Ward Manager

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to invite applications for the position of Band 7 Ward Manager for Cragside Ward , part of our Mental Health Inpatient Older Persons Services.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinical leader to join a well‑established service and contribute to the delivery of high‑quality, safe and compassionate care for older adults with complex mental health needs.

Cragside ward is a mixed sex organic Inpatient service supporting older people who may require inpatient treatment relating to their mental health needs.

• To provide the highest standard of holistic safe and effective care through the use of evidence based professional practice, in line with agreed local and national standards.
• Responsible for the effective and efficient operational management of the ward.
• Accountable for the planning and delivery of all aspects of patient care throughout the working period as set out in the NMC Code.
• To provide a continuously improving service in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives, and the NHS performance framework
• To provide clinical leadership, expertise, advice and support to the nursing and multi -professional team to facilitate the effective delivery of care to patients at all times.

To support and continually develop staff to ensure they have the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/speciality requirements

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide high quality and safe care for patients, staff and visitors.

They will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity and who can role model the trust values at all times. They must have broad evidence of continuous professional development.

The post holder will have operational responsibility for all aspects of clinical standards, professional practice, manage and co-ordinate staff, budget, resources and the environment.

Demonstrate effective leadership, being visible and accessible to patients, families and carers which ensure efficient, effective and caring services.

Accountability for the delivery of all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes

Develop and where appropriate deliver training packages to enhance the knowledge and skills of the workforce and students