Ward Manager

This is a 12-month secondment opportunity to cover maternity leave. The Recovery Ward at The Cavell Centre is seeking a dynamic and compassionate Band 7 Ward Manager to join our Adult and Speciality directorate. This post is based in Peterborough, a vibrant and diverse city, and offers the chance to lead a dedicated team within our acute mental health division.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced leader who is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. The successful candidate will provide visible leadership, expert clinical guidance, and work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the holistic health needs of our service users are met. You will be responsible for driving forward team development, supporting staff, and ensuring that the voices of patients and their families are heard and respected.

If you are passionate about empowering both staff and service users and are committed to upholding the highest standards of care, we would love to hear from you.

Ability to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet strict deadlines.

• As part of this 12-month maternity cover secondment, the Ward Manager will provide expert nursing and clinical care to support holistic, person-centred care for individuals with mental health needs.
• The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Lead and multidisciplinary teams to maintain and improve high standards of patient care and experience, promote collaborative care planning, and facilitate family and carer involvement in discharge planning.
• Responsibilities include leading and coaching staff, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and Trust policies, managing risk and safeguarding processes, and maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• The Ward Manager will also oversee staff development, performance management, and resource allocation, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, effective communication, and high-quality patient experience. Additionally, the role requires participation in research, service evaluation, and quality assurance activities to ensure ongoing compliance with clinical governance and best practice standards.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

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