Deputy Ward Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Be a registered mental health nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Desirable criteria

• Have completed a degree programme.

Experience

Essential criteria

• At least two years experience at Band 5 or above
• A genuine interest in Recovery and Rehabilitation
• Experience of working alongside people with severe mental health problems.
• Participation in clinical audit to improve quality of care delivery
• Understands and demonstrates qualities required for a leadership and managerial role.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing and developing junior staff/Students
• Demonstrate experience of managing change.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Awareness of current best practice guidance and clinical guidance including relevant NICE guidance.
• Understanding of principles of risk assessment and management, including positive and therapeutic risk taking.
• Knowledge of audit processes to improve clinical standards and quality.
• Clear understanding of the NMC Duty of Care standards.

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of research methods and clinical audit.
• Knowledge of Substance Misuse interventions.
• Understanding, knowledge and experience of using Recovery model principles

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Evidence of working with and involving service users and carers in the care process.
• Be able to understand the financial management of the unit budget and manage staff resources appropriately.
• The ability to critically reflect on own practice and that of others.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Documents to download

• Band 6 (PDF, 256.4KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 178.0KB)
• Guidance on the pre-employment checks procedure (DOC, 35.5KB)
• DBS Policy Statement (PDF, 111.7KB)
• Foundation Trust Membership (PDF, 85.3KB)
• Salary On Appointment Guidelines (DOC, 65.5KB)
• Trust Values (PDF, 149.6KB)
• Privacy Notice (PDF, 368.4KB)