Deputy Ward Manager (Adult Eating Disorder)

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking mental health organization as a Deputy Ward Manager, where you will lead a passionate team in delivering high-quality care to adults with eating disorders. This role offers the opportunity to enhance your clinical leadership skills while working in a supportive environment focused on recovery and professional development. As part of an innovative and inclusive team, you will play a crucial role in redefining mental health services in the UK, ensuring that every patient receives compassionate and effective care. If you have a strong nursing background and a desire to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development

Diverse and inclusive environment

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in mental health and clinical leadership.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse nursing team, ensuring high standards of care.
• Mentor and support junior staff while managing ward operations.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Nursing Care

Mentoring

Crisis Management

Quality Improvement

Education

Registered Adult Nurse

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse

Job description

Deputy Ward Manager (Adult Eating Disorder)

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area: Eating Disorders

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 294-CAMHS-6734514-PB-B

Site: Springfield Hospital

Town: Tooting

Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links, and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services.

We are committed to providing high-quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’; however, we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful, and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education, and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

Avalon ward is an 18-bedded unit for adults suffering from moderate to severe eating disorders. We are a passionate recovery-focused team aiming to discharge our patients safely, giving them the skills and ability to continue their recovery in the community. We work closely with patients, carers, and lived experience experts to ensure we are continuously learning and delivering the best possible care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 5 or band 6 nurse looking to gain experience within a national inpatient eating disorder service. We are looking for highly motivated, skilled individuals to work as a member of our senior team.

Main duties of the job

If you are a forward-thinking experienced band 5 staff nurse ready to develop your managerial skills or a seasoned band 6 expert, we invite you to consider this exciting opportunity. The successful candidate will be clinically competent with the appropriate skills to lead a diverse and experienced team. They will develop a positive team atmosphere through hard work, calmness, tolerance, and consistency. Responsibilities include leading on quality improvement initiatives, supporting a culture of reflection and learning, managing staff sickness, supporting recruitment, supervising junior staff, and covering in the absence of the ward manager. Additionally, the candidate will mentor, counsel, coach, and support those who are not confident in the clinical environment.

If you want to be part of a dedicated and enthusiastic team, this is an opportunity not to be missed. The post will enhance your skills in autonomous clinical decision-making, assessment of mental health and physical health needs, risk management, crisis management, and joint working with multiple professional disciplines and services.

Working for our organisation

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history, and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.

We offer flexible working, career development, and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Deputy Nursing Team Leader/Clinical Charge Nurse/Community Psychiatric Nurse/Practice Development Nurse role is suitable for Registered Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship and have registered as an approved NMC mentor.

The post holder will deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high-quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.

As a Deputy Nursing Team Leader, you will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through evidence-based care. You will support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff.

Person specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of research-based/reflective practice
• Significant relevant clinical experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience as a preceptor/mentor
• Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
• Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
• Experience of taking responsibility for a ward/clinical unit
• Experience of engaging/supporting clinical research projects
• Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas
• Experience of teaching
• Experience of recruitment and selection of staff

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust, we are committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics.

Please note:

• The closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received.
• Once you have submitted your application, you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system.
• If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful.
• Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees.
• Should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
• Your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles).
• We are a smoke-free Trust.