Deputy Ward Manager

NHS; Berwick-upon-Tweed; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Deputy Ward Manager has arisen at Berwick Infirmary within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, focusing on the Care of the Elderly and Rehabilitation. The successful candidate will lead a nursing team, ensure high standards of patient care, and support the Ward Manager, gaining valuable clinical and managerial experience.

Qualifications

• First level live NMC Registered Nurse or Registered Mental Nurse required.
• Mentorship qualification and management course preferred.
• Experience in coordinating a team and change management in a ward or department.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for the management of a ward/department.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary care and maintain high clinical standards.
• Role model compassionate leadership to foster a collaborative culture.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Patient care

Communication

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Diploma or degree in nursing

Mentorship Qualification

Job description

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Ward Manager

The closing date is 30 June 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 1 at Berwick Infirmary. We are currently in the process of building a new hospital and require a band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team. Ward 1 is an innovative and forward thinking, Care of the Elderly / Rehabilitation Ward. We currently have 10 beds but will be increasing to 24 once the new ward is open.

We are looking for experienced candidates who have a commitment to ensuring safe and high-quality care is delivered to our patients, as well as being a role model and supporting our junior workforce. On Ward 1 there is a strong focus on multidisciplinary team working, to ensure safe and timely patient discharges or transfers to appropriate care settings.

You will be expected to work as part of a dynamic nursing team, delivering all aspects of care to patients and have excellent communication skills. As part of this role you will be required to coordinate the ward and also support the Ward Manager. The successful candidates will gain a wide range of clinical and managerial experience.

The successful post holder must be able to role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the Trust.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the role is to assist, plan and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the multidisciplinary team under the supervision of the ward manager.

You will also be responsible for the organizing and co-ordination of the nursing services in the absence of the ward manager, lead a team of nurses and be innovative.

The successful post holder must be able to be a role model, compassionate and show inclusive leadership skills. This is to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

• To assume responsibility for the devolved management of a ward/department, including the assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence based programme of care in theabsence of the Ward Manager.
• To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team.
• To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
• To act as team leader and co-ordinate the multi-disciplinary care of a group of patients.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching topromote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

• First level live NMC Registered Nurse or Registered Mental Nurse.
• PP126/127 or AC631 or D32/33 or A1 or equivalent.
• Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
• Leadership course
• Management course
• Diploma or degree in nursing
• Qualification in specialty

Experience and knowledge

• Experience of relevant speciality.
• Evidence of change management in ward/department area
• Evidence of practice development.
• Experience of co-ordinating a team.
• Evidence of innovation in practice
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust