Service Lead in Mental Health - £3k Welcome Bonus

Service Lead in Mental Health – £3k Welcome Bonus

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Job Summary

This role presents an opportunity to lead and shape the delivery of psychiatric care, making a tangible difference in the lives of our patients and contributing to the ongoing excellence of Baldock Manor Hospital. A compelling opportunity awaits an experienced professional in Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing. If you possess exceptional clinical skills and enjoy leading and motivating others, this could be the ideal position for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Assuming 24-hour continuous responsibility for the unit, effectively managing resources within allocated parameters.
• Implementing organisational personnel policies and providing requested statistical data, including sickness and annual leave reports.
• Coordinating annual leave, maintaining safe staffing levels, and optimizing skill mixes through efficient rota management.
• Offering decisive leadership by setting clear objectives, delineating staff roles, and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Overseeing nursing team activities, delegating tasks equitably, and ensuring adherence to NMC Code of Conduct.
• Participating in service planning, commissioning, and formal evaluation processes, and promptly addressing accidents, incidents, and complaints.
• Conducting ongoing care assessments, initiating necessary interventions, and maintaining continuous responsibility for the unit.
• Managing a ward budget as agreed by the senior management team/finance director.
• Optimising cost-effective planning of rotas and approving agreed expenditure within guidelines.
• Monitoring delegated budgets and expenditure.

Person Specification

Essential Experience

• Background/experience within a mental health setting.
• Strong leadership capabilities, including coaching, mentoring, and effective communication with both qualified and unqualified staff, including students.

Essential Qualifications

• Registration in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing.

Desirable

• PICU setting experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Salary and Employment

Salary: £53,000 a year + Benefits + Welcome Bonus
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time

Job Location

Baldock Manor, 4 London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6ND

Employer Details

Employer name: Nouvita Limited
Address: Baldock Manor, 4 London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6ND
Website: https://nouvita.co.uk/