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Ward Manager - Prospect Place | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 August 2024 |
| Location: | Rochdale, OL12 9QB |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6515729/311-F716-24 |
Summary
Prospect Place is a 45 bedded unit that is based on the site of Birch Hill Hospital In Rochdale.
The Unit is for Men aged 18-65 years, who have a diagnosed Psychotic disorder and require treatment in conditions of low security.
The unit aims to enhance life skills and community functioning, support them to effectively manage risk behaviours, reduce relapses and maximise their independence.
Prospect place is split into 3 separate wards; Engagement and assessment, Recovery and intervention and Social inclusion. The expected pathway for service users is 2 years. Service users typically spend approx. 9 months on each ward.
The unit manager is responsible for the management of the clinical environment to ensure that the units provide a high quality service to the service users in their care.
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
• To be responsible for the recruitment, deployment and management of staff.
• To ensure staff undertakes specialist assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care needs of service users in their care
• To lead and be responsible for the clinical management of the unit with service users, who may present with complex behaviours that challenge services
• To allocate and support individuals with delegated work and review progress as agreed. To co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of person centred healthcare, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate
• Management of LSU standards: overseeing security aspects, implementation of standards, monitoring and reporting against NHS England contracting reporting including LSU specific KPIs and CQUINS.
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
The hospital site has free parking.
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
This advert closes on Monday 12 Aug 2024