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Ward Manager

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Durham, GBR
Full-time
Onsite
£49,387 to £56,515 per annum
Discovered 2 weeks ago
Mental health nursingNursing and Midwifery Council registrationClinical supervisionPractice assessor/practice supervisorPeople managementClinical governance

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Role overview

Provides 12-month maternity cover as Band 7 Ward Manager for Roseberry ward, a functional mental health service for older people.

The service works with patients, carers, the multidisciplinary team, and voluntary and third-sector organisations to support individually defined recovery.

The team emphasises coordinated patient care, partnership working, staff wellbeing, and staff development.

Main duties

  • Be professionally accountable for clinical service delivery by the ward team.
  • Use rostering systems effectively in line with Trust standards and manage ward operations within budgeted resources.
  • Line-manage the ward team and coordinate managerial supervision; ensure clinical staff access appropriate clinical supervision.
  • Lead practice and service development, coaching, quality improvement, and improvement within the governance framework.
  • Maintain high nursing standards in line with the NMC Code and support senior practitioners in continual improvement.
  • Provide a safe environment for concerns to be raised, heard, respected, and investigated where appropriate.
  • Conduct ongoing audits of care and service delivery using research and evidence-based practice.
  • Collaborate with patients, carers, the multidisciplinary team, and voluntary and third-sector organisations to support recovery-focused care.

Essential qualifications and experience

  • Current NMC registration as RMN, RNMH, or RNLD.
  • Relevant master's-level education, or equivalent clinical experience at master's level, such as significant relevant Band 6-or-above clinical experience with people-management experience, plus relevant CPD.
  • Training in clinical supervision and experience providing clinical supervision.
  • Recognised Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor status.
  • Significant experience managing people.
  • Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist clinical area.

Contract and pay

  • Fixed-term, full-time maternity cover for 12 months.
  • Band 7 salary of £49,387 to £56,515 per annum.

Location

  • Role based at Lanchester Road Hospital, Bowes Lyon Unit, Durham.

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