Nurse Manager – The Woodhouse

Purpose

To provide a high profile, visible clinical leadership to the ward nursing team. To promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all patients, employees and visitors. To ensure that standards of patient care are maintained at all times within the parameters of operational policies and governing legislation

Context

Elysium Healthcare, as the UK leader in specialist psychiatric services, operate throughout the UK caring for people with mental illness, learning disabilities and acquired brain injuries. It also provides employee assistance programmes.

It is the objective of Elysium Healthcare to be the independent sector provider of choice in our field. We are committed to responding positively to customer needs and to delivering services of measurable quality.

The business has four types of customer; patients, staff, purchasers and external agencies.

Patients will have a diagnosis of Learning Disability and /or Autism but they also may suffer from mental illness or personality disorder. Patients at the Unit are detained under the Mental Health Act or they are under a DOLs application. Referrals are taken from many sources including the Local Authority, CCG’s and Commissioners.

The workforce of the organisation is multidisciplinary; a significant proportion of those are employed within the clinical disciplines, in addition other departments provide support services.

DEPARTMENTAL STRUCTURE

• Hospital Director
• Lead Nurse
• Nurse Manager
• Charge Nurse
• Staff Nurse
• Recovery Workers  

NEED TO DO

Key Outputs

Decision Making Authority

• Shift/resource management in capacity of Manager on call
• Effective strategic resource management.
• Leadership decisions within the context of Nurse Manager
• Performance management of junior staff
• Ensure adherence to policies and procedures.
• Personal development needs
• Discipline and grievance issues
• Serious incident reviews and implementation of recommendations.
• Ward Budget Management

Advisory

• Advisory role to nursing staff.

Key Performance Indicators

• Support the implementation of local Clinical Governance Strategy
• Clear application of clinical experience
• Satisfactory completion of objectives as agreed at appraisal and monthly supervision.
• Satisfactory fulfilment of core competencies.
• Demonstrates clear application of continuing professional development portfolio.
• Clear application of hospital policies and procedures
• Demonstrates positive contribution to senior nurses group.
• Facilitates delivery of practice and support supervision.
• Actively contributes to the Nursing Service Agreement, departmental Risk Matrix and action plan, monitoring their implementation
• Satisfactory completion of designated annual mandatory training.
• To participate and take on active lead in organisational clinical and nursing audit programmes.
• Support of senior management team at local level.
• Contributes to departmental and unit business objectives.
• Effectively manage positive change in the nursing department.
• Satisfactory attendance record

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