Job Description:

Being a Ward Manager is more than just managing a team. It's being a leader, an expert, being the driving force behind a positive culture, providing guidance, nurturing talent, and most importantly, looking after everyone within your ward. If you agree, then you're the Ward Manager we're looking for.  

Whether you're a senior nurse looking for the next step in your career, or a seasoned Ward Manager looking for a new ward to make your own, if caring for others and being able to successfully lead a team to effectively run a ward comes naturally to you, then apply today and join the team at Wellesley Hospital in Wellington.   Your career within Elysium will be enjoyable, rewarding and fulfilling as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. 

It’s a career that you can take pride in and enjoy. It’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

What you will be doing

With experience from the NHS or private care, you will lead the nursing team provide high-quality care and support to people within a mental health setting, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting good teamwork.

As a Ward Manager, you will empower recovery and deliver supervision to staff across the ward to deliver great healthcare. You will work alongside the senior Nurse to manage the on-call service and manage the ward budgets, and lead by example, acting as a role model to all members of the nursing team, leading care teams and creating a positive learning environment that makes a difference and changes lives for the better. Other duties include: 

• Providing Clinical Leadership and expertise
  
• Providing leadership and guidance to support a unified service and engaged workforce
  
• Ensuring that high standards are in place, followed and improved in accordance within the Clinical Governance framework
  
• Utilising and supervising all nursing staff effectively
  
• Being an expert resource on Nursing care of service users within the specialism and hold a key role in the multidisciplinary team
  
• Maintaining a positive and collaborative environment to allow ward members to reach their potential and maximum their ability to provide high-quality care, staff welfare and staff training
  
• Designated to take charge of the ward
  

Things that you will have:

• A relevant nursing qualification
• NMC registration
  
• A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
  
• A commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice
  
• Relevant experience in a similar environment
  
• Proven track record of leadership skills
  

Where you will be working:

Location: Westpark 26, Chelston, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9FF 

You will be working at Wellesley Hospital, a purpose built 101 bed hospital in Wellington (Somerset) for men and women with mental health needs. 

There are 6 wards for people with mental health needs and 1 ward for people with Learning Disabilities and Autism. 

The Wellesley Hospital built in 2017 works alongside Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Avon and Wiltshire Foundation Trust, Cornwall Foundation Trust, 2gether Foundation Trust, and Livewell to deliver the best possible environment for patients with mental health issues.

What You’ll Get 

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future: 

• • Annual base salary of £48,369
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
  •  Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
  • Life Assurance, for added peace of min
  • Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
  •  24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
  •  Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
  •  Pension contribution, to help secure your future 
  • Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking 

 

About your next employer: 

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.  

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.  

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure