Ward Manager

• Lead safe, recovery-focused, person-centred care that delivers positive outcomes.
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, quality, and clinical practice.
• Promote integrated working, compassion, and continuous improvement.

• Provide effective leadership to multidisciplinary teams.
• Support staff wellbeing, development, and performance.

• Build strong partnerships with service users, carers, stakeholders, and partner agencies.
• Communicate effectively with individuals with complex mental health needs.

• Ensure compliance with professional, regulatory, and Trust standards.
• Lead quality improvement, innovation, and evidence-based practice.

• Ensure compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, and risk management requirements.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.

• Promote the health and well-being of patients and maintain a safe, caring and therapeutic environment.
• Ensure nursing practice on the ward is in accordance with the NMC guidance, Mental Health Legislation and Trust Policies, which incorporates and respects differences in respect of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, culture and disability.
• Work within agreed levels of resources both human and financial.
• To assist and support the Matron in the establishment of an efficient working environment, making the most effective and efficient use of staff, supplies, equipment and services.
• Ensure open channels of communication with both internal and external agencies.
• Posses excellent communication skills and be able to form a positive, therapeutic relationship with people who are experiencing acute crisis or distress in the context of partnership and trust
• Help promote Team cohesiveness, multidisciplinary working and always work collaboratively with colleagues in all parts of the Trust to achieve healthy and effective communication.
• Ensure that the environment is safe and laid down in the Health and Safety Act (1974) and the Trust Health and Safety manual.
• Ensure that the environment is safe as laid down in the Health and Safety at Work Act (1998) and that agreed safety procedures are carried out, and a safe environment is maintained for staff, patients and visitors
• REF to JD

Essential

• Substantial experience of working in mental health services
• Experience of providing line management supervision and clinical supervision
• Practical experience of providing high-quality care and exceeding expectations.

Essential

• Leadership skills (motivating, using initiative, change management). Under minimal supervision
• Knowledge of the treatment models and management approaches for individuals with complex, severe and enduring mental health who pose a high level of risk.
• Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.
• Ability to treat patients with respect and dignity.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Demonstrates the ability to manage work under pressure Sensitive to colleagues and able to promote a positive motivating environment.

Essential

• Trained in and able and willing to actively participate in TMVA (Therapeutic Management of aggression and Violence).
• Knowledge and understanding Principles of Rehabilitation and Recovery in Mental Health
• Knowledge of the rehabilitation process and approaches and the need to be motivated in order to motivate staff and patients
• Working knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983/2007; inc Part III of the Act
• Knowledge of, and ability to follow, NMC code of conduct
• Knowledge of current developments in mental health care and nursing practice.
• Ability to think and work creatively and sensitively with clients to improve their living skills and adapt to their limitations as a result of their illness.
• Ability to work in MDT, Multi-professional and multiagency Approach