Ward Manager (RMN)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% NMC registration renewal paid by C

Free meals, on-site parking and EAP

Bespoke career pathways

Smart Health Toolkit, 24h GP service

Gym discounts and ClassPass access

Discount schemes: Reward Gateway, NHS,

Job summary

Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton invites applications for a Ward Manager (RMN) on Shaw Ward, a 17-bed male emergency acute unit. The post focuses on leading the clinical running of the ward, setting care standards, and supporting staff through appraisals, training and debriefs. It is a weekday day-shift post of 40 hours.

Applicants need current NMC registration as an RMN or RNLD, plus experience as a Senior RMN or Ward Manager in a PICU or acute mental health setting and in inpatient care.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as RMN or RNLD with a valid PIN.
• Experience as a Senior RMN or Ward Manager in a PICU or acute mental health hospital.
• Experience in an inpatient mental health setting.
• Experience working with service users with personality disorders.
• Experience managing change, leadership initiatives, and motivating and developing others.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the delivery of care on the ward.
• Provide the highest standard of nursing care and act as a role model for junior staff.
• Coordinate all clinical aspects of the ward and cooperation between clinical departments.
• Implement clinical and administrative policies, procedures and regulations.
• Ensure others comply with policies, procedures and regulations.
• Support staff through debriefs, appraisals, training, meetings and evidence-based practice development.
• Lead by example to keep clinical care and documentation consistently high.
• Act as first point of contact for ward-based staff outside normal hours on the unit coordinator rota, one day a week (7:30am to 8pm).

Skills

Audits & action plans

Mental Health Act knowledge

Clinical service improvement

Patient recovery focus

Education

NMC RMN/RNLD with PIN

Job description

Ward Manager (RMN) post on Shaw Ward, the 17-bed male emergency acute unit at Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton, a men's PICU and acute hospital. The role centres on leading the clinical running of the ward, setting care standards, and supporting staff through appraisals, training and debriefs. It is a weekday day-shift post of 40 hours, with one day a week on the unit coordinator rota for out-of-hours contact. Applicants need a current NMC registration as an RMN or RNLD.

What the job involves

• Lead and oversee the delivery of care on the ward
• Provide the highest standard of nursing care and act as a role model for junior staff
• Co-ordinate all clinical aspects of the ward and co-operation between clinical departments
• Implement clinical and administrative policies, procedures and regulations
• Ensure others comply with policies, procedures and regulations
• Support staff through debriefs, appraisals, training, meetings and evidence-based practice development
• Lead by example to keep clinical care and documentation consistently high
• Act as first point of contact for ward-based staff outside normal hours on the unit coordinator rota, one day a week (7:30am to 8pm)

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as an RMN or RNLD with a valid PIN

Experience

• Experience as a Senior RMN or Ward Manager in a PICU or acute mental health hospital
• Experience in an inpatient mental health setting
• Experience working with service users with personality disorders
• Experience managing change, leadership initiatives, and motivating and developing others

Skills & knowledge

• Capable of undertaking audits and following up action plans to completion
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and current nursing practice
• Committed to delivering improvement strategies across clinical service provision
• Focus on patient recovery, including monitoring, managing and reducing risk

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check

Other

• Open, compassionate, honest and resilient

Nice to have

• Preferred experience of working in personality disorder or acute services

What’s offered

• 50% NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet
• Free meals, on-site parking and EAP support
• Bespoke career pathways
• Smart Health Toolkit, including 24-hour GP service with optional prescription delivery to a local pharmacy
• Gym discounts across the UK, free online fitness classes via ClassPass, nutrition programmes and fitness consultations
• Discount schemes including Reward Gateway, NHS Discount and Blue Light Card