Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative Short Stay mixed gender Psychiatric Ward operating on a maximum 28-day admission framework. The model integrates evidence-based approaches including robust gatekeeping processes, intensive multidisciplinary team (MDT) working, the Red to Green discharge facilitation approach, and strong integration with Home Treatment Teams (HTT) for both admission prevention and early supported discharge.
There will be an intensive front-loading of clinical activity in the first 72 hours upon admission, daily consultant-led reviews, seven-day therapy, activity and peer provision with a step-down to HTT once risk is containable in the community.
We are keen to welcome clinicians with previous experience of ward management, including extensive operational oversight of a team. You will need to demonstrate you are forward thinking with a proactive nature and excellent communication and relational skills. Championing patient centred care and collaboration with carers and families is critical to success in securing a position within the team.
The team is part of the acute and urgent care service line which covers the acute pathway including urgent care, inpatient care and Home treatment teams.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative Short Stay mixed gender Psychiatric Ward operating on a maximum 28-day admission framework. The model integrates evidence-based approaches including robust gatekeeping processes, intensive multidisciplinary team (MDT) working, the Red to Green discharge facilitation approach, and strong integration with Home Treatment Teams (HTT) for both admission prevention and early supported discharge.
The post holder will:
- Be responsible for leading and managing the nursing team in order to promote a high standard of patient care.
- Have 24-hour managerial accountability and assume budgetary responsibility for the service.
- Ensure the ward environment is maintained to a high standard.
The post holder will be expected to promote, by example and leadership, a high standard of patient care, and provide effective leadership to the nursing team, developing innovative nursing practice where appropriate. Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective multi-disciplinary communication within the ward and create networks and development practices promoting effective multi-agency working in conjunction with the Ward Manager.
The post holder will be responsible for effective engagement with carers, families and/or significant others and seek to resolve any concerns or feedback in a positive and timely manner.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Administrative
- To take responsibility for the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children.
- To co-ordinate bed management for the ward and monitor referrals in conjunction with medical staff.
- To lead in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff in the clinical area.
- To ensure the ward is adequately and safely staffed within the agreed budget and nursing resources are used efficiently to meet identified needs.
- To participate in budget setting and report areas of concern to the General Manager.
- To ensure that effective communication is established within the service and external departments e.g. attendance at regular staff meetings, attendance at Ward Managers meetings, and team briefing.
- To ensure ward hygiene, ward cleanliness and the maintenance of ward fabric, reporting deficiencies where appropriate to the Operational Manager and Modern Matron.
- To ensure systems are in place for the safekeeping of patients property.
- To ensure effective implementation, dissemination and monitoring of all Directorate and Trust-wide policies.
- To investigate complaints, accidents and critical incidents in accordance with agreed procedure and prepare timely reports.
- To provide monthly reports to the Operational Manager as required e.g. activity levels, bed occupancy, manpower and expenditure, staffing issues and any other information that the Operational Manager needs to be aware of.
Management
- To work closely with the Operational Manager and Modern Matron in the delivery of high quality mental health care.
- To manage the in-patient nursing team.
- To ensure effective management of the e-roster in order to provide consistency in nursing care and a reduction in agency use.
- To effectively manage the wards expenditure budget and ensure the most appropriate and cost effective use of resources within the remit of the nursing team
- To provide information where required to the Operational Manager in order to assist with performance reporting to the National Commissioning Team.
- To keep under constant review the overall provision and ongoing development of service delivery, ensuring high standards of professional care, open and transparent communication processes and adherence to the Trust policies, procedures and protocols and a safe and therapeutic environment.
- To have responsibility for the recruitment, selection and retention of nursing staff and to participate in the selection of other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- To monitor sickness and absence of nursing staff.
- To keep nursing job descriptions under review, in order to develop roles to meet the needs of the service.
- To ensure an appropriate Clinical and managerial supervision structure is in place for all nursing staff.
- To ensure that all nursing staff have an annual development review.
- To ensure that appropriate guidance and education is available to nurses.
- To monitor continuing professional development for all nursing staff.
- To represent the service at various management meetings such as the Ward Managers Development day.
- To review and develop policies, procedures and protocols for the service and ensuring that these are implemented and monitored.
- To ensure that effective communication is established within the service and external departments e.g. attendance at regular staff meetings, attendance at Ward Managers meetings and team briefing.
- To investigate complaints, accidents and critical incidents in accordance with agreed procedure and prepare timely reports.
Clinical/Professional
- To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and recovery for the clients.
- To work with the General Manager/Modern Matron to establish and maintain high standards of clinical practice and patient care including providing expert nursing leadership in the management of people with acute mental health problems.
- To ensure the named nurse system for patients is in operation on the ward as well as plan, organise and allocate staff with appropriate levels of skills and expertise to be the named nurse to selected group of patients.
- To ensure after-care at the appropriate level (CPA/Section 117) is arranged for each service user on discharge, depending on the individual needs, in conjunction with other disciplines, in particular achieving effective liaison and planning with community teams.
- To ensure that all staff members are aware of current risk assessment procedures and management plans and fully engage in zoning.
- To ensure regular auditing of the interventions carried out by nursing staff take place and that nursing staff reflect on practice.
- To ensure that all staff members are familiar with and observe the provisions of the Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach, maintain and observe Codes of Professional Conduct and other appropriate legislation.
- To implement and contribute to policy and service development as appropriate.
- To participate in the monthly Ward Managers development programme.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
- To ensure that all staff adheres to the Mental Health Act 1983, and that all relevant documentation is current, updated and appropriately filed.
- To ensure the safekeeping of clients money and property, through adherence to the relevant Trust policies.
