Ward Manager

NHS; Willerby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity with the NHS as a Band 7 Ward Manager within the forensic division, providing specialist care for patients with serious mental illness. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, enhance service delivery, and contribute to the Trust's strategic goals in a supportive environment committed to staff development.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Full understanding of relevant policy and legislation.
• Evidence of post-registration professional practice.
• Proven leadership/management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership and management to staff.
• Work collaboratively with wider team and Modern Matron.
• Promote high performance standards.

Skills

Effective inter-personal skills

Effective communication skills

Education

Live register Mental Health Nurse Qualification

Tools

Relevant IT systems

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Ward Manager to join our existing leadership team within the forensic division.

You will become an intrinsic member of the senior management team and assist in the development of the forensic services in-line with the strategic goals and vision of the service

The forensic division provides specialist care and treatment for people with serious mental illness who are detained under the Mental Health Act in a secure environment. Our service users are adult males who may have been detained in the judicial system, or who exhibit high risk behaviour.

Main duties of the job

You will work collaboratively with the wider team and Modern Matron to ensure we provide excellent care to our patients.

You will be a highly motivated, enthusiastic and will provide inspirational leadership to your multi-disciplinary team.

As a Ward Manager you will provide effective leadership and management to staff to promote high performance standards both individually and as a team, in order to achieve the Trust's objectives and priorities.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

For more information regarding this role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area,
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
• Live register Mental Health Nurse Qualification
• Working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work
• Member of specialist interest group/network, regionally or nationally

Experience

• Evidence of post-registration professional practice
• Proven leadership / management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact / change within service delivery / practice at an advanced level.
• A breadth of professional practice including specialising in the field where the post is held.
• Development of expert leadership / management skills at an advanced level.

Skills and Competencies

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring.
• Ability to effectively commute between all various Trust sites
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally.

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.