Job summary

The Humber Centre 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.

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.

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

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Ward Manager to join our team at the Humber Centre (low and Medium Secure Unit) in Hull. As a band 7 Ward Manager you will join our existing leadership team, working 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.

The Humber Centre 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.

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 anaward winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale & Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of patients and service users.

To find out about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services

You'll join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialities to change lives daily. We're extremely proud of our Trust community, knowing you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.

We are committed to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them, ensuring they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Current Mental Health Registered Nurse Qualification
• Leadership/Management qualifications or experience of managing people, teams, service delivery

Desirable

• Prepared to undertake or hold an accredited leadership qualification
• Ability to effectively commute between the organisations various sites
• Occasional to moderate sitting in a restricted position, manoeuvring therapy equipment and or patients, active physical movement

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• 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
• Evidence of undertaking audits/surveys

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work
• Member of specialist interest group/network, regionally or nationally

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
• Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
• Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive

Desirable

• Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
• A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
• Be able to demonstrate leadership/management skills at an advanced level

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