Come and join one of the UKs largest providers in Neuro and Mental Healthcare. Wed like you to join us as a Ward Manager at our service Holybourne Hospital in London.
Holybourne Hospital in London is an Adult Mental Health hospital for men and women with severe and complex mental health conditions.
We provide high quality intensive treatment in a clinically safe, caring and secure environment, supporting the NHS when intensive care needs cannot be met locally.
Age range: adults over 18 years old.
Monday - Friday
(Including rotad on-call)
Through strong clinical leadership, the Ward Manager will promote excellence in nursing care, maintaining and improving clinical standards.
The post holder will ensure that all residents are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect, valuing the diversity of the local community and beyond. The Unit/ Ward Managers key responsibility is to ensure that clinical care is clinically effective, safe, and delivered to the highest standard to their assigned area.
Lead the delivery of high-quality, person-centred nursing care, ensuring compliance with ACG standards, clinical governance frameworks, and national regulations.
Work collaboratively with the Matron and MDT to maintain and monitor excellent clinical standards and drive continuous improvement in resident care.
Oversee the effective rostering and deployment of nursing colleagues, ensuring safe staffing levels, appropriate skill mix, and responsiveness to service needs and acuity.
Manage colleague performance through regular appraisals, performance reviews, and addressing underperformance or attendance issues in a timely, supportive manner.
Identify training needs and ensure all mandatory training, clinical competencies, and professional development plans are in place and regularly reviewed.
Ensure a supportive learning environment for students and new colleagues, and monitor the quality of placements and mentoring within the clinical area.
Ensure a safe and clean care environment through proactive leadership in infection prevention, health and safety, and risk management.
Lead or contribute to incident investigations, including root cause analyses, and implement actions to prevent recurrence and promote organisational learning.
Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with national legislation and ACG policies, and act as a key point of contact in multi-agency safeguarding processes.
Manage nursing resources effectively on a day-to-day basis, including monitoring use of Bank and Agency colleagues and ensuring cost-effective staffing solutions.
Act as an authorised signatory for agreed budgets and resource allocation, ensuring value for money while maintaining care quality and safety.
Current NMC Pin Registration (RMN)
A legal right to work in the UK
Minimum 2 years experience post registration in mental health with evidence of continued professional development in the relevant field.
Minimum 2 years experience of working as a CTL/deputy ward manager or similar senior nursing role.
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.
25 days plus bank holidays
~ Birthday off
~ Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
~ Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
~ Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
~ A Nest Personal Pension account
~ Paid NMC Renewal
~ Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
~ Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
~ Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know
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