Job summary
Employer heading
Ward Manager - Walker Close
Band 7
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
Exciting opportunities at Walker Close!
What to be part of a friendly, excited and energised team?
The Walker Close team are looking for a temporary Band 7 CTL (LD or RMN Nurse) to work on the LD inpatient Assessment and Treatment Unit.
You will be joining a friendly, motivated and enthusiastic team who are on their journey to outstanding. The wards form part of the acute service for learning disability and autism, along with the Intensive Support Team (IST), who work with people in the community to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions or providing transitional support between services.
We invest heavily in training, provide first class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone in our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential. The teams are updating their Positive Behaviour Support skills with the British Institute for Learning Disability (BILD) and enjoy other training such as Makaton as part of a wide selection of subjects delivered at our monthly protected days. You will be joining the team which will involve taking part in the ward QI projects and working towards improving patient care.
Who we are looking for?
We are looking for an experienced band 7 nurse to come and provide clinical leadership and management for the team and to support the Acute LD service manager and charges nurses.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the management and leadership of a team of health professionals providing care over a 24-hour period. To provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team.
Expected to lead the ward team in providing high quality, compassionate nursing care and will be able to demonstrate this through compliance with performance outcomes.
Expected to be a positive and strong leader who will set a clear and compelling vision for the team, will be a visible presence who influences and supports consistently great teamwork and a positive culture.
To lead by example and motivate the team to provide exceptional levels of care to all our patients. As an enthusiastic and positive change agent, their dedication, professionalism and communication skills will inspire others to also go the extra mile and display high levels of performance in even the most challenging situations.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We are close to London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops, and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
We can accommodate some flexible working in line with the service need.
Benefits included with this role are:
*NHS pension
*a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
*career progression
*starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
*staff physiotherapy service
*gym membership
*NHS discounts and many more
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including staff management/supervision experience.
- Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leading a team through change
- Qualified as a nurse in excess of 2 years
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent, or HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in leadership/management
- Qualifications related to LD
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent and effective treatment skills.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kathryn Barrow
- Job title
- Acute LD service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473723002
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