deputy ward manager

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mental health service provider in the UK is seeking a Band 6 deputy ward manager for Wisteria Ward at Springfield Hospital. This role offers the chance to lead a dynamic team within a newly designed CAMHS inpatient service, focusing on quality care and staff development. Join us to enhance your leadership skills and make a significant impact on patient care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Career development training

Diverse workplace environment

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 5/6 nurse within a mental health environment.
• Ability to lead a diverse and experienced team.
• Experience in managing multiple incidents and crisis interventions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and ensure high standards of nursing care.
• Coordinate patient care with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Administer and monitor medications safely.
• Support recruitment, supervision, and development of junior staff.

Skills

Leadership

Crisis management

Therapeutic engagement

Clinical judgement

Education

Nurse qualified

Job description

Job Summary

We are recruiting a Band 6 deputy ward manager for Wisteria Ward and supporting Wisteria annexe at Springfield Hospital. If you are a forward‑thinking experienced band 5/6 nurse looking to become an expert within a leading CAMHS inpatient eating disorder service, this is an exciting opportunity to consider. This is an exciting time to join the team, we've recently had a very successful CQC inspection, and we are preparing to move into a newly refurbished inpatient ward co‑designed with our CYP. The post will enhance your skills in leadership, management, specialist assessment of mental health and physical health needs, therapeutic engagement, crisis management and joint working with multiple agencies/services. We are looking for someone who is clinically competent with the appropriate skills to lead a diverse and experienced team.

Career Progression and Development

We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress. You will work closely with the ward manager, cover in the absence of the ward manager, lead on QII projects and service improvement. We offer bespoke training; NG feeding, sickness management training. Staff are actively encouraged and supported to focus on their CPD to support the development of their skillset and enable more effective patient care and engagement.

As a deputy ward manager with us, you will develop a thorough understanding of the CAMHS inpatient eating disorder model, take a lead on quality improvement projects and embed these into daily practice. You will support with recruitment, supervision, PADR and monitor its effectiveness. You will ensure care delivered is reflective of evidence‑based practice and research within the framework of clinical governance. You will support the ward manager to manage complaints, compliments and keep the team ready for CQC. You will be present, accessible and supportive, and will train junior staff and support their development. You will work autonomously within the parameters of the role, leading and supporting junior staff and the wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery‑focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on and undertake activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met – nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support.
• Co‑ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient‑centred care; getting feedback and improving plans with the multi‑disciplinary team (MDT).
• Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers.
• Liaising and working positively with members of the multi‑disciplinary team and partner organisations.
• Administering, and monitoring the side‑effects of, medication; monitoring service‑user compliance.
• Ensuring safety – safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, and reporting all incidents following trust policy.
• Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and risk management that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their social context, knowledge of the service user’s own experience, and clinical judgement.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability‑Committed Employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to equalities and diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• Christian Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Deaf Staff Network
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women’s Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidate with a disability.

Additional Information

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received.
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e‑recruitment system.
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application was not successful.
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at‑risk NHS employees.
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter‑Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
• That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a probationary period depending on your band (except medical roles).
• That we are a smoke‑free Trust.

About the NHS Trust

NHS AfC: Band 6

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well‑established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD. We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values are consistency, compassion, collaboration, respect and openness, at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is “making life better together”.

When you join us, you'll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation helping to redefine the mental health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working. We are proud to belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill‑health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ – we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are among the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti‑racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co‑produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.