24 Oct
Priory Group
East Sussex
Job description
Ward Manager
Reference
PRI96733
Location
Priory Hospital Ticehurst, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HU
Priory Group Division
Healthcare
Salary
£47,375 - £53,329 DOE
Hours
37.5
Vacancy Type
Permanent - Full Time
Job Advert - Division Information
Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
If you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
work well in a team and want to work within a setting that seeks to help improve people's health and well-being, This is an exciting time to join Priory Hospital Ticehurst’s female acute service.
Benefits include but not limited to a competitive salary plus location allowance, child care vouchers, free car parking and a contributory pension scheme.
You can even enjoy lunch with your colleagues in our highly subsidised staff canteen.
We are seeking a full time Ward Manager to work on our 12 bedded female acute unit. The successful candidate will manage the ward and its resources, taking appropriate action to ensure that standards of care are exceptional.
You will be responsible for ensuring care plans reflect the needs of patients and that your team receive timely clinical supervision, appraisal, CPD and complete mandatory training.
You will work closely with other ward managers to plan and implement quality improvement initiatives across the service, ensure adherence to policy and legislation,
complete regular site and organisational audits, act as a role model for others and demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills.
If you would like to join our team and partake in the innovative growth and expansion of our services- we invite you to apply.
The nursing team work closely with our established mental health professionals including consultant psychiatrists, doctors and the committed therapy team.
You will have the support of our excellent health care assistants. The senior management team will listen to your thoughts and ideas and you will have the opportunity to influence the future direction of our acute services.
You will provide senior nursing leadership to the ward nursing team.
You will therefore act as a visible role model to promote a culture of learning development, inquiry and team vision.
We are seeking applicants with :
RMN Qualification
Current NMC registration with no restrictions on practice
2 years’ experience in a supervisory capacity
Current training in mentorship
Willingness to complete further clinical, managerial and leadership training
Excellent organisational and IT skills as you will be responsible for roster management
Proficiency in report writing
Job Advert Location Description
Centrally located with easy access to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Ashford and Maidstone, The Priory Hospital, Ticehurst House has 43 beds across 2 service lines : Acute Adult and Acute Private.
We offer comprehensive inpatient and outpatient specialist mental health services for adults in a safe and supportive environment.
Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
We are proud to be rated Good’ for site overall, following our recent CQC inspection in April 2021.
Division DBS info
About us
From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.
The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services.
This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.
As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
No agencies please
If you forward any CV’s to the Priory Group and you are not on the Priory Group PSL and have not been asked to work on the above role we will accept the CV as a gift.
▶️ Ward Manager
🖊️ Priory Group
📍 East Sussex