Deputy Ward Manager

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health care organization in Salford is looking for a clinical leader to provide support and interventions for staff and service users. The role involves taking charge of shifts, mentoring ward staff, and promoting a high standard of care. Strong experience in mental health and excellent communication skills are essential. Join a committed team dedicated to improving patient safety and care quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care, preferably in a clinical setting.
• Strong communication skills for effective team collaboration.
• Ability to lead and mentor staff with a focus on quality care.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical interventions and leadership.
• Take charge of shifts and act as a primary nurse.
• Ensure professional development through coaching and training.
• Depute for the ward manager and promote team working.
• Identify risks and implement risk management practices.

Job description

Overview

Meadowbrook unit provides mental health support for adults of working age. The unit has two male acute wards (Eagleton 19 beds and Maccoll 18 beds), one female acute ward (Keats 18 beds) and one male PICU 8 beds (Psychiatric intensive care unit).

Responsibilities

• Support and provide sound clinical interventions to service users and clinical leadership on a day‑to‑day, shift‑to‑shift basis for a group of staff on a designated clinical area.
• Take charge of the shifts on a rotational basis, act as a primary nurse to service users and their carers, and be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of effective communication with all relevant personnel who contribute to the care of the service user both internal and external to the Trust.
• Ensure continuous clinical and professional development for ward staff through on‑the‑job coaching, mentoring, audit, regular supervision and ward‑based training of less experienced staff.
• Depute for the ward manager as required and promote multi‑disciplinary team working whilst leading predominantly on nursing issues and leadership.
• Be a quality inspector, never knowingly passing on a defect, error or risk to a colleague or patient, putting things right where you can and reporting everything, especially where you need help to put it right.
• Take a pro‑active role in identifying risks and acting on the results to problems at source wherever possible bearing in mind resources and priorities and liaising with Line Manag.
• Take part in risk management practices, both clinical and non‑clinical in line with the Trust Risk Management Strategy to help reduce risks to the safety of patients.

Values

All staff working within our Trust should adopt our values. All staff have a responsibility to contribute to high standards of care.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Keely Oates
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01613582400