Ward Manager

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Full time
Location: Hull
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Ward Manager to join our team in the Assessment and Treatment in-patient unit at Townend Court.

As an enthusiastic and motivated band 7 Ward Manager you will work collaboratively with the wider team and senior leadership team to ensure we provide excellent care to our patients.

Learning Disability services have been changing and continue to evolve to meet the clinical demands of a modern inpatient facility and we are looking for the right candidates to join this team. If you are excited by service change and improvement this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

Our service is enrolled in the National NHSE Culture of Care Programme which challenges us to support cultural change and a new bold, reimagined model of care for the future across all NHS-funded mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient settings. The new clinical leads will be integral in leading this team and have the exciting opportunity to shape our services through co-production with our service users and staff teams.

Main duties of the job

As an enthusiastic and motivated ward manager you will provide effective leadership and management to staff to promote high performance standards both individually and as a team, in order to achieve the Trust's objectives and priorities.

You will work closely with the clinical leads and wider MDT to ensure that evidence based, high quality care is delivered at all times and staff have the appropriate skills and support to be able to achieve this.

You will receive support from the service manager, modern matron and the wider senior leadership team, and will work to operationally lead and develop the service at a ward level providing assurance to senior leadership around quality improvement and patient safety.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information regarding this role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

RNLD or RNMH with live NMC registration, or HCPC Registered Professional Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area An accredited leadership qualification or be able to demonstrate advanced leadership and management skills motivation, team building, developing positive interpersonal relationships, negotiation, conflict resolution, problem solving, managing change, being creative

Desirable

Prepared to undertake or hold an accredited leadership qualification A breadth of clinical and professional practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held

Experience

Essential

Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive

Desirable

Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. locally and strategically

Skills and Requirements

Essential

Demonstrable examples of ability to lead/motivate staff to embrace change Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring/ teaching Ability to commute the geographical location in a timely manner

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Townend Court

298 Cottingham Road

Hull

HU6 8QG

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