Ward Manager

We are looking for an experienced Ward Manager to lead a nursing team and provide high-quality care and support to people within a Mental Health setting in Berkshire.

Whether you’re a senior nurse looking for the next step in your career or a Ward Manager looking for a new ward to make your own, if caring for others and being able to successfully lead a team to effectively run a ward comes naturally to you, then apply today!

Duties:

As a Ward Manager, you will empower recovery and deliver supervision to staff across the ward to deliver great healthcare. You will work alongside the senior Nurse to manage the on-call service and ward budgets, leading by example and acting as a role model to all members of the nursing team, leading care teams and creating a positive learning environment that makes a difference and changes lives for the better.

Other duties include:

1. Providing Clinical Leadership and expertise
2. Providing leadership and guidance to support a unified service and engaged workforce
3. Ensuring that high standards are in place, followed, and improved in accordance with the Clinical Governance framework
4. Utilising and supervising all nursing staff effectively
5. Being an expert resource on Nursing care of service users within the specialism and holding a key role in the multidisciplinary team
6. Maintaining a positive and collaborative environment to allow ward members to reach their potential and maximize their ability to provide high-quality care, staff welfare, and staff training
7. Designated to take charge of the ward

Essential:

• A relevant nursing qualification
• NMC registration
• A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
• A commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice
• Relevant experience in a similar environment
• Proven track record of leadership skills

You will be working at a 130-bedded independent hospital which supports service users that require medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. In addition to these services, there is also a PICU Mental Health Service. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalised assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder, and females and males in a PICU service.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £50,662
• £2,200 Location Allowance
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
• Pension contribution to secure your future

If you are interested in learning more about this job role or any other permanent opportunities through Athona, get in touch with Amy on 01277 245865 or drop an email to amy.king@athona.com