Job summary

We are excited to offer two opportunities which include a 'Golden Hello' of �3,000 (subject to T&C's),to lead our friendly and supportive teams as Ward Managers for Juniper Ward or Mulberry Ward.

Juniper is an 18 bed Inpatient open acute ward, supporting the needs of working age adults. Juniper Ward is mixed gender unit and holds 18 beds.

Mulberry is 15 Bed inpatient open acute ward and is also mixed gender supporting the needs of working age adults.

As the ward manager you will provide robust clinical leadership and management to the staff team. You will be a source of mental health knowledge and expertise, have vision and resilience to support the ward and your colleagues in keeping the ward environment safe and productive.

Main duties of the job

Ensure the service operates in a safe, effective & efficient way as part of the whole system of mental health services. Foster a culture that encourages and enables individuals to have an active role in identifying, planning and meeting their individual needs. Support strategic leadership in relation to service improvement and quality evaluation.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country withing easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are excited to offer this opportunity to lead our friendly and supportive team as Ward Manager for Juniper Ward.

Juniper is an 18 bed Inpatient open acute ward, supporting the needs of working age adults.

Juniper Ward is mixed gender unit and holds 18 beds.

As the ward manager you will provide robust clinical leadership and management to the staff team. You will be a source of mental health knowledge and expertise, have vision and resilience to support the ward and your colleagues in keeping the ward environment safe and productive.

The role involves working with patients with chronic mental health challenges, delivering comprehensive psychiatric assessment including risk assessment and risk management plans. There is a great emphasis on physical health care on the unit and staff receive regular training to ensure they are offering up to date interventions and feel confident to carry out care with the patients.

Good communication skills are essential to deliver effective, high quality healthcare while managing operational aspects and ensuring the ward runs effectively, this will include all aspects of people management: recruitment and retention, safer staffing, staff development, management and clinical supervision, clinical effectiveness underpinned by evidence based care and key performance indicators and CQC standards. The applicant must be compassionate towards both patients and staff and have an open and honest presence.

We are committed to continuous learning to improve patient care and can offer a range of learning opportunities to support the development of patient experience and your own knowledge. We are keen to acknowledge staff interests and have great educational links to the local universities. We activity encourage staff to pursue on going education and bring new skills to the unit.

There is an opportunity to undertake psychological intervention training in DBT skills, trauma informed interventions and CBT skills, physical health training adding a range of procedures to your tool kit. We also have unique violence reduction training with the use of safety pods.

As ward manager you will be supported by a full MDT team, Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Senior Matrons.

We have a great team at Juniper Ward and would welcome applicants from those of you who think you can meet this challenge.

If you would like to discuss this position further and would like to have an informal visit please contact Kylie Witkowski Senior Matron.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience required:
• 3 years post qualification experience
• 5 years experience working with people with MH needs, 2 of which at a band 6 in Adult MH services

Desirable

• Proven leadership skills

Qualifications

Essential

• A clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent - RMN
• Membership of a professional body (NMC)

Desirable

• leadership qualification

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

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford

Hampshire

GU2 7LX

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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