We have an exciting opportunity for a Ward Manager on Heather ward at St Martins in Canterbury

Heather ward is a male-only adult inpatient ward.

We are looking for an experienced, motivated, patient and staff-centred qualified nurse to maintain the high-quality care delivery. Heather Ward already provides and supports innovation and development. It is essential that you have leadership experience.

Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.

Working at KMPT (youtube.com)

Canterbury site tour (youtube.com)

Main duties of the job

To provide accurate, timely reports and discharge

To deal with e-mail correspondence in a timely

To monitor the record keeping of junior / non-qualified staff and students where appropriate

To link with special interest groups both internal and external to the Trust to share good practice

To act as a representative of the service

Take account of cultural issues in communication with everyone, including work

Understand what translation and advocacy services are available and follow correct

Ensures that the electronic Health and Social Care Records of self, of Deputy Ward Manager, and of junior colleagues are up to date, accurate and consistent with Trust

Establish and maintain accurate, complete and up to date care plans in Line with Trust policies and

Effectively use Trust electronic tools and IT

Implement strategies which facilitate adherence to treatment including negotiation skills, early warning signs monitoring and psycho-education, and motivational interviewing skills

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

essential and desirable

Essential

• registered nurse
• one year leadership experience

Desirable

• degree

desirable

Essential

• completed a leadership course

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

St Martins

Littlebourne road

Canterbury

CT11AZ

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