This is an exciting opportunity to provide Maternity cover for a Ward Manager within Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. G1 Ward is a specialist ward for people who have complex dementia and associated challenging or highly distressed behaviour. It is set in a peaceful location in private grounds with staff parking facilities. The ward has 16 beds and is the only one of its kind in Sheffield. The team are currently engaged in some exciting changes which you could be part of and instrumental in leading. We are seeking a dynamic, motivated individual with an interest in service development, quality improvement and a passion to ensure our service users receive high quality, compassionate care. The individual will work in close collaboration with the Senior Nurse Practitioner and Matron to ensure that the clinical priorities and standards of care are achieved.
Responsibilities
* Provide effective leadership and management.
* Be a visible and credible role model.
* Develop team performance and individual personal development.
* Manage the ward/department environment.
* Deliver a safe and effective service within allocated resources ensuring the resources are used to maximum effect.
* Effectively manage budgets.
* Ensure safe and effective practice – professionally, ethically, and legally.
* Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence.
* Maintain a safe and clean environment for staff, patients/clients and visitors, ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection, risk management and critical incident reporting.
Qualifications
You will need to be a Registered Mental Health Nurse with experience of clinical leadership. You should be a confident, competent, and a person-centred leader with a high level of knowledge and skills in dementia care. You should be passionate, with a knowledge of standards and procedures that direct and influence this system.
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we are looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
Benefits and Support
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is valued and prioritised. If you are interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities and we have a three year Nursing Plan for your development. We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we would love to have you with us.
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