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    Autism Ward Manager - Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom - South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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    Full Time - 37.The successful candidate will have a passion for person centred care and working with people with a learning disability.

    This is an exciting opportunity for Ward Manager to join the Horizon inpatient unit on a full-time post 1.We are a well-established ward that provides specialist inpatient support to people with a Learning Disability.

    This will be an ideal role for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career, enhance their management skills and take the ward to forward to achieve an outstanding inpatient service.

    The team consists of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, LD nurses, occupational therapists, speech & language therapists, and healthcare support staff.

    The Team works together deliver therapeutic assessment and treatment and to support adults with LD and their families/carers.

    The Trust is committed to staff development and in-house training to enable the applicant to fulfil the requirements of the role.

    All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

    You will be a highly motivated and conscientious individual, who has the desire to work creatively with people with learning disabilities within an inpatient setting.

    Work alongside the senior clinical team to oversee and ensure specialist assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for service users with complex Learning Disabilities with possible mental health conditions.

    Collect and collate data / information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance.


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    We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield.

    We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

    Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time.

    We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

    We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

    Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run.

    Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

    Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

    We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

    The Post holder will be responsible for the effective day to day delivery of Learning Disabilities Assessment & Treatment ward within the designated team area.

    The post holder will be expected to have strong clinical and leadership skills and be responsible for ensuring the delivery of quality forensic mental health services.

    The Ward Manager will manage allocated resources on behalf of the trust and local authority to ensure that fundamentals of care are delivered.

    Provide day to day management of all staff within the ward team including sickness and absence monitoring, conduct and performance etc.

    Ensure service provision meets the individual needs of service users and their carers within Learning and Disability policy, the personalisation, prevention and recovery agenda.

    Ensure that the service observes the legal and philosophical requirements of national legislative frameworks.
    Monitor the quality and appropriateness of service provision.
    RNLD / RMN / RN Mental Health, or DipSW / CQSW / CSS or OT.
    Relevant graduate qualification or equivalent.
    Management Qualification related to health and social care
    Relevant post-graduate qualification

    Highly skilled at assessing and managing people with learning disability needs.
    Ability to demonstrate a high level of skill in supporting/mentoring/supervising staff and students/trainees.
    Ability to demonstrate a high level of skill in assessing and managing risk in a variety of settings
    within long term conditions, primary care
    NICE, CQC, CQUINS
    Has undertaken a clinical audit/research project

    Training
    Relevant post qualification training / learning in professional field
    Willingness to maintain mandatory training requirements

    Safeguarding manager and/or investigators training

    Has advanced knowledge and proven ability in current mental health practice and national policy and guidance

    Knowledge and skills in specialist areas, within learning disabilities, such as dual diagnosis, peri-natal mental health, working with people experiencing psychosis, working with people with a diagnosis or personality disorder, working with people with co-existing mental and physical health needs that impacts on well-being.


    A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

    Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.
    Works actively as part of own team and the wider health and social care management team.
    Fieldhead Hospital Ouchthorpe Lane,

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