Job summary
- Main area
- Mental health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 334-NUR-7367886-FR
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rosa Parks, Lambeth Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Pro rata inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
We are pleased to announce that an opportunity for an experienced RMN Band 6 and above, to lead our Multi-Disciplinary Team on our adult acute inpatient ward.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated nurse who is; committed, caring, compassionate, have good leadership and problem solving skills, excellent communication skills, the ability to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and a positive attitude to service developments and quality improvement.
Rosa Parks Ward is an 18-bedded male acute ward, currently based at Lambeth Hospital but will soon move to New Douglas Bennet House in Maudsley Hospital.
The multi-disciplinary team is dynamic and diverse, including RMNs, CSWs, an OT, doctors and a consultant who work closely to support patients on their recovery journey. Patients also have access to a psychology and art therapy while on the ward.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the operational management of clinical area.
Lead and effectively manage the ward nursing team.
Ensure high standards of evidence-based, patient centered care are maintained.
To establish and maintain systems for clinical governance.
To effectively and efficiently manage ward budget and resources.
To promote good communication within the team and with external agencies.
Working for our organisation
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
We look forward to receiving your application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
1. Management of Nursing Care and Practice
2. Management of Financial and Material Resources
3. Management of Clinical Standards
4. Management of Human Resources
5. Management of Information and Communication
6. Management of the Environment
7. Personal Development and Freedom to Act
8. Other Responsibilities
The post-holder will also be responsible for:
• Deputising for the Clinical Service Lead as required.
• Undertaking site wide co-ordination roles as required, eg. DSN.
• Establishing and building on excellent working relationships between other services within and external to the Directorate.
• Ensuring that systems are in place which invite service users and their carers to comment on the quality of services they receive.
• Implementation of the complaints procedure including investigation, response, and resolution.
Ensuring that their line manager is kept informed of all developments and changes within the ward environment.
• The safe storage and administration of medications.
• The creation and maintenance of an environment which is conducive to learning and which meets the educational standards required by Educational Institutions whose students are placed on the ward. The post-holder will be expected to facilitate actively the ward’s involvement in the training and education of staff from a variety of disciplines.
• Participating in projects within the Unit and Trust as required by the senior management of the Directorate.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health/Learning Disability).
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Degree or equivalent experience
- SLTP Training
Desirable criteria
- RGN
- Management course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant years’ experience of managing clinical practice at Band 6.
- Experience of providing clinical and managerial supervision
- Experience of working in a multicultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care.
- Experience of staff performance management
- Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices
- Experience of project management
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical knowledge relevant to the service, including evidence-based practice
- Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with acute mental health care, including MHA, CPA procedures, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan.
- Understanding of the role and function of other organizations providing services to people with mental ill-health
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of performance management procedures
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Maria Nery
- Job title
- Clinical Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07967637860
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