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Perinatal Mother & Baby Unit - Deputy Ward Manager

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Exeter

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Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is seeking a compassionate and motivated Deputy Ward Manager for the Perinatal Mother & Baby Unit in Exeter. This role involves clinical leadership, team management, and ensuring high-quality care for mothers and babies. The successful candidate will join a dynamic multidisciplinary team and play a crucial role in advocating for patient needs and promoting best practices in mental health care.

Qualifications

Experience as a Band 5 in an acute inpatient setting.
Clinical supervision and mentoring experience required.
Ability to manage staff and provide high-quality service.

Responsibilities

Lead the inpatient team to ensure consistent, kind care.
Assist in implementing operational procedures and audits.
Provide management supervision and support to team members.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Team Management

Risk Assessment

Education

Evidence of PREP

Experience in Perinatal Mental health

Perinatal Mother & Baby Unit - Deputy Ward Manager

Location: Exeter, EX2 5SN
Salary: £37338.00 to £44962.00
Date posted: 23rd May 2025
Closing date: 8th June 2025

We are seeking a motivated, compassionate and psychologically minded RMN to apply for the position of Deputy Ward Manager at Jasmine Lodge, Mother & Baby Unit.

This is your opportunity to join an inpatient ward within the Specialist Directorate.

Jasmine Lodge is an 8 bedded, purpose build Mother & Baby Unit that opened in 2018. We are a national service and have our own inclusion and exclusion criteria. We manage our own beds and we are part of the South West Provider Collaborative, therefore we have strong links with Bristol and Bournemouth MBU.

This is your opportunity to join a dynamic MDT that you will be directly contributing to. You will continuously weigh up risk vs benefit in order to advocate for the patients.

Main duties of the job

You will be clinically leading the inpatient team to ensure that the Mother & babies receive consistent, and kind care that is in line with inpatient best practice.

You will assist the ward manager in implementing operational procedures and policies such as carrying out audits and maintaining KPI's.

You will provide management supervision to a team of people and you will be responsible for their development and support.

You will take a lead role in ensuring that the patients care is consistent, least restrictive and person centred.

About us

We provide mental health & learning disability services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

Our values

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Communication and Working Relationship Skills

To have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Work in partnership with all health, social care professionals and other stake holders,maintaining effective communication that benefits the patients/ service userswellbeing.
Liaise with carers, families and user groups and representatives.

Planning and Organisational Skills

To act as shift coordinator.
To deputise for the manager in his/her absence.
Lead and supervise others, undertake PDRs and manage absence.
Assist with the development and delivery and evaluation of evidence basedtreatments.
To participate in training and development of junior staff within the clinicalenvironment.
Monitoring of clinical work.
To develop the team to maximise skills.
To ensure the appropriate delegation of tasks taking into consideration the skills andgrade of staff members.
Produce staffing rotas, taking into consideration budgetary requirements, skill/gendergrade mix to meet clinical need.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy

To ensure that care plans are implemented and reviewed as part of ongoingassessment.
To ensure that robust, up to date risk assessments are carried out by the relevant staff.
To ensure standards of care are maintained to the highest level.
To promote good practice in the management of acutely disturbed clients.
To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and other professional guidelines.

Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation

To work with the Ward Manager to review, update and implement standards and policiesfor use in adult inpatient settings as appropriate.
To participate in ongoing training and education progress.
To be aware of current initiatives in inpatient care.
To promote service changes with a positive and professional attitude.
To explore innovative ways of delivering and improving patient care.

Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

Establish an efficient working environment, making the most effective user of staff,supplies, equipment and services.

Responsibility for Human Resources,

To provide supervision and appraisals for qualified staff.
To participate in the role of mentor to students.
To participate in audits.
To develop and empower junior staff within the team.

Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties

The post holder will ensure that clinical/care records both written and electronic areaccurate and are consistent with professional and organisational requirements.

Any Other Specific Tasks Required

Report any observed incident of unprofessional behaviour, accident/incident, untowardoccurrence and faulty equipment immediately to ward manager.

Person Specification

Planning & Organisational Skills

Lead and supervise staff to provide a high quality, effective service
Good liaison skills and ability to manage difficult and complex situations
Effectively able to manage own time and that of the team
Ability to work flexibly

Experience

Experience as a Band 5 in an acute inpatient setting
Experience working within an MDT
Clinical Supervision and Mentoring Experience
Experience of managing staff
Mentoring students in line with professional requirements
Communication and Working Relationship Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Basic computer skills
Able to provide and receive complex sensitive information in relation to staff, service users, families and carers

Analytical & Judgemental Skills