Job summary
Are you:
A qualified healthcare professional with experience of working within mental health?
Ready for the next step in your carer development?
Interested in being involved in a new exciting service?
Passionate about providing high quality compassionate care to the population of Nottinghamshire?
Sherwood Oaks is a purposed designed 70 bedded Adult Mental Health Inpatient service which is due to open during autumn 2022 located on the outskirts of Mansfield.
The hospital has 4 single sex wards and a hospital-based place of safety (Section 136 suite) all providing single person accommodation with en-suites. Sherwood Oaks Hospital provides high quality care 24 hours a day 7 days a week to people over the age of 18 from Nottingham City and County who are experience a range of mental health and emotional difficulties.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a proactive, compassionate, caring and recovery focused Ward Manager with excellent communication skills to lead a female acute ward within Sherwood Oaks Hospital.
As the Ward Manager you will be overseeing care approaches and systems of delivery. You will be pivotal in providing strong leadership throughout the wider multidisciplinary team ensuring that high standards are maintained and improved upon with the support of the Matron and Service Manager. Staff supervision, performance monitoring, governance issues and CQC compliance are key areas you will be focusing upon.
You must be a Registered Healthcare professional who has extensive experience of working with people with complex mental health preferably within inpatient settings.
In return, we offer you a supporting professional network of colleagues, opportunities for career development, access to high quality clinical supervision, and an employer who is supportive of your own physical and mental wellbeing.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Ward Manager you will be pivotal to the leadership throughout the wider MDT ensuring that high standards of care are maintained.
- The Ward Manager will be responsible for the management and leadership of clinical ward staff ensuring patients receive effective services and that performance targets are met.
- The Ward Manager will ensure that the staff teams wellbeing needs are supported.
- The Ward Manager will work closely with medical colleagues and others to ensure strong MDT clinical leadership and to manage team resources and budgets.
- The Ward Manager will work closely health and social care partner agencies as well as the independent sector to ensure timely discharge and effective community follow up, signposting where necessary.
- There is an expectation of participation with the on call rota providing management and leadership support out of usual hours to AMH services.
- To ensure the development of services in line with the business plans particularly the implementation of the Trust aims and objectives developed in line with National Targets.
- To understand and appreciate organisational structures, business strategy and the work of other departments for the development of the service
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Ward Manager you will be pivotal to the leadership throughout the wider MDT ensuring that high standards of care are maintained.
- The Ward Manager will be responsible for the management and leadership of clinical ward staff ensuring patients receive effective services and that performance targets are met.
- The Ward Manager will ensure that the staff teams wellbeing needs are supported.
- The Ward Manager will work closely with medical colleagues and others to ensure strong MDT clinical leadership and to manage team resources and budgets.
- The Ward Manager will work closely health and social care partner agencies as well as the independent sector to ensure timely discharge and effective community follow up, signposting where necessary.
- There is an expectation of participation with the on call rota providing management and leadership support out of usual hours to AMH services.
- To ensure the development of services in line with the business plans particularly the implementation of the Trust aims and objectives developed in line with National Targets.
- To understand and appreciate organisational structures, business strategy and the work of other departments for the development of the service
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities) plus further specialist knowledge/post registration experience to diploma level or equivalent underpinned by theory within physical healthcare or other formal training
- Maintain current registration on a professional register
- Demonstrates continuing professional development within their specialism
- Management and leadership qualification/experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of the principals of medication management and concordance
- Knowledge of education of others and identification of training requirements
- Advanced knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty and Safeguarding etc.
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care.
- Knowledge of management theories
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills and qualities
Desirable
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities) plus further specialist knowledge/post registration experience to diploma level or equivalent underpinned by theory within physical healthcare or other formal training
- Maintain current registration on a professional register
- Demonstrates continuing professional development within their specialism
- Management and leadership qualification/experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of the principals of medication management and concordance
- Knowledge of education of others and identification of training requirements
- Advanced knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty and Safeguarding etc.
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care.
- Knowledge of management theories
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills and qualities
Desirable
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
