Nurse Manager – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Pépite.

Health Manager leading child psychiatry activities within healthcare establishment. Focusing on coordination, quality of care, and team management in a dynamic environment.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeRomorantin-Lanthenay • 🇫🇷 FranceJunior💰 €38,450 - €47,700 per yearWebsite

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Organize, coordinate and optimize the activities of child and adolescent psychiatry units, rehabilitation services and the pool
Ensure smooth patient pathways, particularly in collaboration with pediatric services and external partners
Supervise patient flows and anticipate resource needs
Lead multidisciplinary teams (nurses, educators, therapists, nursing assistants, administrative staff)
Develop and adjust staff schedules according to activity and constraints (absenteeism, training, reinforcement)
Conduct annual appraisals, assess skills and support professional development
Promote quality of work life and team cohesion
Prevent and manage tension or conflict situations
Identify material and equipment needs; participate in investment planning
Monitor inventories, orders and maintenance
Collaborate with support services (biomedical, technical, logistics)
Implement quality and patient safety policies
Participate in audits, evaluations of professional practices (EPP), CREX and morbidity and mortality reviews (RMM)
Monitor and analyze performance indicators
Promote a quality culture among teams and maintain regulatory vigilance
Ensure effective communication (upward, downward and cross-functional)
Lead service meetings and produce minutes
Develop partnerships with external stakeholders (medical-social sector, education, institutions…)
Represent the units internally and externally
Participate in onboarding new professionals
Organize supervision and support for trainees
Identify training needs and support skills development
Foster cooperation between child psychiatry and pediatrics
Optimize processes to reduce waiting times for care
Actively contribute to certification processes and continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

Diploma for nurse managers (Cadre de santé) or a university degree (level 6 or 7) in health, management or educational sciences
Proven experience managing teams in the healthcare or medico-social sector
Experience in child and adolescent psychiatry or in a multidisciplinary environment is an asset
Familiarity with hospital organizations and care pathways
Ability to manage complex activities across multiple sites or units
Knowledge of quality approaches, certification processes and risk management
Ability to lead projects and support change management
Leadership and a strong sense of responsibility
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Diplomacy, fairness and decisiveness
Resilience and ability to manage stress and complex situations
Organizational skills, rigor and foresight
Initiative and an innovative mindset
Commitment to public service, ethics and confidentiality

Benefits

Comp & perks

Position with annualized working hours (forfait jours)
Weekday hours with flexible scheduling depending on activity
Occasional on-call duties (weekends and public holidays)
Partial remote work possible (up to 2 days per month)
27 days of annual leave plus RTT days (time off in lieu)
Stimulating environment with a variety of activities and projects
Involvement in medium-term strategic projects (care organization, certification, interdepartmental cooperation)
Access to continuing professional development (management, quality, risk management, communication…)
Internal mobility opportunities and participation in institutional initiatives

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Hard Skills & Tools

team managementpatient pathway optimizationresource managementperformance monitoringquality managementrisk managementproject managementtraining needs assessmentaudit participationcontinuous improvement

Soft Skills

leadershipinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsdiplomacyfairnessdecisivenessresilienceorganizational skillsinitiativeinnovative mindset

Certifications

nurse manager diplomauniversity degree in healthuniversity degree in managementuniversity degree in educational sciences