Deputy Ward Manager

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlement

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS discount schemes

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to fill a Deputy Ward Manager role in a busy inpatient environment. The post involves supporting the Ward Manager, leading a team, and ensuring high-quality clinical care with ongoing audits and care-plan reviews.

Experience in management is not essential, but motivation, kindness, compassion and teamwork are essential attributes.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse.
• Must be motivated, kind, compassionate and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Ward Manager in duties related to care assessment and development, implementation and evaluation of care.
• Coordinate and lead staff in the absence of the Ward Manager and provide clinical advice and support.
• Ensure delivery of a high quality inpatient service and current clinical practice within the area of responsibility.
• Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team and other providers.

Skills

Compassionate

Team leadership

Motivated

Job description

We need someone who can offer the flexibility to work with the challenges of working shift patterns across 24 hours a day, 7 days per week in a very busy inpatient environment. But in return, we will offer the opportunity and experience that will support you in developing skills and career development. The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Ward Manager in all duties relating to the overall continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care through audits. To manage/co-ordinate, in the absence of the Ward Manager, and lead a team of staff and provide clinical advice and support as necessary. To provide effective clinical management to ensure the delivery of a high quality inpatient service. To ensure that clinical practice within the area of responsibility is consistent with current knowledge and supports service provision. To ensure effective communication and working relationships with the Multi Disciplinary Team and other key providers - statutory and non-statutory. To ensure and undertake the assessment, planning, evaluation and review of individualised plans of care in conjunction with the patient. Candidate Information Pack Dec 24, Please see attached job description, person specification and supporting information. You can also contact Naomi Smith if you have specific questions that you cannot find on the advert or supporting information.

We are looking to recruit a Registered Mental Health Nurse to fill our Deputy Ward Manager role and you could be just the person we are looking for! Experience in management is not essential however you must be motivated, kind, compassionate and be willing to work as part of a team, with a can-do attitude to be successful in this role.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. Please note