CAMHS MAU Ward Manager

We are thrilled to be recruiting for the Maudsley Adolescent Unit (MAU), which will be located at the new Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People opening in 2025. MAU will be a general adolescent unit catering to young people aged 12-18, offering a supportive environment for those needing mental health care.

The successful candidate will have a unique and exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in opening a brand-new ward at MAU. This is a chance to be part of something truly special, actively contributing to the setup, launch, and shaping of innovative care models. You will support and lead in developing best practices, influencing patient care strategies, and making a real impact on our services. This role is perfect for someone passionate about pioneering initiatives and driving excellence in patient care.

The Pears Maudsley Centre aims to transform the story of mental health for young people. It will host the Maudsley Adolescent Unit, King's Maudsley Partnership, Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School, various specialist CAMHS services, and state-of-the-art clinical research facilities.

We have recruited a skilled nursing team with high patient/staff ratios, supported by a comprehensive multidisciplinary team. We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Ward Manager who can lead, inspire, and advocate for the nursing team, demonstrating resilience, sound clinical skills, and a compassionate approach in challenging situations, You must be a qualified RMN or LD Nurse with experience of working in an in-patient mental health setting. You need to have an understanding of the challenges that face nurses caring for young people with mental health difficulties today and be able to demonstrate resilience and empathy. Most important to us is that you have a commitment and passion to want to lead an excellent service. In return you will be supported by an experienced MDT and colleagues within CAMHS.

Our senior nursing team offers a progressive and supportive environment to develop and mentor individuals by utilising in-house resources as well as strong links with external education providers and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN).

Whilst the role will be based on the Maudsley site, we are currently waiting for the new building to be ready. Therefore, the MAU team will be based on the Bethlem site on a temporary basis.

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.