Clinical Nurse Manager

Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to work as the Ward Manager for Galaxy Ward (PICU) CAMHS inpatient PICU ward ward based in Newham.

We are looking for somebody who is passionate and skilled to take on this role.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be enthusiastic, forward thinking and have a keen interest in working with adolescents and their families in a mental health setting. You will be working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing care for young people with a wide range of needs.

The Clinical Nurse Manager will have 9-5 Monday to Friday operational responsibility and accountability for the provision and management of high quality nursing care and for the treatment of service users within the inpatient service area. You will be required to clinically lead, develop the service and nursing team, support care delivery and work with service users and staff to ensure the provision of practices that respond effectively to both individual and service need.

Main duties of the job
To co-ordinate and provide care and treatment to an identified group of patients without direct supervision. In addition, supporting junior staff in delivery of care provision.

To manage and organise work as required.

Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence based practice for service users with complex needs, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user individual needs, Trust objectives and professional guidance.

Promotes evidence based practice and embeds QI.

Postholder will be responsible for high quality care provision with highly complex service users and groups.

About us
Our aim is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities
Furthermore, the post holder will be responsible for establishing and maintaining team systems and processes for the effective operation of the service. The successful candidate must display a considerable degree of initiative, possess mature judgement and maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with service users, their relatives, colleagues and visitors.

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) OR Registered Nurse (Learning Disability) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)

Desirable

• Masters qualification or equivalent experience
• Specialist Area Training

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience of management and leadership roles at band 6 level or above
• Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
• Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
• Supporting and supervising students and junior staff

Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of quality improvement practices
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
• Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices

Desirable

• Knowledge of implementing strategy, change management and practice development

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).