Job summary
Come and join a passionate team, dedicated to providing outstanding care for children, young people, their families and carers.
Jim Birley Unit is a ward for women, aged 18-65, who have severe mental illness. We provide care for women who live in the London Borough of Southwark. The ward currently has a newly established friendly and welcoming team.
We offer psychiatric assessment, care and treatment in hospital, which reduces the risk to self and others.
We appreciate the role of a Ward Manager can be challenging and so we have included an Administration Manager in the establishment to take on a considerable amount of the administration tasks and release your time to focus on clinical care. This is in addition to support from a Matron, Clinical Service Lead and Nurse Consultant.
About the location:
Jim Birley Unit is located in Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, Camberwell, London, SE5 8AZ.
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic nurse to lead one of our female acute inpatient services. We are looking for an assertive, approachable and creative individual to manage the day to day running of the ward including role modelling high standards of care, service development, promoting good practice, maintaining patient and staff safety and leading on quality improvement projects.
This is an important but challenging, band 7 role. The successful candidate will therefore be taking up a privileged position in leading a high performing, efficient ward made up of staff who are keen to maintain great care delivery for patients experiencing acute mental health issues and requiring a thorough assessment.
In collaboration with the Consultant Psychiatrist, the successful candidate is expected to lead the team in providing high quality, compassionate nursing care and will be able to demonstrate this through compliance with performance outcomes. The post holder will also ensure that supervision and appraisal systems are robustly implemented, and that staff are supported to ensure that the care provided is of the highest possible standard in line with the Trust's Mission.
The Team Leader is ultimately responsible for providing a safe environment within which all staff can deliver care and support to patients coming through the service.
About us
Working for our organisation
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
- Be prepared to physically move between sites as needed.
- Ensure that they are fully aware of current developments and practice in their clinical area. Acknowledge their own limitations and discuss/identify their training and development needs with their line manager.
- Make effective use of supervision with their line manager on a regular and agreed basis.
- Be aware of the need to reflect on their practice both as clinician and manager.
- Manage their time efficiently.
- Be aware of and adhere to all Trust Policies and act as a role model to other staff.
- Meet the NMCs requirements for Standards of Professional Practice, Code of Conduct and Post Registration and Practice (PREP) and Revalidation
- Recognise emotional and mental effort required to fulfil the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
- Be prepared to physically move between sites as needed.
- Ensure that they are fully aware of current developments and practice in their clinical area. Acknowledge their own limitations and discuss/identify their training and development needs with their line manager.
- Make effective use of supervision with their line manager on a regular and agreed basis.
- Be aware of the need to reflect on their practice both as clinician and manager.
- Manage their time efficiently.
- Be aware of and adhere to all Trust Policies and act as a role model to other staff.
- Meet the NMCs requirements for Standards of Professional Practice, Code of Conduct and Post Registration and Practice (PREP) and Revalidation
- Recognise emotional and mental effort required to fulfil the post.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health).
- Mentorship Course.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Degree or equivalent experience.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing clinical practice at Band 6.
- Experience of implementing and monitoring standards of care.
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice.
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff.
Desirable
- Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care.
- Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices.
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge relevant to the service, including evidence based practice.
- Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with acute mental health care, including MHA, CPA procedures, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan.
- Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services to people with mental ill-health.
Desirable
- Knowledge of performance management procedures.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Skills in developing and changing clinical practice.
- Ability to negotiate and reach compromises in verbal discussions in a manner which inspires. confidence and respect from others. I
- Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication channels with a variety of personnel and agencies.
- Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions.
Desirable
- Proven ability to maintain a balance between strategic and operational management.
- Appreciation of the complexities of variety of the Ward Manager's role and how to balance clinical and non-clinical responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health).
- Mentorship Course.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Degree or equivalent experience.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing clinical practice at Band 6.
- Experience of implementing and monitoring standards of care.
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice.
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff.
Desirable
- Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care.
- Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices.
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge relevant to the service, including evidence based practice.
- Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with acute mental health care, including MHA, CPA procedures, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan.
- Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services to people with mental ill-health.
Desirable
- Knowledge of performance management procedures.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Skills in developing and changing clinical practice.
- Ability to negotiate and reach compromises in verbal discussions in a manner which inspires. confidence and respect from others. I
- Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication channels with a variety of personnel and agencies.
- Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions.
Desirable
- Proven ability to maintain a balance between strategic and operational management.
- Appreciation of the complexities of variety of the Ward Manager's role and how to balance clinical and non-clinical responsibilities.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ
Denmark Hill
Camberwell
SE5 8AZ
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
