This is for a Band 7 Ward Manager to lead a busy assessment/admission ward. This role is suited to an experienced nurse with some managerial experience and involves leading a large team of nurses and healthcare professionals and maintaining a safe environment for patients in a medium secure forensic setting.

Main duties of the job

Working as an integral part of a medium secure forensic service for male mentally ill patients, your role as Ward Manager will focus on ensuring optimum care provision in our 76 bedded unit based in South Yorkshire. You will work across one of our four wards, managing a team of qualified nursing staff, nursing associates, bank and health care assistants. You will work closely within a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, CBT, education to provide high quality patient centred care. You will be responsible for budget management for your area.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ward Manager - please refer to job description which includes the person specification for full details.

Person Specification

Values and Behaviour

Essential

• Demonstrates they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust honesty respect compassion teamwork
• Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how it applies to their role

Physical requirements

Essential

• Physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties

Qualifications- Academic/Professional

Essential

• Professional qualification (Mental Health) plus further specialist knowledge/post registration experience to diploma level or equivalent underpinned by theory
• Maintain current registration with the NMC and adheres to the NMC code. Demonstrates continuing Professional development within their specialism
• Management and leadership qualification and experience

Training

Essential

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding

Desirable

• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of the principles of medication management and concordance
• Knowledge of education of others and identification of training requirements
• Advanced knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty and Safeguarding etc
• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 C's

Desirable

• Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate leadership and management skills and qualities

Desirable

• high level of emotional intelligence

Contractual requirements

Essential

• Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wathwood Hospital

Gipsy Green Lane, Wath upon Dearne

Rotherham

S63 7TQ



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