Deputy Ward Manager - Band 6
The Harbour, Blackpool: Male Acute Ward
A great opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, suitably qualified, experienced, confident and forward thinking individual to work as a Deputy Ward Manager, specifically on a male acute ward.
The Harbour is situated on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, with the Ribble Valley to the South, the Bowland Hills to the East and not too distant from the Lake District. It also has the benefits of being situated in a quiet area, very close to motorway links, just off the M55.
The Harbour consists of a variety of wards, including Adult Acute, 136, Older Adult Wards and Dementia Wards. The teams work very closely to support each other and there is a clear focus on support and professional development of our nurses.
We have a wealth of disciplines based at the Harbour, including Psychologists, Occupational Health Nurses, Health and Wellbeing Workers, Physical Health Nurses, Pharmacists and Psychiatric consultants. This ensures a holistic way of working and enables us to deliver the highest standard of care to our patients.
Main duties of the job
You must be able to provide clinical leadership and motivation to develop the existing staff whilst maintaining high professional standards, demonstrating commitment to staff development and patient care.
You will promote and maintain high standards of care whilst supporting and assisting to implement local and national strategies and initiatives.
You will need to possess excellent interpersonal skills and show great leadership and staff development skills. A strong commitment to your ongoing professional education and development is essential.
The successful post holder will be expected be able to rotate across the specialty areas and be able to work shifts covering 24 hours, seven days a week.
As part of the pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to pay for their own DBS check at a cost of £44. Deductions will be taken from the first 3 months' salary.
Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Clearance.
All posts are subject to the nationally agreed Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job description
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
* Registered Nurse - Mental Health with post graduate experience including: Successfully completed preceptorship programme post qualifying 100% compliant in Mandatory training and PDR.
* Evidence of post registration academic or vocational professional development (e.g. knowledge and expertise acquired through either in depth experience or theoretical study of a broad range of techniques/processes relating to the knowledge area).
Knowledge
Essential
* Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures.
* Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983.
* Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Skills
Essential
* Previous post-graduation experience consisting of completion of preceptorship in mental health nursing (12 months) and 12 months post preceptorship experience with the ability to demonstrate competency in the below: Demonstrate high quality patient care and documentation.
* Experience of managerial responsibilities i.e., competent in understanding and being able to demonstrate effective team and clinical leadership.
* Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs.
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harbour - Orwell Ward (25-65)
Blackpool
FY4 4FE
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