Deputy Ward Manager

Kent PLC; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Maidstone is seeking a registered mental health or learning disabilities nurse to join their supportive team. This role involves working with adults during admissions to inpatient services and mentoring nursing students. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential, alongside a passion for providing compassionate care. Opportunities for leadership development and collaborative work with experienced professionals are provided.

Benefits

Access to NHS leadership academy courses

In-house leadership courses

Regular clinical supervision

Support from a multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Experience working as a nurse post-qualification.
• Completion of mentorship training.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act (MHA) and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Support adults during admissions to inpatient services.
• Mentor nursing students.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Mentorship

Education

Registered nurse qualification

Job description

Our Pledge

• We commit to you that we will act with care, kindness, compassion and inclusivity.
• We will work beside you and collaboratively with you.
• We will listen to you.
• Your voice will be centre to your care.
• We strive to continually improve ourselves and our service.

If you feel your values align with our teams then we would love to hear from you. We are an 18 bedded acute male mental health ward caring for people during a mental health crisis. The work can be challenging and very rewarding.

You will be working with people to support them with their mental and physical health, learning new skills to cope with distress and keeping people safe. A key part of our role is working with family and loved ones as well as part of our wide multidisciplinary team (Doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists and more).

Role Overview

We are looking for a registered mental health or learning disabilities nurse to join our supportive team. You will have a passion for supporting adults during admissions to inpatient services – supporting them and their families in their recovery. If you have a keen interest in developing your leadership skills then we have the support for you to develop them: We offer access to NHS leadership academy courses, our own in‑house leadership courses, coaching and mentoring as well as regular team days, reflective practice and management and clinical supervision!

Key Requirements

• Post‑qualification experience working as a nurse
• Strong leadership skills
• Care and passion for the people that we serve,
• You must have post‑registration experience and have completed mentorship training to be able to mentor students.
• You must also be able to support the needs of people with acute mental illness, their relatives and carers.
• This requires excellent communication and liaison skills.
• You will need to have a good knowledge of MHA and safeguarding.
• You will also have excellent interpersonal skills to manage and supervise staff effectively.
• You will be working with a wide range of experienced and friendly professionals providing high quality care with compassion.
• We offer regular clinical supervision and management supervision.

About the Trust

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.