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Being a Ward Manager is more than just managing a team. It's being a leader, an expert, being the driving force behind a positive culture, providing guidance, nurturing talent, and most importantly, looking after everyone within your ward. You will lead the nursing team provide high-quality care and support to people with Mental Health conditions setting, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting good teamwork. You will empower recovery and deliver supervision to staff across the ward to deliver great healthcare. You will work alongside the senior Nurse to manage the on-call service and manage the ward budgets, and lead by example, acting as a role model to all members of the nursing team, leading care teams and creating a positive learning environment that makes a difference and changes lives for the better.
Job Responsibility:
Providing Clinical Leadership and expertise
Providing leadership and guidance to support a unified service and engaged workforce
Ensuring that high standards are in place, followed and improved in accordance within the Clinical Governance framework
Utilising and supervising all nursing staff effectively
Being an expert resource on Nursing care of service users within the specialism and hold a key role in the multidisciplinary team
Maintaining a positive and collaborative environment to allow ward members to reach their potential and maximum their ability to provide high-quality care, staff welfare and staff training
Designated to take charge of the ward
Requirements:
A relevant nursing qualification
NMC registration
A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
A commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice
Relevant experience in a similar environment
Proven track record of leadership skills
What we offer:
The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave
Career development and training
Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate