We are looking for a professional, confident Ward Manager who can lead, inspire, and oversee the delivery of the very best care on Crocus Ward. You'll be working 40 hours a week (9am - 5pm) Monday - Friday at Cygnet Hospital Kidsgrove. Cygnet Hospital Kidsgrove is our new hospital for women in Staffordshire. The service is now open and accepting referrals.
Crocus Ward, our new 20-bed female emergency acute inpatient service, provides a safe and stabilizing environment for women experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and requiring emergency admission. The ethos of Crocus Ward is to assess and treat women in the least restrictive environment, with planning for discharge in a robust and timely fashion. With a focus on stabilization, we support individuals to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills, and prepare for independent life back in the community.
Responsibilities:
1. You must have experience managing a fast-paced acute mental health ward.
2. Provide the highest standard of nursing care and be a role model to junior staff.
3. Coordinate all clinical aspects of the ward and ensure cooperation between clinical departments.
4. Implement clinical and administrative policies, procedures, and regulations.
5. Ensure compliance by others with policies, procedures, and regulations.
6. Support staff through debriefs, appraisals, training, meetings, and development of evidence/research-based practice.
7. Participate in the manager's on-call system to provide the first point of contact for ward-based staff outside of normal working hours.
8. Lead by example to ensure consistently high standards of clinical care and documentation.
9. Commit to delivering improvement strategies across all aspects of clinical service provision.
10. Be familiar with inpatient settings, preferably acute or forensic.
11. Have experience managing change, leading initiatives, motivating, and developing others.
12. Be open, compassionate, honest, and resilient.
13. Capable of undertaking audits, developing, following up, and ensuring completion of action plans.
14. Be well-informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the latest nursing practices.
15. Focus on patient recovery by monitoring, managing, and reducing risk.
Why Cygnet? We offer:
* NHS and employee discount scheme.
* 50% of NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet.
* Most of our sites provide free meals on shift.
* Free parking.
* Bespoke career pathways.
* And much more.
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