Deputy Ward Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. To be responsible for supervising the role of the named nurses in relation to care planning within the clinical area.
2. To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group ensuring it meets Trust timescales.
3. To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy. Utilising the data available such as learning from incidences and complaints.
4. To be responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision. To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, taking into account risk assessment and management.
5. To be responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
6. To ensure the provision of social/therapeutic activities for service users.
7. To be responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines in accordance with all medicine policies and ensure compliance is maintained.
8. To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multi-disciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed.
9. To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and NMC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
10. To provide written reports as requested

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or other specialism relating to post such as Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD) or Registered Nurse Children's (RNC)
• NMC registration
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Mentor qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate qualification related to ward specialism
• Additional qualification for specialism

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of inpatient services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Basic training in the Mental Capacity Act
• Experience of providing mentorship
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of undertaking Continuing Care Assessments
• Experience of developing service user and carer involvement
• Experience relating to ward specialism
• Lived experience of Mental Health

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills both verbally and written, including IT literacy (MS Office).
• Ability to build effective working relationships with staff across a wide range of professional and managerial groups
• Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts
• Shows appropriate professional and personal boundaries
• Ability to carry out physical interventions (certain posts only)
• Ability to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multi-disciplinary team approach
• Ability to advocate for the service users and colleagues that your supporting
• Ability to calmly manage complex and stressful situations, prioritising own work and the work of others
• Thorough understanding of care planning and the Care Programme Approach (where appropriate)
• Knowledge of physical healthcare needs
• Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
• Understanding of the legislation relating to care including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act

Desirable criteria

• Ability to present complex information to various audiences
• The Trust's 7C's and Respect Enable Values (REV) initiative expectations

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria

• Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required

Other

Essential criteria

• Willingness to follow instruction but also able to question and challenge
• To continue your professional development and participate in annual appraisal and the performance management process
• Interest in enhancing service user engagement
• Demonstrates an interest in working with this age group

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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

• Deputy Ward Manager JDPS (PDF, 204.3KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)