Job summary
- Main area
- The Vales
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 274-11760-AI
- Employer
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Vales, Discovery House
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/11/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Ward Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of women with complex needs?
Join our dynamic team at The Vales, a 15-bed rehabilitation unit at Discovery House, which is undergoing an exciting transformation into a level 2 mental health unit. We are seeking an experienced inpatient ward manager who is dedicated to delivering relational and trauma-informed care.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to support a committed team, maintain high standards, and focus on hope, recovery, and successful discharge outcomes. If you are enthusiastic about working in a supportive environment and making a positive impact, we would love to hear from you.
Please contact Tracy Colpitts - Service Manager, for more information.
Main duties of the job
Work alongside the Clinical Lead to Manage and hold 24-hour responsibility for the provision of clinical care on a ward.
To co-ordinate and make effective use of staff, supervise staff and ensure training is maintained.
To ensure adequate staffing levels and provide clinical leadership for staff.
To ensure cost effective use of resources
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent: 1st Level Registration (NMC,HPC)
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Certificate in Leadership
- Masters Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-Registration experience of working with adults with mental health needs.
- Experience of managing staff and good leadership skills.
- Experience in using psychological and acute interventions with up to date knowledge of evidence-based practice.
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health.
- Sound knowledge of clinical / risk assessment and understanding of confidentiality.
- • Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement with research initiatives
Skills
Essential criteria
- Prioritisation and resource allocation, planning and organisation skills
- Able to communicate complex and at times highly sensitive information to a variety to stakeholders.
- Good negotiation skills for conflict resolution .
- IT skills- email, word processing excel, system use.
- Budget management.
- Self- motivated with excellent personal management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Tracy Colpitts
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07375118965
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Welton House
Lime Kiln Way
Lincoln
LN2 4WH
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