- Through strong 'on the floor' leadership, through regular ad-hoc and formal supervision and through leading by example - ensure that all colleagues provide excellent standards of care to the people we support, with a focus on positive outcomes, promoting choice, independence and positive behavioural support.
- Ensure that Nursing Care Plans are person-centred, involve the patient and that they are reviewed and updated (minimum monthly).
- In addition, check that nursing ward round updates are confirmed with Doctors and MDT, then delivered to the patient via key working session and to the staff team by way of summary (both in readable format for handover and in person).
- Maintain a system and monitoring of clinical ordering and supplies.
- Ensure staff are competent with electronic (such as care notes/ Incident Management) systems and processes, by way of policy and training.
- Check Nurses are able to amend (where necessary) and approve (counter sign) comprehensive clinical entries. Ensure flagging of ongoing improvement opportunities in the way Health Care Assistants and Staff nurses are documenting their day-day interactions and patient care.
- Practice good defensible documentation where necessary.
- Ensure that Care Notes audits and reports are generated on a weekly basis and acted upon within reasonable timescales, and that actions are delegated to and completed by Nurses.
- Leadership experience working in mental health as a Ward manager at or equivalent in both inpatient and community settings.
- Evidence of post qualifying continued learning and proven awareness of developments in mental health.
- Substantial experience working in a multi-disciplinary, inter agency setting, with an understanding of the differing responsibilities of statutory and non- statutory organisations.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Experience of professional supervision of staff. Experience of teaching or supervision of trainees
- Evidence of the ability to manage a team and set and maintain standards of performance and conduct.
- Evidence of the ability to introduce and manage change.
- Clear understanding of Health and Safety, Risk assessment and Equal Opportunities issues and legislation.
- Evidence of ability to select and develop staff.
- Has recruited and interviewed own staff
Nursing Manager - Greater London, United Kingdom - Ellern Mede Eating Disorder Services
Description
Job Description
Ellern Mede is looking for an experienced Ward Manager to join our Mill Hill branch in Ridgeway.
The post holder will lead the Nursing team, ensuring that all colleagues are focused on providing positive outcomes for the people we support, in line with regulatory standards and company key performance indicators, policies and procedures. Also that our practice is evidenced and important tasks are audited in line with clinical governance and best practice.
Full Time Permanent: Monday to Friday
40 hours per week
Salary range per annum: £45,500 - £50,000 (negotiable upon experience)
Main Purpose Of Role:
Essential Experience and Knowledge:
ELLERN MEDE RIDGEWAY
Eating Disorders are extraordinarily complex illnesses that present with abnormalities in physical and psychological functioning. The physical complications have the potential to cause permanent damage and in some cases are life threatening. The causes are complex and multi-factorial, including genetic, neurodevelopmental and environmental influences. They require a comprehensive treatment programme including medical, psychiatric, psychological, social and educational interventions.
The service admits patients whose illness requires more intense levels of clinical involvement and nursing. patients often require treatment under mental health legislation. The aims of the services are to improve the patients' health and dependency needs sufficiently for transfer to a regular eating disorder unit or to the community. The treatment programme can include naso-gastric (NG) tube feeding and for some of our most unwell patients, this is sometimes required under restraint (if necessary, once all other avenues have been exhausted). In these cases, the service goes a long way to promote advocacy for the patient, their rights, seek their involvement and apply 'least restrictive interventions'.