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Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health difficulties to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
Priory is the leading provider of behavioural care in the UK.
We organise ourselves into four divisions - healthcare, education and children`s services, adult care and older people`s care - which together support the needs of more than 30,000 people every year.
Our purpose is to make a real and lasting difference for everyone we support.
Priory is dedicated to helping people to improve their health and wellbeing. We understand that in order for people to achieve high quality clinical and educational outcomes they need individually tailored programmes, suiting their specific needs.
The Priory Group has established an unrivalled reputation for delivering a real and lasting difference for its service users.
Priory Hospital Bristol offers calming and recovery focused inpatient treatment for up to 68 service users as well as day care and outpatient services. Personalised treatment programmes are delivered by our multidisciplinary team, specialising in the management and treatment of acute and complex mental health problems.
The role:
This is an exciting opportunity for a Ward Manager to work on a new 12 bedded Acute ward. The hospital is currently undergoing an expansion to the current Acute ward, and will see it being split into 2 Acute wards. This will be a fast paced rewarding position, and would suit someone who ideally comes from a mental health nursing background. As it is a new ward, it will give you the opportunity to make it your own, and implement new ideas. You will oversee a number of staff including Charge Nurses, RMN`s, HCA`s and Senior HCA`s, and will have responsibility of the day to day running of the ward, as well as rota coordination, and other day to day tasks. The working hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm, and you will be required to pick up the occasional shift on the ward.
We are looking for colleges who share our values:
- Putting people first - We put the needs of our service users above all else.
- Being a family - We support our colleagues, our service users and their families when they need us most.
- Acting with integrity - We are honest, transparent and decent. We treat each other with respect.
- Striving for excellence - for over 140 years, we have been trusted by our service users with their care. We take this trust seriously and constantly strive to improve the services we provide.
- Being positive - We see the best in our service users and each other and we strive to get things done. We never give up and we learn from our mistakes.
Experiences:
- Previous experience within a healthcare setting desirable
- A strong sense of responsibility & ownership
- Willingness to learn
- Effective communication skills
- Flexibility and strong \"can do\" attitude
- Quality orientation
What we offer:
- A competitive salary
- Free on-site parking
- Starting 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increased up to 30 days dependant on length of service)
- Birthday Holiday - (Yes an extra day`s holiday for your birthday!)
- Onsite highly subsidised restaurants
- Online benefits and cashback rewards
- Comprehensive continued personal development training
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced Disclosure check paid
- SMART Childcare Vouchers
- SMART Pension
- Employee referral scheme
About us
From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.
The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.
As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evide
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