Deputy Ward Manager | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mental health service provider is looking for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager to join their Adult Forensic Service in Bury, England. This role focuses on delivering high-quality patient-centered care within a secure setting. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Ward Manager, lead shifts, and support the development of nursing staff. The position offers comprehensive benefits, including enhanced pay for evenings and weekends, annual leave, and staff wellbeing programs.

Benefits

Pay Enhancements for evenings and weekends

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to lead a team and mentor less experienced staff.
• Strong understanding of mental health practices and policies.
• Experience in a forensic or similar nursing environment.

Responsibilities

• Support patient-centered care and therapeutic engagement.
• Take charge of shifts and act as primary nurse.
• Promote multi-disciplinary team working and lead on nursing issues.

Skills

Leadership

Patient-centered care

Communication

Risk management

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

Adult Forensic Service provides mental health support for adults of working age within a secure forensic setting.

This vacancy is for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager. The post places emphasis on patient centered care and therapeutic engagement, ensuring all aspects of direct patient care are delivered at the highest quality. The post holder will work in collaboration with the Ward Manager to develop and transform the nursing care provision to reflect service user mental health and physical needs, be culturally appropriate, and compliant with professional guidance.

The post holder will take charge of shifts on a rotational basis, act as a primary nurse to service users and their carers, and establish and maintain effective communication with all relevant internal and external personnel involved in care.

The post holder will, in collaboration with the Ward Manager, support 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.

The post holder will deputise for the Ward Manager as required, promote multi-disciplinary team working, and lead predominantly on nursing issues and leadership.

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

Details of responsibilities and expectations include the following:

• 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 resolve problems at source wherever possible, bearing in mind resources and priorities and liaising with Line Manager.
• Take part in risk management practices, both clinical and non-clinical, in line with the Trust Risk Management Strategy to help reduce risks to patient safety.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 staff across more than 160 locations, delivering inpatient and community-based mental health care in Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and Wigan, plus specialist services across Greater Manchester and beyond.

Greater Manchester is described as an innovative place to live and work, with opportunities to learn, develop, and contribute to improving care for our service users. A friendly, collaborative environment is encouraged, with opportunities to generate new ideas.

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Benefits

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays; 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025