Band 6 Deputy ward manager / team leader

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Preston seeks a professional to lead a team in delivering mental health care. You will promote service users' interests and ensure safe nursing care implementation. This role demands excellent clinical, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Commitment to high-quality service and experience with older adults on inpatient wards are desirable. Flexible working options are supported. Join a dynamic team focused on improving mental health care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Access to dedicated staff carpark

Qualifications

• Highly motivated with excellent clinical, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with a positive outlook.
• Desirable experience working with older adults on an inpatient ward.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of registered nurses and support workers in delivering mental health care.
• Promote the interests of service users and ensure safe care delivery.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate strategies leading to care improvements.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Leadership qualities

Interpersonal qualities

Experience with older adults

Ability to work in a team

Job description

Responsibilities

• The post holder will lead a team of registered nurses and support workers in the delivery of mental health care.
• They will promote the interests of service users and ensure that delegated nursing care is effectively implemented in a safe manner.
• The post holder will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using professional skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across professional boundaries and in unfamiliar situations.
• The post holder will use research, audit, enquiry and scholarship to plan, implement and evaluate concepts and strategies leading to improvements in care.

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and able to demonstrate excellent clinical, leadership and interpersonal qualities.
• Willing to work in a fast‑paced environment with a positive outlook.
• Committed to delivering a quality service that genuinely engages with service users, carers and other stakeholders.
• Experience working with older adults on an inpatient ward is desirable.
• Ability to work within a team of registered nurses and support workers.
• Any lived experience relevant to the role or service area enhances application.

About the Trust

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well‑being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long‑term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites.

The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children's nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

Skylark Ward

Skylark ward is a specialist 11‑bed unit providing inpatient service for older adults.

The unit provides assessment and interventions for clients, operates seven days a week and is accessible 24hrs per day.

You will have access to a dedicated staff carpark adjacent to the ward.

Flexible Working

LSCFT support flexible working and considers working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.