Training and Development
- To work with the Operational Manager and Modern Matron in the development and implementation of clinical governance initiatives and policy review and implement the Nursing Strategy for Specialist Services.
- To ensure the Trust and local induction training is completed for all new staff and that a preceptorship programme is in place for newly qualified staff.
- To receive both professional and managerial supervision and develop and implement supervision and development reviews on the ward, counsel, advise and initiate action where necessary in all matters relating to staff well being.
- To ensure that clinical areas receive regular educational audits and are equipped to provide high quality training to students on placement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Administrative
- To take responsibility for the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children.
- To co-ordinate bed management for the ward and monitor referrals in conjunction with medical staff.
- To lead in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff in the clinical area.
- To ensure the ward is adequately and safely staffed within the agreed budget and nursing resources are used efficiently to meet identified needs.
- To participate in budget setting and report areas of concern to the General Manager.
- To ensure that effective communication is established within the service and external departments e.g. attendance at regular staff meetings, attendance at Ward Managers meetings, and team briefing.
- To ensure ward hygiene, ward cleanliness and the maintenance of ward fabric, reporting deficiencies where appropriate to the Operational Manager and Modern Matron.
- To ensure systems are in place for the safekeeping of patients property.
- To ensure effective implementation, dissemination and monitoring of all Directorate and Trust-wide policies.
- To investigate complaints, accidents and critical incidents in accordance with agreed procedure and prepare timely reports.
- To provide monthly reports to the Operational Manager as required e.g. activity levels, bed occupancy, manpower and expenditure, staffing issues and any other information that the Operational Manager needs to be aware of.
Management
- To work closely with the Operational Manager and Modern Matron in the delivery of high quality mental health care.
- To manage the in-patient nursing team.
- To ensure effective management of the e-roster in order to provide consistency in nursing care and a reduction in agency use.
- To effectively manage the wards expenditure budget and ensure the most appropriate and cost effective use of resources within the remit of the nursing team
- To provide information where required to the Operational Manager in order to assist with performance reporting to the National Commissioning Team.
- To keep under constant review the overall provision and ongoing development of service delivery, ensuring high standards of professional care, open and transparent communication processes and adherence to the Trust policies, procedures and protocols and a safe and therapeutic environment.
- To have responsibility for the recruitment, selection and retention of nursing staff and to participate in the selection of other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- To monitor sickness and absence of nursing staff.
- To keep nursing job descriptions under review, in order to develop roles to meet the needs of the service.
- To ensure an appropriate Clinical and managerial supervision structure is in place for all nursing staff.
- To ensure that all nursing staff have an annual development review.
- To ensure that appropriate guidance and education is available to nurses.
- To monitor continuing professional development for all nursing staff.
- To represent the service at various management meetings such as the Ward Managers Development day.
- To review and develop policies, procedures and protocols for the service and ensuring that these are implemented and monitored.
- To ensure that effective communication is established within the service and external departments e.g. attendance at regular staff meetings, attendance at Ward Managers meetings and team briefing.
- To investigate complaints, accidents and critical incidents in accordance with agreed procedure and prepare timely reports.
Clinical/Professional
- To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and recovery for the clients.
- To work with the General Manager/Modern Matron to establish and maintain high standards of clinical practice and patient care including providing expert nursing leadership in the management of people with acute mental health problems.
- To ensure the named nurse system for patients is in operation on the ward as well as plan, organise and allocate staff with appropriate levels of skills and expertise to be the named nurse to selected group of patients.
- To ensure after-care at the appropriate level (CPA/Section 117) is arranged for each service user on discharge, depending on the individual needs, in conjunction with other disciplines, in particular achieving effective liaison and planning with community teams.
- To ensure that all staff members are aware of current risk assessment procedures and management plans and fully engage in zoning.
- To ensure regular auditing of the interventions carried out by nursing staff take place and that nursing staff reflect on practice.
- To ensure that all staff members are familiar with and observe the provisions of the Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach, maintain and observe Codes of Professional Conduct and other appropriate legislation.
- To implement and contribute to policy and service development as appropriate.
- To participate in the monthly Ward Managers development programme.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
- To ensure that all staff adheres to the Mental Health Act 1983, and that all relevant documentation is current, updated and appropriately filed.
- To ensure the safekeeping of clients money and property, through adherence to the relevant Trust policies.
Training and Development
- To work with the Operational Manager and Modern Matron in the development and implementation of clinical governance initiatives and policy review and implement the Nursing Strategy for Specialist Services.
- To ensure the Trust and local induction training is completed for all new staff and that a preceptorship programme is in place for newly qualified staff.
- To receive both professional and managerial supervision and develop and implement supervision and development reviews on the ward, counsel, advise and initiate action where necessary in all matters relating to staff well being.
- To ensure that clinical areas receive regular educational audits and are equipped to provide high quality training to students on placement.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- RMN (current NMC registration)
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of post qualification training/education
- Ongoing evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Development at Diploma or Degree level
- RGN qualification
- Management qualifications
- Training in providing supervision
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working at Band 6
- Experience of working with adults with Mental Health problems
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working as a Clinical Supervisor
- Experience of implementing and monitoring standards of care
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- Experience of managing and monitoring budgets
Desirable
- Experience of managing non clinical staff and other professionals
- Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- RMN (current NMC registration)
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of post qualification training/education
- Ongoing evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Development at Diploma or Degree level
- RGN qualification
- Management qualifications
- Training in providing supervision
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working at Band 6
- Experience of working with adults with Mental Health problems
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working as a Clinical Supervisor
- Experience of implementing and monitoring standards of care
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- Experience of managing and monitoring budgets
Desirable
- Experience of managing non clinical staff and other professionals
- Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices
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).
