Please note that this role doesn't offer any sponsorship
If you possess exceptional clinical skills and enjoy leading and motivating others, this could be the ideal position for you. As Service Lead, you will take on full clinical and operational oversight and deliver exemplary care, utilise your understanding of current legal and administrative protocols related to mentally ill patients (such as MHA and CPA), and serve as the primary point of contact for ward management.
Joining a cohesive, skilled, and passionate multidisciplinary team, you will lead a talented team of nurses and support workers to ensure the provision of top-tier care that fosters independence, dignity, and meaningful improvement in our patients' lives.
* Effectively managing resources within allocated parameters.
* Implementing organisational personnel policies and providing requested statistical data, including sickness and annual leave reports.
* Coordinating annual leave, maintaining safe staffing levels, and optimising skill mixes through efficient rota management.
* Offering decisive leadership by setting clear objectives, delineating staff roles, and fostering a collaborative work environment.
* Overseeing nursing team activities, delegating tasks equitably, and ensuring adherence to NMC Code of Conduct.
* Participating in service planning, commissioning, and formal evaluation processes, and promptly addressing accidents, incidents, and complaints.
* The successful candidate will maintain continuous responsibility for the unit and conduct ongoing care assessments, initiating necessary interventions as needed.
* Be responsible for managing a ward budget as agreed by the senior management team/finance director
* Achieving the most cost-effective planning of rotas.
* Approving agreed expenditure within guidelines.
* Monitoring delegated budgets and expenditure.
Background/experience within a mental health setting.
Strong leadership capabilities, including coaching, mentoring, and effective communication with both qualified and unqualified staff, including students.
This role presents an opportunity to lead and shape the delivery of psychiatric care, making a tangible difference in the lives of our patients and contributing to the ongoing excellence.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £50,000.00-£53,435.99 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Work Location: In person