Ward Manager (Internal)

Coventry And Warwickshire Partnership Nhs Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Employee discount schemes

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

The Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated RMN to join the Quinton 18 bedded Female Acute Ward at Caludon Centre in Coventry.

The role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed care, maintaining strong clinical judgment, and ensuring patient dignity and empowerment in a demanding inpatient setting.

Qualifications

• NMC registration as RMN or equivalent.
• Post-registration Band 6+ experience in inpatient setting.
• Experience managing a team in a clinical setting.
• Involvement in clinical supervision as a supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Lead within an inpatient mental health ward and provide supportive leadership.
• Ensure robust risk assessments and safe decision-making under pressure.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Risk assessment

Education

NMC Registration RMN

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated, compassionate and motivated individual to join our Quinton 18 bedded Female Acute Ward based at Caludon Centre in Coventry.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable people that access our service, whilst working in a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team committed to recovery focused care and treatment.

The role will also include working alongside other multi-professionals to provide exceptional mental health care and the ability to provide supportive leadership and sustain cohesive and collaborative working within the staff team, patient group, wider professionals and carers. The candidate will need to have strong clinical judgment that enables them to manage a psychiatric crisis safely and calmly. Have a proven track record to ensure that robust risk assessments and undertaken and can make safe decisions under pressure.

Main duties of the job

Our Female Acute ward supports men with a variety of mental health needs who require an excellent level of care and treatment in a therapeutic setting. Acute wards are busy and challenging but extremely rewarding environments and if you feel that you have the skill set and the desire to lead within this environment then we are looking for someone like you.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of delivering care from a Trauma Informed approach, to ensure that we promote dignity and empowerment to our patient group. The emphasis will be on the ability to show evidence of previous experiences of leading a team that strive to deliver high quality care with compassion to our patient group.

The role requires a high level of resilience and experience with acute psychiatry.

About us

Candidate Information Pack Dec 24

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Details

Date posted: 28 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 444-8331099A-MH

Job locations: Caludon Centre, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2TE, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registration (or equivalent) as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or other relevant qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-registration Band 6 and above
• Recent experience working and managing within an inpatient setting.
• Experience in managing a team of staff in a clinical setting
• Involvement in clinical supervision as a supervisor

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Good verbal and written communication
• Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address: Caludon Centre, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2TE, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Matron, Amanda McIntosh, [e-mail]

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