Deputy Ward Manager

St Andrew's Healthcare; Northampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

St Andrew's Healthcare is seeking a Deputy Ward Manager for their Northampton site, focusing on individuals with learning disabilities and autism. This full-time role involves leading multidisciplinary teams, providing clinical supervision, and embodying core values of compassion and accountability. The position offers a rewarding career with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Pension

NHS-level sickness policy

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life cover

Electric car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Free parking

Paid DBS

Access to free vocational qualifications

Qualifications

• Confident and passionate individual eager to make a difference.
• Experience in clinical supervision and multidisciplinary team coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Coordinate clinical service delivery and ensure a safe ward environment.
• Deputise for the Ward Manager when needed.

Skills

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Job description

Deputy Ward Manager, Learning Disability & Autism

• Job Type: Full Time
• Profession: Ward Manager/Deputy Ward Manager
• Location: Northampton

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A bit about us

We are St Andrew's, a mental health charity dedicated to inspiring hope for those living with complex mental health needs.

Our vision includes reducing stigma, increasing community support, advancing research and education, and leading meaningful change. We aim for a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued, and hopeful about their future.

Join us and help transform lives.

Oak Ward

Oak is a recovery-focused medium secure service for women over 18 with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum conditions.

Located in Northampton, Oak's care philosophy recognizes individuals' strengths alongside their needs, providing support, treatment, and care from a multidisciplinary team to aid recovery.

We offer tailored care packages that focus on increasing skills to manage distress and psychotic symptoms, minimizing risks, and achieving realistic goals.

Sunley Ward

A recovery-oriented low secure service for men over 18 with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum conditions, based at our Northampton site. Sunley is part of our male Learning Disability pathway and accepts direct referrals or transitions from our medium secure service.

The care philosophy emphasizes recognizing individual strengths and needs, with support, treatment, and care provided by our specialist multidisciplinary team.

What we are looking for?

We seek a confident, passionate individual eager to make a difference in the lives of our patients. If you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic, and supportive team, this role offers both personal and professional rewards.

Our patients and colleagues expect you to embody the St Andrew’s CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence every day.

We provide numerous training programs and qualifications, including in-house specialist training such as Clinical Skills, RAID, British Sign Language, DBT, and CBT. We also offer clear career progression pathways in leadership, quality, innovation, and research.

Main Duties of the Role

You will lead by example, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. Flexibility in shifts is expected to facilitate effective communication and high standards of care. Responsibilities include:

• Providing and receiving clinical supervision
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective clinical service delivery
• Maintaining a safe, clean ward environment
• Acting as Designated Division Shift Co-ordinator, including seclusion reviews
• Role modeling high standards of clinical care
• Staying updated on clinical policies and innovations and applying them in practice
• Deputising for the Ward Manager when needed

Rewards

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including pension, NHS-level sickness policy, Blue Light Card discounts, 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing after 10 years), life cover, electric car scheme, cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, free parking, paid DBS, and access to free vocational qualifications.