Ward Manager - Tasman Ward / Java House

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a motivated Ward Manager for patient-focused care. Responsibilities include delivering quality care, leading nursing teams, and managing operational resources. Applicants should have significant clinical management experience and relevant qualifications. Staff enjoy benefits including health services and career progression support. Join a progressive environment focused on improving health outcomes for diverse communities, backed by a supportive team culture.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing services

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Relocation package

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Physical Intervention training.
• Significant experience of Managing Clinical Practice at Band 6/equivalent level.

Responsibilities

• Overall management responsibility for the delivery of care within the ward.
• Lead a team of nursing staff ensuring high-quality practice.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary working and maintain excellent communication.

Skills

Management of Nursing Care and Practice

Ability to communicate effectively

Change management

IT literacy (MS Office)

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Management courses

Post graduate qualification related to ward specialism

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

In our quest to deliver patient‑focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Ward Manager to join our forward‑thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team Tasman/Java, Low Secure Services.

By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but you also can have a real impact on promoting health and well‑being. Our healthcare services work to a 7‑day‑week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is always managed and maintained to the highest of standards.

Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high‑quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

Why not see what our staff say about working within our award‑winning teams: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice

Main duties of the job

• The ward manager will have overall management responsibility for the delivery of care within the ward, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To lead a team of nursing staff in the delivery of high‑quality evidence‑based practice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisal take place.
• To manage administrative and operational resources in a cost‑effective manner, evaluating the standard of service delivered.
• To co‑ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust, to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.
• The post holder will carry out nursing procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Code of Professional Conduct. There is an expectation that the post holder will place the needs of service users at the centre of care delivery.
• The Ward Manager will be a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas providing assistance, advice and support to staff, patients, relatives, carers and visitors.

About us

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:

Monthly supervision

Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.

Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:

Preceptorship Programme

Support and guidance with Revalidation

Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies

Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:

Health and wellbeing services

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Relocation package (subject to meeting criteria)

The trust also values its staff, and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of Nursing Care and Practice
• Management of Financial and Material Resources
• Management of Clinical Standards
• Management of Human Resources
• Management of Information and Communication
• Management of the Environment

Please see attached job description for full description of role and list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Physical Intervention training
• Post graduate qualification related to ward specialism – Additional qualification for specialism
• Management courses.
• Degree or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Significant experience of Managing Clinical Practice at Band 6 / equivalent level
• Demonstrable experience of managing people
• Management of complex staffing issues including performance
• Experience of implementing and monitoring standards of care
• Experience of providing clinical and managerial supervision
• Experience of working in a multi‑cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice
• Experience of Clinical Governance including auditing
• Experience of inpatient services and working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
• Experience of providing both clinical and managerial supervision to staff & mentoring students
• Experience or working on a PICU
• Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care
• Experience of managing non‑clinical staff and other professionals
• Experience of staff performance management
• Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices
• Experience of project management
• Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with acute mental health care including – Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Children’s Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan
• Thorough Knowledge of the Safeguarding Adults and Children Act
• Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services to people with mental ill‑health
• Thorough understanding of care planning and the Care Programme Approach, CPA
• Knowledge of performance management procedures

Skills

• Skills in developing and changing clinical practice
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing including IT literacy (MS Office)
• Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication channels with a variety of personnel and agencies
• Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions
• Ability to manage own time effectively and to produce pieces of work on time and to a high standard
• Ability to present complex information to various audiences
• Change management

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)