Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a 12 month secondment Band 7 position to manage and lead within the Older Adult Mental Health directorate on Clara Ward which specialises in Dementia care and is based at Edward Street Hospital West Bromwich.

This is a fantastic opportunity to continue or develop your management and Leadership skills within Older Adults Mental Health and to support junior staff in delivering, high quality care within our dementia inpatient service. The post holder will provide Leadership for the ward and work in close collaboration with the senior leadership team as part of the leadership and management structures that are in place to ensure high quality care throughout the patient pathway.

The ward is supported by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team made up of Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language, physiotherapy, psychology and our Medical team of Consultants and ward Doctors. The service has a robust leadership team including an Operational Manager for the Hospital and a hospital Matron who feed into the General Manager and the senior leadership team for the OA Division.

Expressions of Interest are invited from experienced Band 6 Nurses to support and lead our service. You should be motivated and forward thinking in your approach and possess excellent communication and inter-personal skills. A degree of flexibility in approach is required along with a willingness to learn whilst working in a potentially challenging environment.

Main duties of the job

• You will need to provide leadership and support for all staff
• Act as a role model for good clinical, care governance practice
• Operationally manage a ward-based team, supporting staff and patients
• Work in conjunction with the Operational Service Manager and Matron
• Understand what an effective service is
• Understand local and national policies
• Able to maintain clinical standards, a quality service and a sense of direction to an already committed team
• Promote a recovery culture with least restrictive practices
• Understand risk management and monitoring
• Able to reflect, develop action plans and support others
• Understand the needs of a challenging environment
• Understand budgets and procurement systems
• Manage recruitment and retention
• Manage sickness and redeployment where applicable
• Have excellent standards of communication and reporting systems
• Good time management skills
• Maintain links with corporate services and outside agencies
• Be caring and compassionate
• Enjoy teamwork

About us
The ward is supported by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team made up of Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language, physiotherapy, psychology and our Medical team of Consultants and ward Doctors. The service has a robust leadership team including an Operational Manager for the Hospital and a hospital Matron who feed into the General Manager and the senior leadership team for the OA Division.

Job responsibilities
Operationally manage a ward based in patient team in accordance with TrustValues. Responsible for the delivery of effective, efficient and high quality services for people with Mental Health illness.

Work in conjunction with the Service Manager, Matron, Head of Nursing, General Manager, Clinical Director and Professional Leads to develop and deliver safe and effective services, in accordance with key national targets, clinical standards, service priorities and performance indicators set by local commissioners and Trust policies.Work in partnership with other professionals to provide multi-agency services that achieve the best possible outcomes for people admitted to the centre.The post holder will support and oversee operational delivery of the team; they will be required to work autonomously in order to address issues impacting on clinical care, quality, service delivery, with overall support and strategic direction from the Operational Service Manager.The ward manager will promote a culture of Recovery and least restrictive practice for patients admitted to the unit through role modelling and team development.

Person Specification
Essential

• Relevant operational experience at Band 6 level or higher
• Evidence or understanding of managing a budget
• Evidence of managing a workforce or team
• Evidence of providing supervision or training to other staff
• Has a recognised professional qualification for Nursing or AHP

Desirable

• Demonstrates an understanding of team culture and dynamics and how to manage
• Demonstrates a wider strategic operational knowledge
• Demonstrates a knowledge of leadership and management skills, qualities
• Demonstrates a knowledge of good comunication

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).