CAMHS Ward Manager | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	05 Awst 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£56,276 - £63,176 per annum plus london weighting depending on location
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	04 Medi 2025
Lleoliad:	London, BR3 3BX
Cwmni:	South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7344341/334-NUR-7344341-LF

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Join a dedicated and compassionate team committed to delivering exceptional care for children, young people, and their families and carers.

We are excited to announce vacancies for Ward Manager position at the Maudsley Adolescent Unit. This Adolescent Unit supports young people aged 12 to 18 from across South London and beyond, often caring for some of the most vulnerable individuals in need of intensive mental health support. This Adolescent Unit is currently based on the Bethlem Royal Hospital whilst a new unit is being built on the Maudsley site.

This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to take a leading role within an innovative multidisciplinary team. The successful candidates will help shape best practice, influence patient care strategies, and make a lasting impact on service delivery. If you're passionate about driving excellence and pioneering new approaches in adolescent mental health, we would love to hear from you.

We are proud to offer high staff-to-patient ratios and a well-established MDT committed to holistic care. Our nursing team plays a central role in leading the units and supporting young people on their recovery journey. We're looking for motivated and dynamic Ward Manager who are ready to lead with integrity, inspiring their teams through resilience, clinical expertise, and a calm, compassionate presence in challenging circumstances.

You must be a qualified RMN with experience of working in an in-patient mental health setting. You need to have an understanding of the challenges that face nurses caring for young people with mental health difficulties today and be able to demonstrate resilience and empathy. Most important to us is that you have a commitment and passion to want to lead an excellent service. In return you will be supported by an experienced MDT and colleagues within CAMHS.

Our senior nursing team offers a progressive and supportive environment to develop and mentor individuals by utilising in-house resources as well as strong links with external education providers and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN).

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

· Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.

· Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.

· Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes

· Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars

· Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites

· NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

· Be prepared to physically move between sites as needed.

· Ensure that they are fully aware of current developments and practice in their clinical area. Acknowledge their own limitations and discuss/identify their training and development needs with their line manager.

· Make effective use of supervision with their line manager on a regular and agreed basis.

· Be aware of the need to reflect on their practice both as clinician and manager.

· Manage their time efficiently.

· Be aware of and adhere to all Trust Policies and act as a role model to other staff.

· Meet the NMC’s requirements for Standards of Professional Practice, Code of Conduct and Post Registration and Practice (PREP) and Revalidation

· Recognise emotional and mental effort required to fulfil the post.


This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Aug 2025