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 identify with these qualities, then you're the Ward Manager we're seeking.
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 effectively run a ward comes naturally to you, then apply today to join us at The Chimneys in Bury St Edmunds.
Your career at Elysium will be rewarding and fulfilling as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
It’s a career to be proud of. It embodies 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, providing high-quality care and support to women diagnosed with emerging or personality disorders. You will support colleagues, promote teamwork, and ensure standards are maintained and improved.
As a Ward Manager, you will empower recovery, supervise staff, and work alongside the senior Nurse to manage the on-call service and ward budgets. You will lead by example, acting as a role model, leading care teams, and creating a positive learning environment that makes a difference and changes lives.
Other duties include:
* Providing Clinical Leadership and expertise
* Leading and guiding staff to support a unified service and engaged workforce
* Ensuring high standards within the Clinical Governance framework
* Supervising nursing staff effectively
* Being an expert resource on nursing care within the specialism and participating in multidisciplinary teams
* Maintaining a positive, collaborative environment to help staff reach their potential, ensuring high-quality care, staff welfare, and training
* Taking charge of the ward as designated
Qualifications and experience:
* A relevant nursing qualification
* NMC registration
* A positive, caring, and compassionate attitude
* A commitment to high-quality, evidence-based practice
* Relevant experience in a similar environment
* Proven leadership skills
Where you will be working:
Location: New Rd, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, Bury Saint Edmunds IP30 9LR
You will work at The Chimneys Clinic, a 12-bed service supporting women with emerging or personality disorders.
Working with the multidisciplinary team, you will promote mindful practice, high engagement, and creative activities to support recovery.
The service aims to help women reduce harmful behaviors, adopt effective strategies, and achieve personal goals.
What you will get:
* Competitive salary (based on 150 hours/month)
* 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off
* Free meals and parking
* Wellbeing support and work-life balance activities
* Career development and training opportunities
* Pension scheme
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced Maternity Package
Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.
*Applicants requiring sponsorship from outside the UK are eligible for an International Relocation Package, further details available upon application.
About your next employer:
You will join a stable, established company with over 8,000 employees, operating over 90 services across Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education sectors, offering growth opportunities.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network with over 86,000 employees across 10 countries.
We follow safer recruitment practices and are a Disability Confident employer. All staff must promote and safeguard service users' welfare. A DBS check is required.
#J-18808-Ljbffr