RMN Ward Manager

Lifeline Personnel ,
Maidstone, Kent
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £40,000 per annum

Overview

RMN Ward Manager up to £50,000 per annum DOE Maidstone We are looking for a Ward Manager to manage our two locked rehabilitation wards in a private hospital in Kent. You will also deputise in the absence of the Hospital Manager when required. The service cares for men and women suffering from long-term complex mental health problems with the aim of helping and supporting patients whose condition has required prolonged hospitalisation in secure, or non-secure, services to return to the world of independent living. You will be a major part of the MDT team responsible for delivering quality and effective care. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day running of the services and coordinating its operations as well as train, supervise, appraise, line manage and retain all nursing and support staff for the service. Part of the role will include coordinating the staff rota to ensure clinical cover remains compliant and in accordance with the service specification. You will be an experienced NMC Registered RMN, RNLD or RGNs with strong management experience and excellent interpersonal skills. You must also be able to demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development and 3 years experience in caring for service users who exhibit challenging behaviour in a Mental health setting. It is essential that you have completed Prevention and Management of Violence training or De-escalation training or Working with Challenging Behaviour training. In addition to the excellent salary up to £50,000 per annum. You will also benefit from: Company pension scheme Holiday entitlement Training and advancement opportunities Career development opportunities with an ability to provide a good work-life balance. Please get in touch if you have any further questions or would like an informal discussion about the role. Lifeline Permanent are a Specialist Healthcare Agency recruiting for Permanent positions. We are a NHS Framework compliant supplier and a preferred partner to some of the largest private healthcare organisations across the UK. If you would like more information on this, or other, opportunities, call and speak to Scott Blackledge on or email We wanted to let you know we've updated our Privacy Policy here: http://privacy-policy/ Your privacy is very important to us, and we'll only ever collect your information for the reasons stated in our Privacy Policy