Ward Manager

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Full time
Location: Rye
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Job offered by: The Priory
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Priory Hospital Ticehurst, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HU

Priory Group Division

Hours:

37.5

Vacancy Type:

Fixed Term - Full Time

Providing quality, inspiring innovation, and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

We are seeking a full-time Ward Manager for maternity cover commencing in May. You will work on our 9-bedded female acute ward. The successful candidate will manage the ward and its resources, taking appropriate action to ensure that standards of care are exceptional. You will be responsible for ensuring care plans reflect the needs of patients and that your team receives timely clinical supervision, appraisal, and completes mandatory training. Additional duties include roster management, on-call duties, daily and monthly auditing, report writing, and attendance and contribution at all clinical meetings.

The nursing team works closely with our established mental health professionals, including consultant psychiatrists, doctors, and the committed therapy team. You will have the support of our excellent health care assistants. SMT will listen to your thoughts and ideas, and you will have the opportunity to influence the future direction of our private acute services. You will provide senior nursing leadership to the ward nursing team, acting as a visible role model to promote a culture of learning development, inquiry, and team vision.

If you would like to join our team and partake in the innovative growth and expansion of our services, we invite you to apply.

We are seeking applicants with:

RMN Qualification

Current NMC registration

2 years’ experience in a supervisory capacity

Willingness to complete further clinical, managerial, and leadership training

Ticehurst is set in a stunning, rural location in East Sussex, with The Pantiles, Boutique Hotels, Restaurants, and Shopping Mall of Historic Royal Tunbridge Wells only 20 minutes away. Ticehurst offers male/female acute and private facilities on well-maintained wards.

As well as a beautiful and exceptionally friendly working environment with access to 50 acres of grounds, employees who need it can be accommodated on-site. The grounds are also used to host summer events such as cream teas and barbeques.

Ticehurst’s location means you can have the best of both worlds, with the coast only 20 minutes to the south and Central London around an hour away by direct train.

About us From education to hospitals, care homes, and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term, and respite mental healthcare.

The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.

As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.

Disclosure All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI, or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.

If you forward any CVs to the Priory Group and you are not on the Priory Group PSL and have not been asked to work on the above role, we will accept the CV as a gift.

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