Description
Priory Hospital North London/Private Adult Ward
Salary is £47,375 - £53,329 per annum dependant on experience
Full Time - 37.5 Hours
Priory Hospital North London has an opportunity for a Ward Manager in Mental Health Nursing to join our team.
Priory Hospital North London, Southgate, London is a specialist mental health and addiction treatment centre providing care for conditions including addictions, depression, anxiety, stress and OCD, as well as private autism assessments for adults. It is accessible by public transport, with Southgate Underground station nearby and local bus routes serving the surrounding area.
What you'll be doing
You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.
You will provide clinical leadership and oversee the day-to-day running of our Private Adult Ward. You will lead and support the nursing team, ensure high standards of patient care, manage staffing and compliance, and promote a positive, safe, and compassionate environment for patients and colleagues alike.
This position is a leadership role at Priory and during the interview process we will be assessing candidates against our leadership behaviours. These are a set of ten values driven behaviours that define great leadership at Priory. They are integral to driving a positive high performing culture where we strive to deliver the best care and outcomes for the people we support. You can find out more about our interview approach and our leadership behaviours
here.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
What you'll bring to the role
Essential for the role
- An experienced Mental Health Nurse with at least two years leadership experience within a relevant mental health or care setting.
- Demonstrable experience working as a Registered Mental Health Nurse within a relevant clinical setting.
- Experience supervising nursing or care staff.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
- Trained Assessor/Supervisor (or willingness to achieve).
- Computer literate.
- Ability to provide effective clinical leadership and support the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.
- Willingness to undertake further clinical, leadership and management training relevant to the role and area of practice.
- Experience managing multiple priorities in a clinical environment.
What we will give you in return
We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.
About Priory
Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.
All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
