Ward Manager

Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers in complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as a Ward Manager at our Ivetsey Bank service in Stafford. Ivetsey Bank Hospital is a Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) hospital for young people aged 12-18 with a diagnosed mental health condition. We’re committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy and empowered, enabling them to live the best life possible.

Located in Staffordshire, we specialise in supporting young people with severe or complex mental health conditions who need intensive inpatient treatment. We are dedicated to providing caring, supportive, recovery-focused treatment and we achieve this by working together with our young people, their families and other professionals.

*** This is a Nurse Qualified post ***

What you'll be working:

• Monday - Friday
• 09.00 - 17.00 (this will include rota'd on call)

What you'll be doing:

• Through strong clinical leadership, the Ward Manager will promote excellence in nursing care, maintaining and improving clinical standards.
• The post holder will ensure that all residents are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect, valuing the diversity of the local community and beyond.
• They will be highly visible and accessible.
• The Unit/ Ward Manager’s key responsibility is to ensure that clinical care is clinically effective, safe, and delivered to the highest standard to their assigned area.
• Provide day to day management of a team of staff working within the service.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of patient-centred services.
• Contribute to the successful attainment of national quality and safety objectives.
• Provide specialist clinical advice and care within designated area responsibility.
• Take responsibility for the care provided to patients whilst on duty.
• Ensure that care needs are assessed and programs of care are developed, implemented, evaluated and documented contemporaneously for caseload of patients.
• Ensure compliance with the safe storage and administration of drugs/medication in accordance with ACG policies.
• Undertake and be proficient in the relevant clinical skills and be able to provide/undertake supervision/assessment of other members of the nursing team in their day to day working practices.
• Promote high standards of individuals’ privacy and dignity, wishes and beliefs, involving them in shared decision making.
• On a shift by shift basis, be responsible for minimising the risks of infections and for the implementation of the relevant Code of Practice for prevention and control of infection.
• Working in collaboration with the Matron to implement relevant infection prevention and control measures and minimise the risks of infections for the ward.
• Maintain effective communication of patient care and other essential information with the internal/external members of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team.
• Be able to communicate difficult, sometimes complex and emotive information e.g. breaking bad news etc. effectively and, when appropriate, support and coach junior staff in doing the same.
• Communicate effectively via verbal, written and electronic routes and maintain robust processes to ensure the cascade of information to the team and the engagement of team members with plans and objectives.
• Ensure accurate and legible record keeping in accordance with local policies and NMC guidelines within own practice and sphere of responsibility.