Deputy Clinical Lead/Deputy Ward Manager

JCasp Technologies - Website Apps & AI/ML Development Company; Bury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is seeking a Deputy Clinical Lead/Deputy Ward Manager for their acute inpatient team in Bury. The role involves overseeing care for adults with acute mental health needs, supporting junior staff, and contributing to quality improvement. Candidates must have RMN/RNMH registration and relevant experience.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure, and travel

Qualifications

• Experience in a mental health setting is essential.
• Ability to work across a 24-hour shift pattern on a rotational basis.

Responsibilities

• Assess needs, plan, implement, and evaluate care programmes for clients.
• Support and supervise junior staff.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

First-level registration as RMN/RNMH

Job description

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Gwybodaeth

We are proud to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester: Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities. Our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

Our ambition is to maximize people’s potential. We aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

All individuals, regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage, and civil partnership, are encouraged to apply for this post. We also encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of mental illness, either personally or as a carer.

If you come and work for us, we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
• Access to Continued Professional Development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure, and travel.

If you are kind, fair, ingenious, and determined, we want you to join our #PennineCarePeople.

Arbenigedd

#PennineCarePeople

Trosolwg o'r swydd

We are currently seeking a Deputy Clinical Lead/Deputy Ward Manager to join our male acute inpatient clinical team in Bury. The successful applicant will work primarily within the Irwell Unit on South ward, a 22-bed acute admission ward providing assessments and care for adults with acute mental health needs requiring hospital admission.

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The successful candidate will be able to work effectively as a Deputy Clinical Lead/Deputy Ward Manager, possess excellent communication skills, welcome challenges, and have a genuine desire to improve the care we provide to adults, including evolving models of care and modernisation of mental health services.

You will be responsible for assessing needs, planning, implementing, and evaluating care programmes for clients admitted to the ward. You will also support and supervise junior staff, assist with audits, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate will hold first-level registration as an RMN/RNMH, have experience in a mental health setting, and be able to work across a 24-hour shift pattern on a rotational basis.