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Job overview

We have an exciting  opportunity for a Ward Manager for Sevenscore Ward, Thanet Mental Health Unit, QEQM, Margate.

Sevenscore ward is a 13 bed acute assessment unit providing mental health care for male older adults with acute functional or organic mental health needs.

Our aim is to deliver evidence based nursing care ensuring people are treated with kindness, dignity and respect  by providing a caring, responsive, effective, well led and safe environment. You will have a passion for working with people who have complex health problems in the context of also living with a dementia and/or functional mental illness. 

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and person centred ward manager to maintain the high quality care delivery. that Sevenscore ward already provides.  It is essential that you are a registered nurse and that you have the relevant leadership experience.

In return for your commitment to our patients, carers and staff we will work together to develop your leadership skills and career progression. 

Please contact Lisa Medhurst for more details. 

Main duties of the job

• To provide accurate, timely reports and discharge
• To deal with e-mail correspondence in a timely
• To monitor the record keeping of junior / non-qualified staff and students where appropriate
• To link with special interest groups both internal and external to the Trust to share good practice
• To act as a representative of the service as
• Take account of cultural issues in communication with everyone, including work
• Understand what translation and advocacy services are available and follow correct
• Ensures that the electronic Health and Social Care Records of self, of Deputy Ward Manager, and of junior colleagues are up to date, accurate and consistent with Trust
• Establish and maintain accurate, complete and up to date care plans in Line with Trust policies and
• Effectively use Trust electronic tools and IT
• Implement strategies which facilitate adherence to treatment including negotiation skills,  early warning signs monitoring and psycho-education, and motivational interviewing skills

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.