Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Perinatal Mother & Baby Unit Manager
The closing date is 29 November 2026

Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity working as the Ward Manager for Jasmine Lodge, Mother and Baby Unit.

The Ward Manager on Jasmine Lodge provides leadership and management to the clinical team on the ward, delivering high quality care to the Mothers and Babies who use our Service.

Jasmine Lodge is an acute 8-bedded Unit designed to support women in their recovery during a period of ill perinatal mental health.

We are looking for an experienced individual who has a passion for perinatal mental health and can bring warmth, leadership and operational oversight at this level.

Main duties of the job

• To provide leadership and management to the Mother & Baby Unit (MBU) and clinical team.
• To provide evidenced based professional support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team.
• To lead and promote education and staff development for the continued professional growth of the team members and students.
• To ensure the delivery of high standards of nursing care in accordance with evidence based professional practice, policies and procedures.
• Ensure legislation policies and procedures are implemented and staff have access to them and an understanding of their use.
• Manages allocated budget ensuring resources are efficiently and effectively used and maintained.

About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9369-26-0807
Job locations: Jasmine Lodge, Dryden Road, EXETER, EX2 5SN, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: A professional Mental Health Nursing qualification or appropriate professional qualification with current registration.
• Essential: Evidence of revalidation process.
• Essential: Evidence of post registration study/continuing professional development.
• Desirable: Recognised management training and qualification or willingness to work toward it.
• Desirable: Training to Level 3 in Safeguarding children, young people and adults: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.

Knowledge

• Essential: Previous experience of leadership and management within a clinical environment.
• Essential: Knowledge of the MHA,(1983,1985) MCA and DOLs.
• Essential: Knowledge of Quality Improvement process and change management.
• Essential: Understanding of good physical health, how to undertake physical observations (inc. non-contact) recognising the deteriorating patient and application/intervention, escalation process.
• Essential: Able to assess plan treatment and review nursing care needs, supervise other in the same.
• Essential: Recognise performance issues on the ward and how to address them.
• Essential: Motivated to promote highest standards in a changing service.
• Essential: Health and Safety / Infection Control.
• Desirable: Baby care & assessment of maternal & infant relationships

Experience

• Essential: Substantial post registration experience.
• Essential: Experience as a Band 6 in an inpatient setting.
• Essential: Experience working within an MDT.
• Essential: Clinical/management Supervision and Mentoring Experience.
• Essential: Experience of managing staff.
• Essential: Mentoring students in line with professional requirements.
• Essential: Quality Improvement experience.
• Desirable: Experience of working with women who have perinatal mental illness
• Desirable: The ability to undertake evidence based interventions with women in the perinatal period

Other skills and abilities

• Essential: Excellent leadership skills with the ability to lead change and motivate staff
• Essential: Ability to liaise with a range of services both within and external to the Trust.
• Essential: Ability to interact therapeutically with distressed persons
• Essential: Ability to manage conflict.
• Essential: Able to produce well written reports.
• Essential: Ability to produce effective care plans.
• Essential: Ability to undertake risk management.
• Essential: Ability to plan and produce service development plans.
• Essential: Budget planning and setting
• Essential: Able to manage physically challenging behaviour / Trained in Physical Intervention.
• Essential: Standard Computer skills e.g. use of SystmOne and Healthroster.
• Essential: Imagination and determination, a questioning attitude, enthusiasm, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Jasmine Lodge, Dryden Road, EXETER, EX2 5SN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Deputy Head of Nursing, Specialist Directorate, Katy Kemp, katy.kemp@nhs.net