lead by example and inspire those around you to provide exceptional care, operational and clinical excellence on the Ward. As part of the management team, you will work with colleagues and senior leaders to lead your team and support our CQC requirements.

You will have the opportunity to engage in Quality Improvement initiatives and contribute to the strategic development of our service.

We are expecting ambitious people to apply for this role and we take a creative outlook on staff development. Through listening to your values and opinions, the team supports ongoing learning both internally and externally.

Main duties of the job

As Ward Manager on Poppy Ward, you will be fully supported by a Matron as well as the Care Group Leadership.

To be responsible for the management and leadership of a team of health professionals providing care over a 24-hour period. To provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team.

Expected to lead the ward team in providing high quality, compassionate nursing care and will be able to demonstrate this through compliance with performance outcomes.

Expected to be a positive and strong leader who will set a clear and compelling vision for the team, will be a visible presence who influences and supports consistently great teamwork and a positive culture.

To lead by example and motivate the team to provide exceptional levels of care to all our patients. As an enthusiastic and positive change agent, their dedication, professionalism and communication skills will inspire others to also go the extra mile and display high levels of performance in even the most challenging situations.

The post holder will be expected to engage in on-going professional development and appraisal, engagement in Quality Improvement initiatives and contribution to the strategic development of the service.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Benefits included with this role are: -

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more.

To work within our Trusts values and behaviours - Positively, Respectfully, Together to ensure that we work to ensure compassionate and high quality care to all in our service.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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For an informal discussion, please contact Kayleigh McLaughlin, Clinical Team Lead. [e-mail], 01473 891760

Person Specification

Experience

• Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including some staff management/supervision experience.
• Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management.
• Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent, or HCPC registered
• Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice.
• ILM certificate in management or equivalent.

Knowledge

• - Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yeargross per annum