Ward Manager

Gosport, Hampshire
Service Care Solutions

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Ward Manager to work at one of our Independent Hospitals in Gosport.
Shifts: Monday to Sunday
no sponsorship available
Service Information

• This hospital is the leading independent provider of mental healthcare and adult social care in the UK. They support over 28,000 people a year to move towards a healthier future so they can live their lives as fully and independently as possible. They have two divisions which provide Healthcare services and adult social care services.

• This hospital is a long-established and respected company. Over the years, they have built a reputation for having a meaningful and lasting impact on everyone who uses their services.

Role Responsibilities:

• Manages the ward and resources effectively, taking steps to ensure that appropriate staffing levels and skill mix of nursing experience and skills is in place including effective rota management, annual leave/training arrangements and sickness and absence management
• Ensures that all members of the nursing team receive clinical supervision, appraisal, CPD requirements and complete mandatory training.
• Addresses shortfalls in development and ensures that training and performance issues are addressed
• Disseminates implements and monitors compliance with relevant policies and statutory requirements of the hospital, division and group.
• Takes appropriate action to ensure that the standard of care that patients receive is of the highest standard.
• Ensures that all patients have clear current care plans that reflect their personalised needs, and are evidence based and ensures that family members and carers are suitable engaged based on the needs and wants of the patient.
• Makes sure that the physical healthcare needs of patients are assessed and managed effectively, alongside their mental health and psychological needs equally.
• Ensure the ward has clear procedures and processes to support the safe and effective running of the ward at all times, including the nutrition of patients, cleanliness of the environment; using tools such as Quality walk rounds to assist.
• Actively contribute to the recruitment and retention of staff to the ward and hospital.
• Ensures that clinical communication, records, handovers, reports and other patient related information is conveyed and recorded promptly and accurately.
• Ensures that the legislative frameworks regarding the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberties is applied in accordance with Priory Policy, and National Requirements.
• Is responsible for Medicines Management in their clinical area/ward, and ensures that all Registered Nurses undergo competency based assessments as part of their induction and facilitates an open and transparent framework for managing medicine errors.

Requirements:

• Must be registered with either NMC or HCPC – needs of the service will dictate if there is a preference
• Willingness to complete further clinical, managerial and leadership training and development relevant to your area of practice in management and leadership.
• Competent computer skills
• Staff rostering capability / knowledge

Service Care Solutions Benefits:
At Service Care Solutions, we recognise increasing pressures on care staff, both work-based and financial, and want to help ease that burden.

• Salary is 44,375 to 50,329 depending on experience
• 250 Referral Bonus Paid after completion of 150 hours for any newly registered candidates who are referred over.
• 150 Job Referral Find your own job bonus – Receive 150 for bringing your own position to us, alternatively this also applies if you are not happy with your current agency but settled in your role we can pay 150 to switch.
• FREE Registration Process including Enhanced DBS Check, Occupational Health Appointments, Mandatory and Practical Training, Uniform
• Dedicated and Experienced One-to-One Specialist Consultant
• 250 Yearly CPD/Training Allowance/Registration Body Renewal