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Service Lead in Mental Health

2 months ago


Ashwell Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Nouvita Full time

About The Role Below, you will find a complete breakdown of everything required of potential candidates, as well as how to apply Good luck. A new, compelling opportunity awaits an experienced professional in Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing. If you possess exceptional clinical skills and enjoy leading and motivating others, this could be the ideal position for you. As Service Lead you will take on full clinical and operational oversight of our new (female) PICU at our hospital, Baldock Manor. You will deliver exemplary care, utilise your understanding of current legal and administrative protocols related to mentally ill patients (such as MHA and CPA), and serve as the primary point of contact for ward management. Joining a cohesive, skilled, and passionate multidisciplinary team, you will lead a talented team of nurses and support workers to ensure the provision of top-tier care that fosters independence, dignity, and meaningful improvement in our patients' lives. Key Responsibilities: Assuming 24-hour continuous responsibility for the unit, effectively managing resources within allocated parameters. Implementing organizational personnel policies and providing requested statistical data, including sickness and annual leave reports. Coordinating annual leave, maintaining safe staffing levels, and optimizing skill mixes through efficient rota management. Offering decisive leadership by setting clear objectives, delineating staff roles, and fostering a collaborative work environment. Overseeing nursing team activities, delegating tasks equitably, and ensuring adherence to NMC Code of Conduct. Participating in service planning, commissioning, and formal evaluation processes, and promptly addressing accidents, incidents, and complaints. The successful candidate will maintain continuous responsibility for the unit and conduct ongoing care assessments, initiating necessary interventions as needed. Be responsible for managing a ward budget as agreed by the senior management team/finance director Achieving the most cost effective planning of rotas. Approving agreed expenditure within guidelines. Monitoring delegated budgets and expenditure. Essential Qualifications/Experience: Registration in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing. Background/experience within a mental health setting. Strong leadership capabilities, including coaching, mentoring, and effective communication with both qualified and unqualified staff, including students. This role presents a rare opportunity to lead and shape the delivery of psychiatric intensive care, making a tangible difference in the lives of our patients and contributing to the ongoing excellence of Baldock Manor Hospital. (full job description is available on request). IND1 About Us Baldock Manor is a 45-bed mental health facility for adults in various settings (a Female PICU, Rehab and Elderly High Dependency Unit), with an increased focus on psychology led treatments. It is a flagship site of Nouvita Healthcare, a technology driven, outcomes focused and a growing care provider, made up of a hospital, nursing & residential care homes and supported living services and is on a mission to provide personalised and effective care. Nouvita Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, providing support to applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Nouvita Healthcare and are in need of support to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to:


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