Introduction
Being a Ward Manager is more than just managing a team. It's about leadership, expertise, fostering a positive culture, providing guidance, nurturing talent, and caring for everyone within your ward. If you resonate with this, then you're the Ward Manager we're looking for.
Whether you're a senior nurse seeking the next step or an experienced Ward Manager looking for a new ward to lead, if caring for others and leading a team to run a ward effectively comes naturally to you, then apply today and join the team at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham.
Your career with Elysium will be rewarding and fulfilling as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for vulnerable individuals.
It’s a career to be proud of and enjoy. That’s what delivering excellent healthcare should feel like.
What you will be doing
With experience from the NHS or private care, you will lead the nursing team, provide high-quality care and support to people with Mental Health conditions in this secure Mental Health service, while supporting colleagues and promoting teamwork.
As a Ward Manager, you will empower recovery, supervise staff, manage the ward budgets, and lead by example, acting as a role model to all nursing team members, leading care teams, and creating a positive learning environment. Other duties include:
* Providing Clinical Leadership and expertise
* Providing leadership and guidance to support a unified service and an engaged workforce
* Ensuring high standards are maintained and improved within the Clinical Governance framework
* Supervising all nursing staff effectively
* Being an expert resource on Nursing care within the specialism and holding a key role in the multidisciplinary team
* Maintaining a positive, collaborative environment to enable ward members to reach their potential, ensuring high-quality care, staff welfare, and training
* Taking charge of the ward as a designated lead
Qualifications and skills
* A relevant nursing qualification
* NMC registration
* A positive attitude, caring, and compassionate nature
* A commitment to high-quality, evidence-based care and values
* Relevant experience in a similar environment
* A proven leadership track record
Location:
Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET. Thornford Park is a 141-bed independent hospital supporting medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services, including a PICU Mental Health Service.
The service offers personalized assessment and treatment for males with mental illness/complex needs, personality disorders, and both males and females in a PICU setting.
What you will get
* Annual salary of £52,862
* 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
* Free meals and parking
* Wellbeing support and activities
* Career development and training opportunities
* Pension contributions
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced Maternity Package
Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.
*Applicants outside the UK requiring sponsorship may be eligible for an International Relocation Package, available upon application.
About your next employer:
Join a stable, established company with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales in Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and more. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, operating in 10 countries with over 86,000 staff worldwide.
We follow safer recruitment practices, are a Disability Confident employer, and prioritize safeguarding and welfare of service users. All staff require a DBS disclosure.
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