Deputy Ward Manager/Link Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a Deputy Ward Manager for their inpatient mental health team. This role involves overseeing patient care, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring effective ward management. The successful candidate will need to be a Registered Mental Health Nurse with strong assessment and planning skills. The organization is dedicated to providing exceptional support and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Excellent in-house training programs

Support for Wellbeing

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification is essential.
• Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct required.
• Experience with Care and Treatment Plan working practices.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for patient care and assessment within the mental health team.
• Assist and engage with Tribunal requirements and assessments.
• Support management of ward operations and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Assessment skills

Risk assessment skills

Planning and evaluation skills

Ability to work autonomously and within a team

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

The post holder is a senior member of the inpatient mental health team and will be responsible for the care of patients known within Adult Mental Health services. The Deputy Ward Manager will work collaboratively across a wide ranging multi-disciplinary team and take responsibility for ensuring the assessment of health and social needs together with the formulation, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for the patients.

They will assist with the management of the ward on a day-to-day basis by supporting and acting on behalf of the Ward Manager and delegating tasks and duties responsibly, considering skills and competency of staff and assisting with the development of staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for those patients allocated to the post holder by their Line Manager. This will include dealing with sensitive and complex information regarding patient care which will require compassion and reassuring skills. In addition, the post holder will be provided to assist and engage with Tribunal requirements, Section 117 meetings, Deprivation of Liberty assessments and others where appropriate.

The successful post holder will be expected to act up in the absence of the Ward Manager for the length of time agreed with the Senior Nurse. They will provide supervision and support to the work of all junior staff in the inpatient unit.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Mentorship
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Clinical Supervisor
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• High-level of assessment/risk assessment/planning and evaluation skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Partnership working
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Care and Treatment Plan (CTP) working practices
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Proven change management experience
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work autonomously and within a team
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Change management skills