Job overview

Are you ready for that next step in your career? Do you have strong management and leadership skills?

At Brooklands Hospital we are committed to providing the best standard of care and experience for individuals whilst in an inpatient setting, supporting them to gain skills to reach their potential and maintain a good quality of life.

This post is required to replace our ward manager who is moving on due to career progression.

Jade Ward is a ward for Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities who require treatment in hospital and a discharge plan to successfully return to a life in the community with the support and care they deserve. The ward benefits from a well established nursing and care assistant team and a full MDT as well as it’s own school and teaching staff.

This role is critical to our retention strategy, ensuring the ward team benefits from visible management and supervision and it enables a firm career structure for succession planning.  

Full time and part time applicants will be considered, though a minimum of 30 hrs is required.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder is responsible for the day-to-day management of the unit including the management of the physical, procedural and relational security standards required for the unit
• The post holder is responsible for the management of the direct care team within the unit comprising of Qualified Nurses (Staff Nurses and Deputy Managers), Nursing Associates, Assistant Practitioners, Health Care Assistants and Support staff
• The post holder is responsible for the continued development of the unit in line with evidenced based practice, current research and national guidance

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.  

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect