Deputy Ward Manager

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Band 6 Nurse to enhance community inpatient care. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dedicated team, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care while promoting safety and continuous improvement. Your clinical expertise will empower patients and their families, fostering a positive and inclusive environment. This position offers excellent training opportunities, enabling you to develop your leadership skills and make a significant impact on patient care. If you're ready to take the next step in your nursing career and lead by example, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Must have up to date registration with NMC.
• Teaching/assessor/coaching training or willing to work towards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ward team and promote new projects and developments.
• Manage staff issues and provide day-to-day clinical care.

Skills

NMC Registration

Teaching/Assessor/Coaching Training

Basic IT Knowledge

Good Communication Skills

Clinical Assessment Skills

Leadership Skills

Quality Improvement

Education

Current Level 1 Registration with NMC

Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Tools

Microsoft Office

RIO or Other Electronic Patient Records

Job description

Site: Henry Tudor Ward, Town: Maidenhead

Salary: £39,205 - £47,084 per annum (incl of HCAS)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

Interview date: 09/01/2025

Job overview

Are you an experienced and compassionate nurse ready to take the next step in your career? As a Band 6 Nurse within the community inpatient care team, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while leading and supporting your team. You’ll use your clinical expertise to ensure patient safety, advocate for those in your care, and contribute to continuous improvement within our services. You’ll work as Nurse in Charge and alongside a collaborative, supportive team, empowering patients and their families, and promoting a positive, inclusive culture.

Henry Tudor ward has some exciting plans to further develop its inpatient services and we are looking to recruit someone who feels that they can innovate and lead a team.

The service offers excellent training opportunities to all staff and has a supportive developmental approach.

We’re looking for confident, dedicated professionals to lead by example, supervise staff, and help us meet the highest standards of care. If you're ready to make a difference and develop your leadership skills, we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the ward team and in conjunction with the ward manager providing a strong clinical lead and promoting new projects and developments. They will take an active role in managing staff issues and deputise for the ward manager as well as being actively involved in day-to-day clinical care.

The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent team leadership skills and will be passionate about working with people with acute and complex mental health needs. They will be fully committed to providing innovative care and treatment that is evidence-based within a strong multi-disciplinary team including consultants, Geriatricians, Occupational and Physiotherapists, Social services, and students. You will support the team in delivering a safe personalised approach to care and treatment aimed at promoting the health and well-being of people with a focus on rehabilitation, complex discharge planning, and returning to community-based care.

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

1. Must have up to date registration with NMC
2. Must have teaching/assessor/coaching training or willing to work towards
3. Must have Basic IT knowledge e.g. Microsoft Office
4. Must have good communication skills

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

• Current level 1 registration with NMC
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Continuous Professional Development

• Quality improvement
• Recruitment and selection
• Management course
• Recognised Leadership program
• Budgetary management training

Previous Experience

• Previous experience as a Band 5 nurse, including shift co-ordinating/team leading
• Previous experience of working as Band 6 within a ward situation
• Recent experience of working in a similar setting
• Working knowledge of Intermediate care systems

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the BHFT policies
• Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and the patient experience
• Ability to work well and lead others while under pressure
• Demonstrate a kind and compassionate demeanor at all times
• Demonstrate a genuine interest in the care of older people and intermediate care Sound clinical assessment skills
• Good IT skills with ability to maintain electronic patient records including the use of RIO or other electronic patient records/EPMA
• Have a good understanding of Safeguarding and advocacy, understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with
• Ability to understand long-term and wider implications of decisions

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work a rotational shift pattern

These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.

We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.

Once you have applied, please check your email regularly for updates. All appointments are subject to NHS Employment Checks, and false information may result in withdrawal of offers. For information on how we store your information, please review our privacy statement.

No agencies, please.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.