Ward Manager

4 weeks ago

Lincoln Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity within our Acute Inpatient Older Adult Mental Health Service for a Ward Manager to cover maternity leave. We are looking for an experienced and passionate clinician who can lead creatively, inspiring others, providing guidance, nurturing talent and most importantly be committed to continuous improvement and development of the patient pathway.

Brant Ward is an 18 bedded inpatient mental health ward supporting older adults, 65 and over, who present with mental illness. As Ward Manager you will be responsible for managing the ward to promote positive patient and staff experience, leading on the delivery of excellent nursing care. The role requires close working relationships as part of the Multi-disciplinary Team including the Consultants, Therapy Team, Psychology, Matron and Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

The role requires strong, motivated, and supportive leadership with the ability to be responsive to the ever-changing priorities, being able to build strong relationships and inspire the team. In return we will support and develop you as a leader through supervision, mentorship, and training.

We are a supportive directorate that includes all Older Adult Services, community, home treatment, dementia, and inpatient services and pride ourselves in developing a just and learning culture.

If you are a senior nurse looking for the next step or an experienced manager looking for a new ward, then you are invited to apply for this post.

Main duties of the job

As Ward Manager you will lead the nursing team in providing high-quality care to support older adults experiencing an acute episode of mental illness, whilst also supporting your colleagues and promoting good teamwork.

You will lead by example, acting as a positive role model to all members of the team, working with the ward leadership team to create a caring and compassionate culture that provides high-quality, patient-centred care.

Other duties include:

o To provide leadership and management to the ward and clinical team

o Ensure safe staffing with appropriate skill mix at all times

o To provide evidenced based professional support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team.

o To lead and promote education and staff development for the continued professional growth of the team members and students.

o To ensure the delivery of high standards of nursing care in accordance with evidence based professional practice, policies and procedures.

o Ensure legislation policies and procedures are implemented and staff has access to them and an understanding of their use.

o Be flexible and responsive to the needs of the ward

o Work closely with Home Treatment Team to ensure close partnership working across the pathway

o Manage allocated budget ensuring resources are efficiently and effectively used and maintained.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake a range of management responsibilities, including but not limited to recruitment and selection processes, performance management, appraisal, sickness/ absence management and staff development.

To work in partnership with the Consultant, Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Therapy Team to ensure that expert leadership is demonstrated which meets the holistic health needs of older adults within an acute mental health division.

To provide high visibility leadership, driving forward team developments by demonstrating an exemplar of expert practice, thereby energising and motivating staff to continually deliver person centred care of the highest quality.

To ensure that the voice of patients and their families/carers is listened to and suggestions for changes to practice are respected and where necessary, escalated to senior decision makers within the organisation. Thereby embedding a 'You Said, We Did', ethos within the team.

To provide expert nursing and clinical care in the delivery of holistic person-centred care for people living with mental health needs.

To promote and sustain the development of fully collaborative care planning relationships with patients, their families/carers (as appropriate) and the multi-disciplinary team.

To maintain an overview of standards of care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential


  • Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent: 1st Level Registration (NMC,HPC)
  • Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice

Desirable


  • Post Graduate Certificate in Leadership
  • Masters Degree

Experience

Essential


  • Post-Registration experience of working with adults with mental health needs.
  • Experience of managing staff and good leadership skills
  • Experience in using psychological and acute interventions with up to date knowledge of evidence-based practice
  • Highly developed clinical reasoning skills
  • Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
  • Sound knowledge of clinical / risk assessment and understanding of confidentiality.
  • Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Care Programme Approach

Desirable


  • Evidence of involvement with research initiatives

Skills

Essential


  • Prioritisation and resource allocation, planning and organisation skills.
  • Able to communicate complex and at times highly sensitive information to a variety to stakeholders.
  • Good negotiation skills for conflict resolution
  • IT skills- email, word processing excel, system use
  • Analyse and interpret data/or information
  • Budget management
  • Self-motivated with excellent personal management skills

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brant Ward, Witham Court

Fen Lane, North Hykeham

Lincoln

LN6 8UZ

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