Ward Manager

Reference

PRI90780

Location

Llanarth Court, Llanarth, Nr Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 2YD

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£45,668 - £51,393 depending on experience

Hours

37.5 hours per week

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Location Description

Priory are one of the UK’s leading providers of independent specialist secure and step-down care across the UK. With hospitals around the country, many years of experience and highly experienced teams, we help patients and commissioners find the right care pathways, without the need for multiple reassessments.

Llanarth Court Hospital is a 96 bedded forensic hospital providing a multi disciplinary service in  low, medium and open rehabilitation settings.

Job Advert Role Description

We are currently recruiting for a full time Ward Manager within our forensic hospital.  

 

You will need to have a RNLD/RMN qualification and be a Priory Charge Nurse or equivalent in the  NHS. It is also desirable to have experience in a forensic setting though a keen desire to work in this challenging field is necessary.

 

You will have 24 hour responsibility for a unit within a forensic psychiatric hospital. You will  manage a staff team , be an integral part of the multi disciplinary team  and to ensure high standard of care is delivered. You must be able to communicate with external professionals including family members, commissioners and regulatory bodies and be a positive role model for the organisation. You will be expected to maintain a high level of professional support and participate in a managerial role to ensure the hospital  is adequately supported.  You will need to be a positive role model to staff working with challenging patients and demonstrate a resilience to the ever changing needs of the patients. You will need to be able to work flexibly to undertake  duties as part of the on -call system across the hospital.

 

The ability to have a flexible, positive, team orientated approach is required.     

Division DBS info

About us

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. 

Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated.  As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements.  We thank you for your understanding. 

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Closing Date

30/04/2024