Clinical Lead/Deputy Manager - Hospital

NHS; Epping Forest; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Clinical Mental Health Lead / Deputy to support the Hospital Director. This role involves providing clinical leadership, managing budgets, and ensuring high-quality patient care. Candidates must be RMN or RNLD qualified and possess strong management and leadership skills. The position includes a competitive salary and an attractive rewards package including ongoing development opportunities.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Nurse Mentor bonus scheme

Wellbeing support

Visa application fee coverage for eligible nurses

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health nursing is essential.
• Management experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.
• Natural leadership skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership across the hospital.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and quality KPIs.
• Manage budgets and develop strategies for patient care.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing Experience

Management Skills

Leadership Skills

Budget Management

Patient Care

Education

RMN or RNLD Qualified

Job description

As Clinical Mental Health Lead / Deputy of a Barchester Hospital, you'll work closely with the Hospital Director, taking on leadership duties in their absence, you can expect to help create an environment that's caring, supportive and safe for your patients and team. It's a role of leadership that will see you providing clinical leadership across the hospital, making sure we're complying with regulations and legislation and delivering against quality key performance indicators.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy Hospital Director role calls for management and Mental Health Nursing experience and natural leadership skills. You'll be ensuring each patient's, sometimes complex, care needs are met by your team. You'll also have responsibility for balancing budgets and developing strategies, while always finding time for the people in your care. This is a demanding, but incredibly rewarding role at Barchester; in addition to occasional weekend, bank holiday and out of hours working, this role may require your participation in an on-call rota. Day to day, you'll really make a difference to the lives of patients with complex mental health needs, and to team members who are looking to develop their careers with us.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and specialist services across the UK. They have a strong reputation for delivering high-quality care and supporting their staff to develop their careers.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As Clinical Mental Health Lead / Deputy of a Barchester Hospital, you'll work closely with the Hospital Director, taking on leadership duties in their absence, you can expect to help create an environment that's caring, supportive and safe for your patients and team. It's a role of leadership that will see you providing clinical leadership across the hospital, making sure we're complying with regulations and legislation and delivering against quality key performance indicators.

ABOUT YOU The Deputy Hospital Director role calls for management and Mental Health Nursing experience and natural leadership skills. You'll be ensuring each patient's, sometimes complex, care needs are met by your team. You'll also have responsibility for balancing budgets and developing strategies, while always finding time for the people in your care. This is a demanding, but incredibly rewarding role at Barchester; in addition to occasional weekend, bank holiday and out of hours working, this role may require your participation in an on-call rota. Day to day, you'll really make a difference to the lives of patients with complex mental health needs, and to team members who are looking to develop their careers with us. Need to be either RMN or RNLD qualified.

REWARDS PACKAGE As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include: Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes Wellbeing Support Offer to pay Skilled Worker visa application fee for eligible nurses

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Need to be either RMN or RNLD qualified

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.