Ward Manager

We are seeking a dynamic, skilled, and motivated individual with resilience and vision to manage and lead our female acute working age inpatient ward within Sheffield Mental Health Services. Located at the Michael Carlisle Centre, Burbage Ward is a 16 bedded unit providing for the assessment and treatment of female service users experiencing a diverse range of mental health needs. Burbage Ward is a warm, welcoming, and inclusive environment, where we have a vision of support for one another, creating a safe, therapeutic, and purposeful environment together for everyone. Within an established leadership team, the successful candidate will be responsible for both the clinical and operational leadership of the ward, through working closely with the Ward Consultant, Senior Practitioner and Matron. As we move though these exciting times of change, the post holder will be pivotal in the future development of acute care and will help shape and lead the future pathway of our acute services. As well as our commitment to clinical supervision and development the successful candidate will have the opportunity to access career coaching through SHSC to raise awareness of skills, abilities and how to utilise these effectively within practice.,

• Provide effective leadership and management/Role model
• Develop team performance
• Manage the ward/department environment
• Deliver a safe and effective service within allocated resources ensuring the resources are used to maximum effect
• To ensure safe and effective practice/Professional, ethical and legal
• Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for staff, patients/clients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection, risk management and critical incident reporting
  
  We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we are looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is valued and prioritised. If you are interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities and we have a three year Nursing Plan for your development. We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we would love to have you with us.