Ward Clerk required by Mental Health Unit based in Oxford 37.5 hours available per week on an ongoing basis General ward/reception duties

Job IntroductionYour World Healthcare is looking for a Ward Manager form a Learning Disabilities or Mental Health background, who can bring exceptional skills to our client in Canterbury by taking on an unmissable permanent role.Working with my client is rewarding and varied. Through their “Conversation into Action” programme, they actively encourage all employees to get involved and to drive organisational change for the better.The hospital is a 30 to 40 bedded, low secure hospital that provides specialist assessments, treatment and care for adults with intellectual disabilities, personality disorders or autistic spectrum disorders, including those with challenging behaviours and forensic histories.Mangement duties:Take charge of ward/unit on a daily basis when on duty.To be part of the senior nurse on-call rota.Assist line manager in the cascade of information and key information and key messages to the nursing team in timely manner.To encourage and promote engagement in high standard of quality (tissue viability, etc).To partake in the on-call system as required.Adhere to the THG complaints and concerns procedures with regard to written and verbal complaints and escalating cases to line manager or higher when required. Where necessary, develop remedial action plans and evidence the implementation of these.Allocate workload and, where appropriate, delegate responsibilities amongst the team.Working with their line manager, be responsible for the effective use of-rostering to ensure optimum skill mix for the acuity/dependency of patients. This included being responsible for the management and staff changes to cover shift out of hours as part of this role.Accountable for the monitoring and initial management of sick absence, return to work interviews for nursing team in accordance with sickness absence management policy.Assist the line manager to maintain efficient provision of resources such as clinical equipment and budget.