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Position: Night Nurse Manager - Registered Mental Health Nurse
Location: Kings Norton Hospital, Birmingham
Kings Norton Hospital is a purpose-built adult mental health service with a capacity for 32 patients. The hospital supports adults of all genders with severe and complex mental health conditions, providing high-quality intensive treatment in a safe, caring, and secure environment.
Role Overview
The Night Nurse Manager will oversee the hospital during night shifts, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, supporting colleagues, monitoring standards of care, and adhering to policies. The role involves leadership during night hours, managing referrals, liaising with on-call staff, and coordinating admissions.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage staffing levels across wards, ensuring the right skill mix and equitable distribution of staff.
2. Support ward staff during breaks and lead the night team effectively.
3. Handle out-of-hours referrals, liaise with on-call managers and medics, and coordinate admissions.
4. Ensure all incidents, seclusions, sickness, and DNA are recorded and reported appropriately.
5. Prepare and share Night Reports with relevant management, including details on patient support, incidents, interventions, hospital visits, leave, and contractors.
6. Visit wards throughout the night to ensure observations are being carried out and staff alertness.
7. Complete 24-hour reports, notifications to CQC, and other documentation as required.
8. Handover to morning ward managers and team leaders.
Working Hours
19:15 – 07:30
Qualifications and Experience
* Legal right to work in the UK
* Qualified Mental Health Nurse with at least 2 years post-registration experience and active NMC registration
* Knowledge of NMC standards, guidelines, and professional practices
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Understanding of the Mental Health Act
* Physical capability to undertake PRICE training
* Experience in a duty nurse or senior nursing role, preferably in acute inpatient settings
* Experience as a CTL/deputy ward manager is desirable but not essential
Additional Information
We promote inclusivity and provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. We are a Disability Confident employer.
Benefits
* Birthday leave
* Access to the Active Learning Hub for training and development
* Discounts via the Active Reward App
* Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
* Option to join a Medicash Health Plan
* Recognition through the Active Awards
* Enhanced sick and maternity pay
* Refer a Friend scheme with incentives
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