We are seeking a dynamic, skilled, and motivated individual with resilience and vision to manage and lead our female acute working age inpatient ward within Sheffield Mental Health Services.

Located at the Michael Carlisle Centre, Burbage Ward is a 16 bedded unit providing for the assessment and treatment of female service users experiencing a diverse range of mental health needs.

Burbage Ward is a warm, welcoming, and inclusive environment, where we have a vision of support for one another, creating a safe, therapeutic, and purposeful environment together for everyone. Within an established leadership team, the successful candidate will be responsible for both the clinical and operational leadership of the ward, through working closely with the Ward Consultant, Senior Practitioner and Matron. As we move though these exciting times of change, the post holder will be pivotal in the future development of acute care and will help shape and lead the future pathway of our acute services.

As well as our commitment to clinical supervision and development the successful candidate will have the opportunity to access career coaching through SHSC to raise awareness of skills, abilities and how to utilise these effectively within practice.

Main duties of the job

• Provide effective leadership and management/Role model
• Develop team performance
• Manage the ward/department environment
• Deliver a safe and effective service within allocated resources ensuring the resources are used to maximum effect
• To ensure safe and effective practice/Professional, ethical and legal
• Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for staff, patients/clients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection, risk management and critical incident reporting

About us

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we are looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is valued and prioritised.

If you are interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities and we have a three year Nursing Plan for your development.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we would love to have you with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for the main roles, responsibilities and key requirements of the post.

Person Specification

Technical Skills

Essential

• oSound knowledge of complex clinical issues, including the management of risk, different treatment modalities, the MHA, the MCA oSound knowledge and experience of managing a team. oSound knowledge of leadership and change- management. oSounds knowledge of nursing professional issues and professional responsibility and accountability. oEffective leadership skills and experience. oAbility to effectively manage an operational team to ensure the best possible outcomes for service users. oAbility to maintain, monitor and improve standards to enhance service user experience. oSound supervisory skills. oExcellent communication skills. oKnowledge of processes in the management of staff e.g. Sickness absence

Desirable

• oTrained to deliver specific mode of treatment e.g. CBT, DBT, PSI. Experience of managing staff through HR processes

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse on part 1 of the live register. oPost registration experience within acute inpatient service with a management/leadership role. oEvidence of continuous personal and professional development and willingness to undertake a qualification in leadership or management, to degree level or above

Desirable

• oQualification in a leadership or management module or course at degree level or above

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of basing service development on the views and opinions of service users. Evidence of successful quality improvement initiative

Desirable

• oProject management skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• oWarmth, empathy and kindness. oWillingness to challenge and be challenged. oAbility to pay attention to detail

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Burbage Ward

Michael Carlisle Centre

Sheffield

S11 9BF

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457-24-6773815-A