Ward Manager - Fixed Term Contract
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Description
Department: Nursing
Location: Priory Hospital Roehampton
Compensation: £50,375 - £56,329 / year
Priory Hospital Roehampton is looking to recruit a Ward Manager to join the team. This is a fixed term full time 37.5 hours role.
Priory Hospital Roehampton, a registered hospital in London, is a welcoming and highly respected rehab facility, offering expert mental health and addiction treatment.
We support people facing a wide range of mental health challenges, providing specialist care for depression, anxiety and addictions. Our team offers tailored treatment for substance addictions, including alcohol, cocaine and heroin, as well as behavioural addictions like gambling. We also provide outpatient support for adults with eating disorders.
For young people, we have a dedicated young people's mental health inpatient service across two specialist wards - Richmond Court and Kingston Court - where we provide expert care in a supportive environment. We also offer private autism assessments for children.
What you'll be doing
You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patient
What you'll bring to the role
- Manages the ward and resources effectively, taking steps to ensure that appropriate staffing levels and skill mix of nursing experience and skills is in place including effective rota management, annual leave and training arrangements.
- Has full oversight of the nursing staff rota and is the authorised individual to ensure rota management and erostering standards are maintained and are effective.
- Ensures that all members of the nursing team receive clinical supervision, appraisal, CPD requirements and complete mandatory training.
- Addresses shortfalls in development and ensures that training and performance issues are addressed.
What you'll bring to the role
Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.
The ideal candidate will be currently registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council as a first-level nurse or with the Health and Care Professions Council, with at least two years’ experience in a supervisory capacity within a relevant care setting. Appropriate registration or relevant ward experience is essential, alongside a willingness to complete further clinical, managerial, and leadership training and development. The candidate should be a trained and current Assessor/Supervisor, with strong computer literacy skills. They will have experience as a registered practitioner in clinical settings relevant to the post, with evidence of continuing professional development. Experience in clinical audit and/or service improvement based on evidence is desirable, as is the ability to work in environments requiring the management of multiple priorities. Additionally, the candidate must have prior experience supervising nursing or care staff.
This position is a leadership role at Priory and during the interview process we will be assessing candidates against our leadership behaviours. These are a set of ten values driven behaviours that define great leadership at Priory. They are integral to driving a positive high performing culture where we strive to deliver the best care and outcomes for the people we support. You can find out more about our interview approach and our leadership behaviours here.
For more information about the role, you can email RichardHames@priorygroup.com
What we will give you in return
The ideal candidate will be currently registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council as a first-level nurse or with the Health and Care Professions Council, with at least two years’ experience in a supervisory capacity within a relevant care setting. Appropriate registration or relevant ward experience is essential, alongside a willingness to complete further clinical, managerial, and leadership training and development. The candidate should be a trained and current Assessor/Supervisor, with strong computer literacy skills. They will have experience as a registered practitioner in clinical settings relevant to the post, with evidence of continuing professional development. Experience in clinical audit and/or service improvement based on evidence is desirable, as is the ability to work in environments requiring the management of multiple priorities. Additionally, the candidate must have prior experience supervising nursing or care staff.
This position is a leadership role at Priory and during the interview process we will be assessing candidates against our leadership behaviours. These are a set of ten values driven behaviours that define great leadership at Priory. They are integral to driving a positive high performing culture where we strive to deliver the best care and outcomes for the people we support. You can find out more about our interview approach and our leadership behaviours here.
For more information about the role, you can email RichardHames@priorygroup.com
What we will give you in return
We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
- Free on-site parking
- Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses