Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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.
Job responsibilities
Ward Manager - please refer to job description which includes the person specification for full details.
Person Specification
Values and Behaviour
* 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
* Physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties
Qualifications - Academic/Professional
* 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
* Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Experience
* Demonstrate satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
* The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Knowledge
* 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
* Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care
* Knowledge of management theories
Skills
* Demonstrate leadership and management skills and qualities
* High level of emotional intelligence
Contractual requirements
* Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per annum (pro rata for part time)
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