Ward Manager inWath Upon Dearne inWath Upon Dearne PUBLISHED 13 SEP 2024

Working as an integral part of a medium secure forensic service for male mentally ill patients, your role as Ward Manager will focus on ensuring optimum care provision in our 76 bedded unit based in South Yorkshire.
This is for a Band 7 Ward Manager to lead a busy assessment/admission ward. This role is suited to an experienced nurse with some managerial experience and involves leading a large team of nurses and healthcare professionals and maintaining a safe environment for patients in a medium secure forensic setting.

Working as an integral part of a medium secure forensic service for male mentally ill patients, your role as Ward Manager will focus on ensuring optimum care provision in our 76 bedded unit based in South Yorkshire. You will work across one of our four wards, managing a team of qualified nursing staff, nursing associates, bank and health care assistants. You will work closely within a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, CBT, education to provide high quality patient centred care. You will be responsible for budget management for your area.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Zoe Frederick Job title: Head of Nursing Email address: Telephone number:
This is for a Band 7 Ward Manager to lead a busy assessment/admission ward. This role is suited to an experienced nurse with some managerial experience and involves leading a large team of nurses and healthcare professionals and maintaining a safe environment for patients in a medium secure forensic setting.

Working as an integral part of a medium secure forensic service for male mentally ill patients, your role as Ward Manager will focus on ensuring optimum care provision in our 76 bedded unit based in South Yorkshire. You will work across one of our four wards, managing a team of qualified nursing staff, nursing associates, bank and health care assistants. You will work closely within a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, CBT, education to provide high quality patient centred care. You will be responsible for budget management for your area.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Zoe Frederick Job title: Head of Nursing Email address: Telephone number:


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