Ward Manager - Wickford
- Recruiter
- St Andrew's
- Location
- Essex
- Salary
- 45000.00 GBP Annual + GBP45000 per annum
- Posted
- 28 Nov 2014
- Closes
- 29 Nov 2014
- Sectors
- Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
St Andrew??s Essex in North Benfleet, provides recovery for patients with complex needs within a low secure environment. We are committed to furthering rehabilitation and recovery through a multi-disciplinary team approach. A recent expansion, enhancing gender specific care pathways, means that there are now 92 beds.
We would like to recruit a Service/Ward Manager who is interested in working with this complex and challenging population and has skills and experience relevant in Psychiatric Intensive Care and Acute Mental Illness.
The successful candidate will be a Level 1 Registered Nurse in Mental Health and will be expected to manage a team of nurses across two wards, manage and maintain budgets, influence occupancy on their services, provide supervision and appraisal, develop nursing roles and tasks and formulate policies and procedures setting out good practice standards. The successful candidate will also take an active part in service strategy, governance and management meetings and undertake project work for the Service and across the charity as required.
You will also be required to work as part of a wider interdisciplinary team alongside other professionals.
St Andrew??s is the UK??s largest mental health charity. We offer specialist secure services for men, women, adolescents and older people across mental health, learning disability, brain injury and degenerative disorders such as Huntington??s and Alzheimer??s. Putting Service Users?? needs at the heart of everything we do, we have built an innovative culture of clinical expertise.
All positions within St Andrew??s are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Unless specifically commissioned in advance, St Andrew??s will not consider Applications submitted by or through agencies. Please quote the relevant reference number on all correspondence relating to these vacancies. We do welcome your application, however, even if you meet the minimum criteria for this role, you are not guaranteed an interview.
Safeguarding of staff and patients is core business for St Andrew??s. All our staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
St Andrew??s is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No
Applying via this website will take you to the vacancy on the St Andrew\'s website. You will need to complete our online application form and attach your CV in order to be considered for this role
We would like to recruit a Service/Ward Manager who is interested in working with this complex and challenging population and has skills and experience relevant in Psychiatric Intensive Care and Acute Mental Illness.
The successful candidate will be a Level 1 Registered Nurse in Mental Health and will be expected to manage a team of nurses across two wards, manage and maintain budgets, influence occupancy on their services, provide supervision and appraisal, develop nursing roles and tasks and formulate policies and procedures setting out good practice standards. The successful candidate will also take an active part in service strategy, governance and management meetings and undertake project work for the Service and across the charity as required.
You will also be required to work as part of a wider interdisciplinary team alongside other professionals.
St Andrew??s is the UK??s largest mental health charity. We offer specialist secure services for men, women, adolescents and older people across mental health, learning disability, brain injury and degenerative disorders such as Huntington??s and Alzheimer??s. Putting Service Users?? needs at the heart of everything we do, we have built an innovative culture of clinical expertise.
All positions within St Andrew??s are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Unless specifically commissioned in advance, St Andrew??s will not consider Applications submitted by or through agencies. Please quote the relevant reference number on all correspondence relating to these vacancies. We do welcome your application, however, even if you meet the minimum criteria for this role, you are not guaranteed an interview.
Safeguarding of staff and patients is core business for St Andrew??s. All our staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
St Andrew??s is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No
Applying via this website will take you to the vacancy on the St Andrew\'s website. You will need to complete our online application form and attach your CV in order to be considered for this role