Deputy Ward Manager - Ruby Ward

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Aylesbury is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse. This role includes providing leadership in a dynamic team for female patients with severe mental illnesses. The candidate should possess experience in managing teams and have a strong understanding of the Mental Health Act. Opportunities for training, including a pathway to a Master's level, are available. The role offers a supportive working environment with competitive benefits including generous annual leave and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS discount

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with leadership experience or aspiring leader.
• Strong crisis management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act and safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership and manage a nursing team.
• Support service users in planning care and monitoring risk.
• Contribute to a trauma-informed approach to care.

Skills

Leadership

Crisis management

Communication skills

Knowledge of the Mental Health Act

Flexibility in working patterns

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse, with experience in leading and managing a team, or an aspiring leader ready to take on leadership and management responsibilities and motivated by working with a supportive and dynamic team? Ruby Ward is a place for you. Ruby Ward is a 17 bedded acute ward for women with acute, severe or enduring mental illnesses, often with co-morbidities, requiring treatment that would not be possible in the community.

You will become part of a dynamic team for female patients requiring assessment, care and nursing interventions, within a fast paced, dynamic environment with high engagement. We have strengthened nurse leadership and offer clear and exciting nursing pathways with training and development to support aspirations, alongside a range of pathways to choose from. You will have access to training at Masters level.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership and, where applicable, lead and manage a nursing team.
• Support service users and guide staff in planning care, monitoring risk and developing safe systems of working.
• Contribute to a traumainformed approach to care planning and help teach the team and students to recognise the person in their care and manage distress in a humane, least restrictive way.
• Demonstrate a range of skills including crisis management, discharge planning and coordination, staff supervision and appraisals, and rota management.
• Communicate with integrity, empathy, self-awareness, compassion and perform critical self-reflection.
• Apply knowledge of the Mental Health Act and the frameworks, policies and procedures governing the service.
• Participate in induction and ongoing development; contribute to a positive, supportive working environment.

Qualifications and Essential Criteria

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with experience leading or managing a team, or an aspiring leader willing to take on leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated leadership, crisis management and communication skills; ability to work in a fast-paced, high-engagement environment.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and related frameworks, policies and procedures.
• Ability to contribute to discharge planning, risk monitoring and safe working practices.
• Commitment to trauma-informed care and person-centered approaches.
• Flexibility in working patterns and openness to training and development opportunities (including Masters-level training).

Induction, Training and Development

• All new starters receive a thorough induction process, local and Trust-wide, to support onboarding and role development.
• Mandatory and statutory training related to the role is required.
• Option to engage in ongoing learning and development, with pathways to pursue Masters-level training.

Other Information

• Appointment subject to satisfactory references covering three years of employment or study; prompt responses from referees are appreciated.
• We support flexible working and offer a range of employment options to help balance work and personal life.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
• Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust aims to deliver outstanding care with values of Caring, Safe and Excellent; we work to ensure our diverse workforce reflects the communities we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are an Equal Opportunities employer; reasonable adjustments will be made where possible.

Location and Values

• Oxford is a centre of excellence for research; Oxford Health works with academic partners and hosts dedicated research facilities.
• Our services span communities, hospitals, clinics and homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
• Our vision is for everyone to receive "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team" and our values are "Caring, Safe and Excellent".

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression and learning.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with service); NHS discount; pension scheme; lease car scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme; Mental Health First Aiders; staff accommodation (where available); staff networking and support groups.