Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us. Job overview Are you interested in leading a team? Do you have excellent communication skills? Do you have a commitment to our Values and Striving for Perfect Care? An exciting opportunity has arisen within Merseycare complex care division, to manage Fern Ward, which is an older person's, mixed sex dementia care unit, at Leigh Moss Hospital. Candidates need to have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills that will enable them to challenge, motivate, influence and inspire their colleagues at all levels, and have an understanding of leading and managing an acute inpatient ward. Main duties of the job The post holder will carry managerial responsibility over a 24 hour period. They will be responsible for the performance and delivery of high quality, evidenced based and person centred care. The post holder will operate as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team but be expected to be flexible in terms of delivering care within the ward setting. Working for our organisation Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities 1.1 Provide effective leadership/ management to the designated team. 1.2 Formulate and implement local clinical and operational practices and procedures as appropriate. 1.3 Represent the Operational Business manager/ Modern matron at meetings as required. 1.4 Ensure effective deployment of staff and other resources within the service to deliver the required service and agreed standards. 1.5 Participate in the recruitment and selection process in accordance with Trust policy. 1.6 Ensure effective induction of new staff in accordance with Trust policy 1.7 Ensure exit interviews are offered to staff on leaving the organisation/moving teams within the Trust. 1.8 Ensure the implementation, monitoring and updating of an operational policy and philosophy for the clinical team. 1.9 Ensure the principles of Clinical Governance are incorporated in service delivery by maintaining a high quality service based on agreed clinical standards. 1.10 Ensure adherence and implementation of Effective Care Coordination within their scope of responsibility. 1.11 Ensure that Trust policies and procedures are understood and adhered to by all staff within their scope of responsibility. 1.12 Develop local protocols involving team members to ensure a high standard of service delivery is achieved and maintained. 1.13 Lead and ensure staff participation in the formulation of new ideas/suggestions to improve service user care and service delivery. 1.14 Ensure that the Managing Performance Policy is adhered to. 1.15 Ensure that the Managing Attendance Policy is adhered to. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Registered mental Health Nurse or appropriate professional qualification. Minimum of 3 years post registration experience within mental health services. Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development. Knowledge/ Experience Essential criteria Proven experience of leadership and management of clinical care within the community setting. Desirable criteria Evidence of experience working with older people in a variety of health care settings. Skills Essential criteria Effective leadership qualities and management styles Ability to utilise assessment skills and tools effectively Ability to communicate in a variety of settings Ability to formulate relevant reports Delegation and coordination Resource and budget management Clinical and management supervision Ability to work to prioritise and work to deadlines Mentorship skills and record keeping Flexible approach/ creative thinking IT skills Desirable criteria Project Management Presentation skills Values Essential criteria Continuous Improvement Accountability Respectfulness Enthusiasm Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Strong customer service belief Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email sensitive@dbs.gsi.gov.uk) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to download ward Manager JD (PDF, 488.6KB) OH Risk ID (PDF, 160.4KB) A Great Place to Work (PDF, 2.1MB) Our People Promise and Charter (PDF, 5.8MB) Employee Benefits (PDF, 950.7KB)