Perinatal Deputy Ward Manager

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Manchester is looking for a Deputy Ward Manager for its perinatal service. The successful candidate will be an experienced mental health nurse with leadership skills. Responsibilities include managing care plans and supervising staff, contributing to the wellbeing of mothers and infants. This role offers salary enhancements and a supportive work environment with training opportunities.

Benefits

Pay enhancements for evenings and weekends

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as a registered mental health nurse.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience in an inpatient environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Ward Manager in leadership and management.
• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to junior staff.
• Implement care plans while supervising the staff team.

Skills

Experience in perinatal mental health

Excellent communication skills

Leadership and supervision

Teamwork in multidisciplinary settings

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

Job description

The Manchester Inpatient Perinatal Service, situated at Laureate House at Wythenshawe Hospital have an exciting opportunity to become part of our management team. We are recruiting a new deputy ward manager to work within our inpatient service, as well as supporting and managing across the wider inpatient unit.

The successful applicant will be an experienced RMN with an interest in perinatal mental health. Andersen Ward specialises in the treatment and care of women who develop serious mental illness or relapse during the antenatal and postnatal period. A core part of the role requires you to support mothers and to develop/maintain a relationship with their babies. Family and carer involvement is a significant part of the ward culture, and we promote and support their involvement.

The service has strong working partnerships with a wide range of professionals, such as midwives, health visitors, social care and children services across the Northwest and as such you will need excellent communication skills and work well within a large multidisciplinary team.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has a keen interest in infant development and women\'s mental health. We encourage personal development through managerial and clinical supervision and have a variety of training opportunities.

Main duties of the job

To assist the Ward Manager in providing Leadership and Operational Management to Andersen Ward.

The post holder will assess, plan and implement care whilst role modelling to the staff team and the wider unit.

To provide specialist perinatal nursing advice to other professionals across the service and to professionals from external services.

To provide clinical and managerial leadership and supervision to junior staff and students. Providing effective clinical leadership you will be required to lead, teach, supervise and support junior colleagues.

The post holder will be an experienced RMN and have a keen interest in Perinatal mental illness.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world\'s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

See attached full detailed job description and person specification:

Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 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

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Professional

• Be an experienced registered mental health nurse, minimum 1 year experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development, training
• signed off preceptorship
• Demonstrable experience as band 5

Experience

• Experience of inpatient environment
• Experience of supervising staff
• perinatal experience

Knowledge

• Demonstrate knowledge of child development and infant mental health

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-7460622

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