Clinical Deputy Ward Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Hengoed; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a Band 6 Clinical Lead Nurse Manager for its Older Adult Mental Health inpatient team. The successful candidate will oversee care delivery, support patients and their families, and lead a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring high standards of clinical practice. This role offers opportunities for professional development and mentorship within a supportive NHS environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring junior staff.
• Relevant acute experience.
• Experience working with the mental health act.

Responsibilities

• Lead and model excellent care delivery.
• Coordinate and maintain high standards of clinical care.
• Provide guidance and supervision of junior nursing staff.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Patient Care

Mentorship

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Clinical Lead Nurse Manager to work as part of our specialist Older Adult Mental Health inpatient team on Annwylfan Ward

We are looking for an experienced RMN who is highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic, who will demonstrate commitment to the ongoing development of our inpatient service. You will need the necessary clinical experience to lead and model excellent care delivery. You will be responsible for ensuring that high standards of care are delivered and maintained to patients admitted to our ward.

The ward currently provides 16 in-patient Dementia assessment beds treating individuals with various mental health diagnosis, within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB). The successful post holder will in the absence of the ward manager oversee the management of the ward and therefore leadership qualities, skills and attributes would be essential for the successful candidate.

As Clinical Lead Nurse you will be responsible for the assessment and implementation of high quality care to patients who are admitted to the inpatient environment. A key role is to provide support to patients and their families and loved ones during the admission and facilitate safe discharge.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is a key member of the in-patient multi-disciplinary team, working within a patient centred service. There is a need to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork, with strong leadership skills. The post holder will deputise for the ward manager. To be responsible for coordinating, delivering, and maintaining a high standard of clinical care for all patients. To provide support to the ward manager and clinical leadership to the ward team. To provide guidance and supervision of junior nursing staff. To ensure that systems are used to incorporate Essence of Care, as well as any other adopted models of quality assurance and clinical governance into everyday practice. The post holder will have an interest in furthering their clinical skills and will undertake further training as required.

To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines

The post holder may be required to work in other areas of the Health Board to meet service needs.

The successful applicants will be keen to develop junior staff and will embrace the benefits of clinical supervision. The post holders will be supported to further develop their skills in this role, as part of a clinical progression pathway.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Mentorship experience

Essential criteria

• Experience mentoring junior staff
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience as a preceptor for junior staff
  
  

Relevant experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant acute experience
• Experience working with mental health act
• Registered mental health nurse
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of training junior staff
• Practice supervisor/assessor
• Clinical supervisor