Ward Manager - Mental Health

Ward Manager - Mental Health ( RMN ) Location: Southwest, London Salary: £50,375 - £56,329 (dependent on experience) Hours: 37.5 Permanent Full-time A balanced split between clinical time and supernumerary leadership (approx. 60/40) The Hospital:A respected and specialist private hospital in southwest London offering inpatient care for adults and young people across mental health, addiction, and neurodevelopmental conditions. Known for its patient-centred approach, supportive culture, and strong multidisciplinary team. The Role: A visible clinical leader responsible for ensuring safe, high-quality care and effective management of ward operations. This is a hands-on senior role, balancing team supervision, clinical governance, and patient experience. Core Responsibilities as a Ward Manager:

• Lead and support the ward team to maintain high standards of care
• Manage ward rotas, skill mix, recruitment and daily operational planning
• Act as mentor and role model, providing supervision, appraisals, and performance guidance
• Maintain ward safety, cleanliness, medication standards and documentation quality
• Lead on investigations, safeguarding, complaints, and incident reviews as needed
• Ensure compliance with MHA, MCA and DoLS frameworks

About You:

• NMC-registered ( RMN ) with at least 2 years' experience in a supervisory clinical role
• Background in acute, addiction, adolescent or similar inpatient settings
• Up to date on audit processes, governance standards and safeguarding policy

Next Steps:

• Informal discussions welcomed for candidates seeking more detail, please call Rebecca on
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview with senior leaders on site.
• Interviews include the chance to meet the team and understand the service's ethos