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.
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
- Mentoring Experience
- Competent in operating CPA systems.
- Competent in receiving and providing clinical supervision and reflective practice
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 Management
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
- Competent and effective treatment skills.
- Competent ICT skills
- Excellent team player and ability to facilitate partnership working.
- Effective written and verbal communication and positive interpersonal skills.
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.
- Proven ability to maintain a balance between strategic and operational management.
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
- Knowledge and understanding of recovery approach
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of contemporary forensic issues.
- Knowledge of risk assessment, Understanding of audit processes
Desirable
- Knowledge of performance management procedures
Other
Essential
- Maintain standards of organisational and professional conduct.
- Effective and credible role model
- Ability to manage change and work under pressure
- Able to adhere to the Trust's Equal Opportunity policy
- Willing and able to give a full commitment to service aims and demands of the post.
- Sensitive to colleagues and able to promote a positive and motivating environment.
- Demonstrate flexibility of role to meet the needs of the service
- Willingness to follow instruction but also able to question and challenge
- To continue your professional development and participate in annual appraisal and the performance management process
- Interest in enhancing service user engagement
- Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required
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).
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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
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
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