Ward Manager

St Andrew's Healthcare; Northampton; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health charity in Northampton is seeking a Ward Manager for their Neuropsychiatry division. The role involves leading a team to deliver exceptional care while providing personal development opportunities. Candidates should have a clinical professional qualification and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Pension

35 days annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Onsite gym and swimming pool

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse or clinical professional required.
• Experience in leadership and management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of nursing and MDT staff.
• Ensure clinical excellence and outstanding care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Clinical professional qualification

Job description

• Profession: Ward Manager/Deputy Ward Manager
• Location: Northampton
• Salary: £49,521 - £55,080+ excellent benefits Dependent on experience working at this level

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Salary:£49,521 - £55,080+ excellent benefits Dependent on experience working at this level

Are you ready for your next career step or looking for a new challenge? If you are passionate about patient care and involvement as well as looking for your next position in leadership and management that will also provide you with personal development opportunities, working within a strong and established leadership team, then this role is for you!

You will either be a qualified nurse or hold a clinical professional qualification within a multi-disciplinary profession and will lead a team of nursing and MDT staff to ensure clinical excellence and outstanding care are delivered at all times.

You will lead by example and inspire those around you to provide exceptional care and 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 achieve CQC outstanding.

Our Charity

We are St Andrew’s, a mental health Charity which inspires Hope. We working together with a number of organisations to transform the lives of people with complex mental health needs. We provide specialist mental healthcare and deliver a range of inpatient and community mental healthcare services, education and research that helps to improve lives.

Our vision for the future is a society in which everyone living with mental health need is heard, valued and has hope for their future.

As a charity, all of our profits are re-invested into new services and new facilities. And because we’re independent, we have the flexibility to make a real difference. Joining us is your chance to make a big contribution to amazing work that is transforming the lives of some of society’s most vulnerable people.

The Neuropsychiatry Division

Our Neuropsychiatry services are all based in Northampton at either our central 140 acre campus, or in the surrounding community.

With over 460 Neuropsychiatry specialist staff we deliver truly tailored care to adults with complex, acquired or progressive neurological conditions, alongside their co-morbid physical needs and mental health disorders.

We manage physical healthcare and the most complex neuropsychiatric needs from our central campus. With a serviceofmore than200 beds, from medium secure through to community-supported transitional living, we can tailor the environment and therapy to each patients' needs.

Our model of care focuses on meeting the complex, highly specialised needs of patients and takes forward our strategy to deliver progressive, world-class and holistic care. Patients benefit from tailored therapies and interventions, delivered by the most extensive neurobehavioural inter-disciplinary team.

So what is the role?

As aWard Manager you will have managerial and operational responsibility for your ward and will ensure mechanisms are in place to support, develop and monitor all aspects of performance. You will be key to ensuring the delivery of operational excellence and pivotal to the delivery of high levels of nursing and care by providing day-to-day support and operational leadership. You will proactively monitor standards and lead innovative processes to improve quality and the operational management of your ward.

As a positive and strong leader, you will set a clear and compelling vision for your team, you will be a visible presence who influences and supports consistently great teamwork and a positive culture. You will lead by example and motivate your teams to provide exceptional levels of care to your patients. As an enthusiastic and positive change agent, your 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.

What’s in it for me?

Many of our senior leadership team are former Ward Managers who have graduated through our development programmes, like them, you will be able to hone your skills and expertise to become a recognised role model across our Charity.

You will be able to access our (Charity-wide) coaching and mentoring programmes.

The Northampton site also has other services such as Low Secure, Medium Secure, Neuropsychiatry, Forensics, and CAMHS as well as our academic and research centre so great opportunities to broaden and develop your skills in the future too. It also has facilities such as a café, garden centre, charity shop, woodwork & ceramics workshop all staffed by patients and service users along with other facilities such as gym’s and swimming pools for patients and staff to use and all based in over 150 acres of beautiful woodland grounds (please see link below for more details).

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day

Rewards

We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 41 after 10 years' service; Buy and Sell your Annual Leave; Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme; Menopause Group; Life cover; Electric car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Free parking; onsite gym and swimming pool facilities; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications.

Closing Date: 28th May 2025.

Interested?

If this soundslike you then we’d love you to apply here. If you would like an informal and confidential discussion about the role contact our Recruitment Team at [e-mail]