About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Nurse Manager to lead the dedicated multidisciplinary team on Avebury Ward on a permanent, full-time basis. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key leadership role within a supportive and forward-thinking service, delivering high-quality care within a low secure inpatient setting.
Avebury Ward is an 18-bed Low Secure male ward, providing assessment, treatment, and care for men experiencing acute mental health difficulties who require intensive support, stabilisation, and active risk management. The ward supports individuals during the acute phase of their illness while promoting recovery, safety, dignity, and independence.
The environment is designed to meet individual needs, with a strong emphasis on risk assessment, recovery-focused care, and collaborative working. The expected length of stay is 12-26 weeks, with structured CPA reviews at 72 hours, 12 weeks, and 6 months to support care planning and onward pathways.
The Clinical Team works closely with community services to plan discharge and determine the most appropriate next stage of care, including decisions around ongoing low secure treatment or return to prison or PICU where appropriate.
As part of West London NHS Trust, you will benefit from regular supervision, ongoing professional development, a supportive leadership culture, and clear opportunities for career progression.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Manager will be responsible for providing clinical leadership to all ward-based staff and ensuring the MDT provides a consistent approach.
Overview of Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. To establish and maintain communication, with various individuals and groups of patients, carers and staff on complex potentially stressful topics in a range of situations.
2. To develop knowledge and practice on the ward and across the service.
3. To promote best practice in health, safety and security.
4. To develop and improve services.
6. To enable people to exercise their rights and promote their equality and diversity.
7. To ensure the ongoing assessment of people's care needs on the ward.
8. To ensure that the planning, delivery and evaluation of care programmes addresses the complex and changing needs all patients.
9. To develop and sustain partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies.
10. To lead the ward team in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice.
11. To allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess the work of the team and individuals
12. Adhere to NMC Code of Professional Conduct guidelines and requirements, promoting the highest standards of conduct and maintaining knowledge of current issues and changes in professional practice.
13. To plan, obtain and deploy physical and/or financial resources.
Please refer to the candidate's pack for more details.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Hold a current registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Nurse. RN3, RNMH, RN4, RN5, RN6, RNLD.
Desirable
Masters Degree or equivalent experience NVQ Assessor ENB 770 or equivalent ENB 998 or45 Relevant post registration health care and/or management qualifications
Experience Essential
Two years' experience as Band 6 in Mental Health Care inpatient services. Experience of providing management supervision First line management experience. Experience as Primary Nurse
Desirable
Experience in teaching/developing nurses. Experience of leading teambuilding
Knowledge Essential
Good leadership skills Able to deal with complex inter-related information and activities Budget and resource management understanding Able to assess priorities and identify patients' needs.
Desirable
Vision about service direction and clinical practice developments
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name West London NHS Trust
Address St Bernard's
London
UB1 3EU
Employer's website https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)