Deputy Ward Manager

NHS; Hexham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Ward Manager at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, overseeing a general medical ward primarily for frail elderly patients. The role includes significant responsibilities in patient assessment, team coordination, and mentoring junior staff, ensuring high-quality care and safety for a diverse patient group. This position offers a chance to contribute to patient recovery and wellbeing while working in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC, mentorship qualification expected within 18 months.
• Leadership and management courses are desirable.
• Experience in coordinating a healthcare team is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage ward including assessment and planning for patient care.
• Supervise and educate junior staff and students.
• Attend governance meetings and ensure patient safety.

Skills

Leadership

Patient Assessment

Multi-disciplinary Teamwork

Mentoring

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

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 opportunity has arisen for a Deputy ward manager who will assume responsibility for the devolved management of the ward working with the ward manager and 2 duties.

To be responsible for a case load of patients and supervise the ward staff caring for up to 26 medical patients.

To have direct patient contact, patient assessment, rehabilitation and working with the multi disciplinary team.

Ward 2 is a general medical ward, the majority of patient's are frail elderly with complex needs and discharge planning.

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

To assume responsibility for the devolved management of a ward including assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence based practice in the absence of the ward manager.

To supervise, support and educate junior members of staff including students.

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

Ward 2 is a general medical ward, the majority of patient's are frail elderly with complex needs and discharge planning.

Patient Safety - NEWS Score, infection control, administer prescribed medication, discharge planning and incident reporting. Safe staffing.

Quality - in the absence of ward manager to attend weekly monthly Governance meetings, weekly huddle, length of stay, mentor students, audits and waste management.

Behaviours - be courteous, professional helpful and polite at all times, deal with concerns and complaints,

Person Specification

Qualifications and 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.
• Experience of co-ordinating a team

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