Clinical Nurse Manager


Location
Salary
£55,524 - £62,652 per annum inc HCA
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
15 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
18 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

9 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge

    Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of quality improvement practices

  • Knowledge

    Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients

  • Knowledge

    Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices

  • Experience

    Significant experience of management and leadership roles at band 6 level or above

  • Experience

    Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities

  • Experience

    Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour

  • Experience

    Supporting and supervising students and junior staff

  • Qualifications

    Registered Nurse (Mental Health) OR Registered Nurse (Learning Disability) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of implementing strategy, change management and practice development

  • Qualifications

    Masters qualification or equivalent experience

  • Qualifications

    Specialist Area Training

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to work as the Ward Manager for Galaxy Ward (PICU) CAMHS inpatient PICU ward ward based in Newham.

We are looking for somebody who is passionate and skilled to take on this role.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be enthusiastic, forward thinking and have a keen interest in working with adolescents and their families in a mental health setting. You will be working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing care for young people with a wide range of needs.

The Clinical Nurse Manager will have 9-5 Monday to Friday operational responsibility and accountability for the provision and management of high quality nursing care and for the treatment of service users within the inpatient service area. You will be required to clinically lead, develop the service and nursing team, support care delivery and work with service users and staff to ensure the provision of practices that respond effectively to both individual and service need.

Main duties of the job

To co-ordinate and provide care and treatment to an identified group of patients without direct supervision. In addition, supporting junior staff in delivery of care provision.

To manage and organise work as required.

Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence based practice for service users with complex needs, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user individual needs, Trust objectives and professional guidance.

Promotes evidence based practice and embeds QI.

Postholder will be responsible for high quality care provision with highly complex service users and groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Furthermore, the post holder will be responsible for establishing and maintaining team systems and processes for the effective operation of the service. The successful candidate must display a considerable degree of initiative, possess mature judgement and maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with service users, their relatives, colleagues and visitors.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for Clinical Nurse Manager with East London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inc HCA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Oct 2026.

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