Deputy Ward Manager - United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

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Main area Mental Health Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Full time Hours Full time hours per week (happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Adult Forensic Service - Edenfield Town Prestwich Salary £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/05/2024 23:59

Deputy Ward Manager Band 6 Job overview

Rehabilitation Division

Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager

A vacancy has arisen for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager at Bramley Street Adult Open Community Inpatient Service within the Rehabilitation Division, at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified nurse to join our fast-developing Rehabilitation services, within an environment that promotes positivity, staff development, staff wellbeing and person-centered engagement. It is an excellent opportunity to develop and enhance your existing skills and knowledge and work within an MDT environment, within a managerial role overseeing the quality of care provided.

The Service provides in-patient assessment, care and rehabilitation for up to 12 male adults with complex mental health needs who require continued inpatient support, discharge and transitional support back to the community following an acute inpatient admission.

The service provides a multidisciplinary team approach providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation with an emphasis on recovery principles and integration into the local community.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, passionate individuals with at least two years post registration experience at band 5 and who have an interest in developing their management and leadership skills; a strong interest in Mental Health Recovery, Rehabilitation, and wellbeing.

The Successful candidate will be required to work shifts on a rotational basis.

Main duties of the job

The role of Deputy Ward Manager involves providing Leadership, Operational Management and Line Management Supervision to the established team on the Unit, supporting the Manager, monitoring clinical standards, undertaking individual projects, and supporting changes, developments, and improvements within the service.

The post holder will contribute to the assessment of service users, throughout the referral stages and will be supported to contribute to the outcome of these assessments. On admission the successful applicant will help deliver collaborative personalised interventions that are service user, carer, and quality focused. They will support the team to ensure that the interventions delivered are of a high level, quality care and evidence-based interventions within a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be responsible for delivering and maintaining high standards of clinical care within the wider team.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached 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
• Be a registered mental health nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Have completed a degree programme.

Experience

• At least two years experience at Band 5 or above
• A genuine interest in Recovery and Rehabilitation
• Experience of working alongside people with severe mental health problems.
• Participation in clinical audit to improve quality of care delivery
• Understands and demonstrates qualities required for a leadership and managerial role.
• Experience of managing and developing junior staff/Students
• Demonstrate experience of managing change.

Knowledge

• Awareness of current best practice guidance and clinical guidance including relevant NICE guidance.
• Understanding of principles of risk assessment and management, including positive and therapeutic risk taking.
• Knowledge of audit processes to improve clinical standards and quality.
• Clear understanding of the NMC Duty of Care standards.
• Awareness of research methods and clinical audit.
• Knowledge of Substance Misuse interventions.
• Understanding, knowledge and experience of using Recovery model principles

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Evidence of working with and involving service users and carers in the care process.
• Be able to understand the financial management of the unit budget and manage staff resources appropriately.
• The ability to critically reflect on own practice and that of others.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.

Sponsorship will be offered for eligible roles that meet the salary requirements. Please review guidance from the UK Government here . Please note, most health and care jobs must have a salary of at least £23,300, and other eligible jobs may require have a salary of £38,700 or higher, depending on your individual circumstances.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.