Ward Manager

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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

Come and join a passionate team, dedicated to providing outstanding care for children, young people, their families and carers.

SLaM has the largest and most specialised CAMHS services in the country and is on the forefront of personalised support for young people and children. The Bethlem Adolescent PICU is an 7 bedded unit serving young people aged between 13-18 years from across South London and further afield, admitting some of the most unwell and vulnerable young people requiring intensive mental health services.

To deliver the high quality of care we believe our young people deserve, we have recruited a nursing team with high patient/staff ratios and in addition a comprehensive multidisciplinary team. We expect the nursing team to be at the centre of leading the unit and an integral part of the young people's recovery. To achieve this we need a motivated and dynamic Ward Manager who can lead, inspire and advocate for the nursing team, providing a role model who can demonstrate resilience and sound clinical skills and an ability to remain calm and compassionate in challenging situations.

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 individual support from a Matron, Nurse Consultant, General Manager and highly experience Consultant Psychiatrist.

Main duties of the job

You must be a qualified RMN or LD Nurse with experience of working in an in-patient mental health setting. You need to have an understanding of the challenges that face nurses caring for young people with mental health difficulties today and be able to demonstrate resilience and empathy. Most important to us is that you have a commitment and passion to want to lead an excellent service.

In return you will be supported by an experienced MDT and colleagues within CAMHS.

Our senior nursing team offers a progressive and supportive environment to develop and mentor individuals by utilising in-house resources as well as strong links with external education providers and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN).

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

Detailed job description and main 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 NMC's 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.

(viii) Other Responsibilities

The post-holder will also be responsible for:

• Deputising for the Clinical Service Manager as required.
• Undertaking site wide co-ordination roles as required, eg. DSN.
• Being part of the CAMHS Manager on-call rota.
• Establishing and building on excellent working relationships between other services within and external to the Directorate.
• Ensuring that systems are in place which invite service users and their carers to comment on the quality of services they receive.
• Implementation of the complaints procedure including investigation, response, and resolution.
• Ensuring that their line manager is kept informed of all developments and changes within the ward environment.
• The safe storage and administration of medications.
• The creation and maintenance of an environment which is conducive to learning and which meets the educational standards required by Educational Institutions whose students are placed on the ward. The post-holder will be expected to facilitate actively the ward's involvement in the training and education of staff from a variety of disciplines.
• Participating in projects within the Unit and Trust as required by the senior management of the Directorate.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse - Mental Health / Learning Disability
• Degree or Equivalent experience
• PSTS training

Desirable criteria

• RGN

Experience

Essential criteria

• Managing clinical practice at band 6 - some of which must be within an inpatient setting
• Implementing and monitoring standards of care
• Working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice

Desirable criteria

• Working with different client groups and using a variety of models and approaches to care.
• Staff performance management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Clinical knowledge relevant to the service, including evidence based practice
• Relevant legislation associated with Mental Health Care and CAMHS
• The role and function of other organisations providing services to young people and their families / carers

Desirable criteria

• Performance management procedures

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Skills in developing and changing clinical practice
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication channels with a variety of personnel and agencies

Desirable criteria

• Ability to support, manage and advise the team through difficult and challenging situations
• Ability to build and lead effectively, a large multi-skilled team

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary
• Ability to gain easily the trust, confidence and respect of service users, their relatives and staff of a variety of levels and disciplines
• Methodical approach to work with attention to detail

Desirable criteria

• Ability to work changeable hours at short notice when necessary
• Evidence of undertaking audit work

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• BAPICU JD and Person Spec (PDF, 448.6KB)
• SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1MB)