This is a Ward Manager post on Acer Upper, the emergency mental health acute ward for women at Cygnet Acer Clinic, a 28-bed service. The role centres on leading the ward team, monitoring nursing practice and registrations, running audits and action plans, and making sure care is shaped by service users' views. It is a weekday, daytime role, 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, alongside a personality disorder service on site. Successful applicants must pass an enhanced DBS check.
What the job involves
- Lead, inspire and oversee the delivery of high-quality care on the ward
- Give suggestions, proposals and recommendations to the Hospital Manager for the ward's development
- Contribute to and take part in planned visits to the ward by professional visitors
- Set up and maintain a monitoring system for professional nursing practice, including PIN numbers and the registration of all qualified staff
- Ensure service evaluation is based on the views of service users, carers and families
- Advise non-clinical hospital staff on managing patients with mental illness
- Protect patients' confidentiality and ensure Cygnet and professional policies are followed
What’s required
Registration & licences
- RMN or RNLD registration, as the job title specifies
Experience
- Experience of managing change, leadership initiatives, and motivating and developing others
- Familiarity with an in-patient setting
Skills & knowledge
- Commitment to delivering improvement strategies across clinical service provision
- Carrying out audits, developing action plans and ensuring they are completed
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and current nursing practice
- Focus on patient recovery, including monitoring, managing and reducing risk
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
Other
- Open, compassionate, honest and resilient
What’s offered
- NHS and employee discount scheme
- Free meals on duty
- Free parking
- RCNi membership
- Bespoke career pathways
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
