Ward Manager

Active Care Group; Stafford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub access

Discount App for shopping

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

Active Care Group is seeking a Ward Manager for the Ivetsey Bank CAMHS unit in Stafford. The role requires a current NMC PIN and involves clinical leadership, staff management, and direct patient care.

You will work Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00 with on-call duties. You’ll lead a nursing team to maintain high clinical standards and deliver compassionate, patient-centred care in a Tier 4 CAMHS setting.

Qualifications

• Current NMC Pin registration is required.
• Minimum 2 years post-registration experience in mental health and CAMHS preferred.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in the field.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong clinical leadership and promote nursing care standards.
• Ensure compassionate, dignified patient care and effective team management.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care and be visible and accessible in the ward.
• Manage day-to-day staffing and contribute to service development and safety objectives.
• Supervise and assess junior staff and maintain accurate records per policies.

Skills

NMC Pin registration

Clinical leadership

Mentally healthy care experience

Team supervision

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers in complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone. We'd like you to join us as a Ward Manager at our Ivetsey Bank service in Stafford. Ivetsey Bank Hospital is a Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) hospital for young people aged 12-18 with a diagnosed mental health condition.

We’re committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy and empowered, enabling them to live the best life possible. Located in Staffordshire, we specialise in supporting young people with severe or complex mental health conditions who need intensive inpatient treatment. We are dedicated to providing caring, supportive, recovery-focused treatment and we achieve this by working together with our young people, their families and other professionals.

*** This is a Nurse Qualified post ***

What you'll be working:

Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00 ( this will include rota'd on call )

What you'll be doing:

• Through strong clinical leadership, the Ward Manager will promote excellence in nursing care, maintaining and improving clinical standards.
• The post holder will ensure that all residents are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect, valuing the diversity of the local community and beyond.
• They will be highly visible and accessible.
• The Unit/ Ward Manager’s key responsibility is to ensure that clinical care is clinically effective, safe, and delivered to the highest standard to their assigned area.
• Provide day to day management of a team of staff working within the service.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of patient‑centred services.
• Contribute to the successful attainment of national quality and safety objectives.
• Provide specialist clinical advice and care within designated area responsibility.
• Take responsibility for the care provided to patients whilst on duty.
• Ensure that care needs are assessed and programs of care are developed, implemented, evaluated and documented contemporaneously for caseload of patients.
• Ensure compliance with the safe storage and administration of drugs/medication in accordance with ACG policies.
• Undertake and be proficient in the relevant clinical skills and be able to provide/undertake supervision/assessment of other members of the nursing team in their day to day working practices.
• Promote high standards of individuals’ privacy and dignity, wishes and beliefs, involving them in shared decision making.
• On a shift by shift basis, be responsible for minimising the risks of infections and the implementation of the relevant Code of Practice for prevention and control of infection.
• Working in collaboration with the Matron to implement relevant infection prevention and control measures and minimise the risks of infections for the ward.
• Maintain effective communication of patient care and other essential information with the internal/external members of the nursing and multi‑disciplinary team.
• Be able to communicate difficult, sometimes complex and emotive information e.g. breaking bad news etc. effectively and, when appropriate, support and coach junior staff in doing the same.
• Communicate effectively via verbal, written and electronic routes and maintain robust processes to ensure the cascade of information to the team and the engagement of team members with plans and objectives.
• Ensure accurate and legible record keeping in accordance with local policies and NMC guidelines within own practice and sphere of responsibility.

What you'll have:

• A current NMC Pin registration
• A legal right to work in the U.K.
• Minimum 2 years experience post registration in mental health and ideally CAMHS with evidence of continued professional development in the relevant field.
• Minimum 2 years experience of working as a CTL/deputy ward manager or similar senior nursing role.

"At Active Care Group we want everyone to feel welcome and supported. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or interview process, just let us know and we’d be very happy to discuss this with you."

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group