Ward Manager

Job Type: Nursing and Care

Location: Oleaster

Salary: Band 7 Agenda for Change

Contract: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent position as Ward Manager on Melissa ward, an Adult Inpatient Female ward at Oleaster Centre in Edgbaston.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, passionate and skilled clinical manager. The successful candidate should be a qualified Registered Nurse (RMN) and have significant experience at Band 6 or above within Acute setting.

Main duties of the job

The candidate should be able to participate with the multidisciplinary team and undertake direct involvement in patient care. You will also be expected to be able to manage and direct the delivery of clinical services within the unit, ensuring it complies with the statutory regulations, current legislation and meet the quality standards.

The candidate must have proven leadership skills and clinical excellence as you will need to provide leadership and mentoring and will act as a positive role model for junior staff in a manner that positively reflects the philosophy of the service and the values of the organisation. You will be responsible for managing, directing and leading the nursing team.

In your role you will receive support and supervision from the Clinical Nurse Manager to develop your practice further.

In return we will offer you the opportunity to influence and shape the developments within the Services. We will provide support from an experienced group of clinical staff and managers and on going training, professional development highlighted through WBT.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Achieved Grade

Desirable

• Leadership and Management qualification

NMC Registration

Essential

• Achieved Grade

Desirable

• Mental Health

Experience

Essential

• experience of working in mental health

Desirable

• 2 years in a management role

Leadership & Management

Essential

• Achieved

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oleaster, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Mindelsohn Cresent

Birmingham

B15 2SY

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