Ward Manager - York

Why join us?

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Ward Manager

Location: York

Salary: £54,327

Hours: 35 hours per week

The service

Brainkind Neurological Centre York supports people with an acquired brain injury and complex needs such as cognitive, physical, and/or emotional difficulties, including physical and verbal aggression, impaired social functioning, and disinhibited behaviour. Our highly skilled team offer compassionate and specialised person-centred care, in a safe and modern environment.

Main purpose:

• To improve the lives of people with acquired brain injury by minimising the impact of their condition through effective clinical leadership and management of the development and delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing for all people we support.
• To manage, lead and co-ordinate a dedicated team to ensure the delivery of a high standard of nursing care.
• To be responsible for the operational management and leadership of the ward.
• To be professionally accountable and responsible for the delivery of the clinical service by the ward team.
• To manage the direct patient care whilst modelling appropriate clinical behaviours to other staff.
• To promote and monitor safe and effective practice.
• To enhance the service user experience.
• To contribute to the delivery of the organisation's objectives.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• To provide the clinical and operational leadership on a daily basis ensuring that exceptional standards of care are adhered to at all times.
• To provide clinical leadership by acting as a positive role model, who practices evidence-based care, to ensure high standards of clinical care as well as ensuring that the people we support achieve their goals.
• Ensure effective admission/discharge planning with service user’s care team.
• Establish systems and processes to ensure effective communication and continuity of service user care liaising with inter-disciplinary teams.
• Empower and enable staff to contribute to the delivery of high quality person-centred care.
• Promote and facilitate a learning culture within the ward and a culture of reflective practice for all staff.
• Establish highest care standards to meet or exceed current standards as well as ensuring that risk management strategies are in place.
• Responsible for ensuring that all staff recognise the potential for or signs of service user harm, abuse and neglect, including poor clinical practice, report all such occurrences and take all responsible steps to protect the service user. Responsible for ensuring that all staff identify and report concerns regarding safeguarding of all those who may be at risk.
• Take an effective role in staff management, including recruitment and retention, ensuring all staff receive the necessary training and professional development they require as well as managing rostering, holiday and sickness ensuring that the unit is always appropriately staffed.
• Ensure that all staff have access to appropriate clinical supervisions and mentorship and that they know how to access clinical advice on complex issues.
• Ensure Staff Nurses working in the ward are professionally qualified and registered with the NMC.
• Support the induction of new staff and take on the role of mentor for all students and all newly qualified staff.
• To ensure that preceptorship is available to all newly qualified staff.
• Promote the health and wellbeing of staff and note any signs of ill health or stress factors and take appropriate action in line with Brainkind policies.
• To maintain departmental costs in line with the budget and monitor revenue throughout the year.
• To participate in the development of the service business plan as required.
• Promote effective confidential communication with people we support, relatives families, carers and colleagues (including external personnel) providing information and support to in decision-making and advocate on the people we support behalf.