Job summary The Clinical Ward Manager will be responsible for providing clinical leadership to all ward-based staff and ensuring the MDT provides a consistent approach incorporating recovery model to patient care. They will also ensure day to day operational management of the ward is effective and efficient. The ward manager will have overall management responsibility for the delivery of care within the ward, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. To lead a team of nursing staff in the delivery of high-quality evidence-based practice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisal take place. To manage administrative and operational resources in a cost-effective manner, evaluating the standard of service delivered. To co-ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust, to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services. The post holder will carry out nursing procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Code of Professional Conduct. There is an expectation that the post holder will place the needs of service users at the center of care delivery. The Ward Manager will be a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas providing assistance, advice and support to staff, patients, relatives, carers and visitors. This is a patient facing role. Main duties of the job Below are the key responsiblities: 1- Management of Nursing Care and Practice 2- Management of Financial and Material Resources 3- Management of Clinical Standards 4- Management of Human Resources 5- Patient Flow 6- Management of the Environment 7- Management of Information and Communication Full details of duties will be found in attached job description. About us Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 7 ward managers to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends, family and carers and also other staff members. As a Band 7 Ward Manager we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people's differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic. We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs. We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Date posted 21 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum inc HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 333-J-KC-0854 Job locations St Charles Mental Health Centre Exmoor Street London W10 6DZ Job description Job responsibilities Below are the key responsiblities: 1- Management of Nursing Care and Practice 2- Management of Financial and Material Resources 3- Management of Clinical Standards 4- Management of Human Resources 5- Patient Flow 6- Management of the Environment 7- Management of Information and Communication Full details of duties will be found in attached job description. Job description Job responsibilities Below are the key responsiblities: 1- Management of Nursing Care and Practice 2- Management of Financial and Material Resources 3- Management of Clinical Standards 4- Management of Human Resources 5- Patient Flow 6- Management of the Environment 7- Management of Information and Communication Full details of duties will be found in attached job description. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered on the NMC register - Mental Health Relevant post registration health care and/or management qualifications Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification Desirable First or higher degree in appropriate subject area NVQ assessor/Recovery training Non-Medical Prescriber Experience Essential Significant experience at Clinical Team Leader Band 6 or above Budget and resource management understanding Experience of providing management supervision and appraisal First line management and leadership experience Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including some staff management/supervision experience. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management Desirable Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals Experience of staff performance management Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices Experience of project Skills Essential Highly developed leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire others Excellent communication skills Competent assessment skills relevant to profession Effective analytical and decision-making skills Care planning skills Able to effectively prioritise own work load Ability to manage under pressure Ability to manage staff team/MDT and ability to manage competing priorities Desirable Change management Ability to present complex information to various audiences Skills in supporting advising team through challenging situations Ability to manage conflict Appreciation of the complexities of the ward manager's role and how to balance clinical and non-clinical responsibilities. Knowledge Essential Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associate with acute mental health care including Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and Data Protection Act, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan Thorough understanding of care planning and risk management Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance Awareness of nursing agendas i.e. NHS plan and National Service Frameworks Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation Working knowledge of budget management Desirable Knowledge of performance management procedures Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered on the NMC register - Mental Health Relevant post registration health care and/or management qualifications Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification Desirable First or higher degree in appropriate subject area NVQ assessor/Recovery training Non-Medical Prescriber Experience Essential Significant experience at Clinical Team Leader Band 6 or above Budget and resource management understanding Experience of providing management supervision and appraisal First line management and leadership experience Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including some staff management/supervision experience. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management Desirable Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals Experience of staff performance management Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices Experience of project Skills Essential Highly developed leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire others Excellent communication skills Competent assessment skills relevant to profession Effective analytical and decision-making skills Care planning skills Able to effectively prioritise own work load Ability to manage under pressure Ability to manage staff team/MDT and ability to manage competing priorities Desirable Change management Ability to present complex information to various audiences Skills in supporting advising team through challenging situations Ability to manage conflict Appreciation of the complexities of the ward manager's role and how to balance clinical and non-clinical responsibilities. Knowledge Essential Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associate with acute mental health care including Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and Data Protection Act, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan Thorough understanding of care planning and risk management Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance Awareness of nursing agendas i.e. NHS plan and National Service Frameworks Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation Working knowledge of budget management Desirable Knowledge of performance management procedures 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Address St Charles Mental Health Centre Exmoor Street London W10 6DZ Employer's website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)