Deputy Ward Manager | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Walton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Walton is looking for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager. This role involves supporting the Clinical Team Manager, implementing care standards, and demonstrating leadership in both clinical and managerial settings. Candidates must show resilience, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to person-centered care planning. This position requires an enhanced DBS check and entails a blend of managerial duties and clinical support.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Demonstrated resilience and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to provide managerial and clinical support to team members.
• Commitment to safe medicines management.

Responsibilities

• Implement case load supervision to monitor service user care.
• Assist in developing integrated care pathways.
• Ensure safe management of medicines.

Skills

Resilience

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Coaching leadership

Education

Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager or equivalent

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Bridge Ward for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager to support the Clinical Team Manager and Clinical Leadership Team to deliver high quality safe and effective care.

This is a demanding and challenging role where, as a successful candidate, you will be required to demonstrate high levels of resilience, excellent problem solving and inter-personal skills as well as the ability to provide sound clinical and managerial support to team members. The post holder will also demonstrate a passion for coaching leadership style, quality improvement and attitude which respects and values service users’ choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.

This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

The post holder will assist the Clinical Team Manager in carrying continuing Professional and managerial responsibility for the ward. The post holder will operate as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team, undertaking a balance of Managerial and Clinical activity. They will ensure continuity of care for service users on their journey through the acute service.

Mercy Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Responsibilities

• Implement case load supervision to monitor the standards of service user care and ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
• Participate in regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy.
• Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.
• Provide information, education and support for family members, carers and other relevant professionals.
• Give/receive regular managerial/clinical supervision as per Trust policy.
• Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to promote service users health, safety and well-being, thereby preserving and respecting each service user’s personal dignity, privacy, religious and cultural beliefs.
• Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
• Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code.
• Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the Multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.
• Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings.

Qualifications and requirements

• Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager or equivalent leadership role on a ward within mental health or physical health services.
• Demonstrated resilience, problem-solving and interpersonal skills; ability to provide clinical and managerial support to team members.
• Passion for coaching leadership style, quality improvement, and person-centered care planning.
• Enhanced DBS check with adults barred list (DBS clearance) required.
• Willingness to work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team and balance managerial and clinical activity.
• Commitment to safe medicines management and adherence to policies in line with NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025