Ward Manager - CAMHs

Active Care Group; Stafford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Active Care Group as a Ward Manager at Ivetsey Bank Hospital, a CAMHS facility supporting young people with mental health challenges. This role involves managing staff, providing patient-centered care, and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration and relevant experience. Embrace competitive benefits including generous leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Access to Active Learning Hub for training

Active Reward App for discounts

Free 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension account

Medicash Health Plan access

Recognition through Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme with financial rewards

Qualifications

• Current NMC Pin registration required.
• Minimum 2 years experience post registration in mental health.
• Experience as Deputy Ward Manager or similar.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of staff within the service.
• Ensure compliance with care standards and quality objectives.
• Provide specialist clinical advice and maintain patient care records.

Skills

Leadership

Patient-centered care

Communication

Education

NMC Registration

Post-registration experience in mental health

Qualification in CAMHS

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers in Neuro and Mental Healthcare. 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 service Ivetsey Bank 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:

• 37.62 Hours / Monday - Friday

What you'll be doing:

• 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 for 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.

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 committed 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
• Active 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