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Main area Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (some shift work expected) Job ref 246-ESU7033654-A
Site Lark ward, Woodlands Unit Town Ipswich Salary £46,148 - £52,809 gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2025 23:59
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
Lark Ward is a10-bed Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with an attached 136 Suite, providing care for individuals requiring a high level of mental health support.
As the ward team manager you will:
* Provide strong and effective leadership to ensure high-quality care for patients.
* Support and develop the multidisciplinary team, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
* Ensure compliance with the Mental Health Act and other relevant policies and procedures.
* Conduct risk assessments and implement strategies to manage complex cases.
* Drive Quality Improvement (QI) projects, ensuring Lark Ward continues to evolve and enhance patient outcomes.
* Act as a role model, demonstrating empathy, professionalism, and approachability to both patients and staff.
* Have proven leadership skills with experience in a mental health setting.
* Strong communication and decision-making abilities.
* Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, risk assessment, and safeguarding practices.
At Lark Ward, we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and innovative environment. You will have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful quality improvement projects and work within a dedicated team that is passionate about making a difference.
Main duties of the job
Lark Ward is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Ward Manager to take on an active leadership role and model excellence in patient care. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
* Strong knowledge of the Mental Health Act and its application in practice.
* Excellent record-keeping skills, including care documentation and audit compliance.
* Effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team and with external professionals, such as social care.
* Leadership in patient advocacy, ensuring patient needs are met while providing staff with the necessary support.
* Commitment to staying updated with NICE guidelines and local procedures, ensuring the team is informed of any changes.
* Lead responsibilities in a specific ward area, such as infection control or safeguarding.
* Gatekeeping responsibilities, facilitating the safe, timely, and effective transfer of patients in and out of the PICU ward.
* Provision of supervision to allocated staff members.
* Participation in Quality Improvement projects to enhance patient care and service delivery.
* Training in, or willingness to be trained in, Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA).
If you are passionate about providing high-quality mental health care and leading a team towards excellence, we would love to hear from you!
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Benefits included with this role are:-
* a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
* career progression
* starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS discounts and many more.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Interview dates are provisional; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person specification
Experience
* Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including staff management/supervision experience.
* Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
* Evidence of leading a team through change
* Qualified as a nurse in excess of 2 years
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
* Ongoing Professional Development
* Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice.
Skills
* Competent and effective treatment skills.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £16 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
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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.
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