Main area: Mental Health
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24 hour rotational shift pattern)
Job ref: 437-6870601
Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Moorside Unit
Town: Trafford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/01/2025 23:59
Deputy Ward Manager
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for the post of Deputy Ward Manager on Irwell ward at Moorside Unit, Trafford. This post places particular emphasis on patient centred care and therapeutic engagement, ensuring all aspects of direct patient care are delivered at the highest quality. A key element of this post will be to support and provide sound clinical interventions to service users and clinical leadership on a day-to-day, shift-to-shift basis for a group of staff in a designated clinical area. The post holder will work in collaboration with the Ward Manager to develop and transform the nursing care provision, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user mental health and physical needs, is culturally appropriate, and compliant with professional guidance.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take charge of the shifts on a rotational basis, act as a primary nurse to service users and their carers, and be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective communication with all relevant personnel who contribute to the care of the service user, both internal and external to the Trust.
The post holder will, in collaboration with the ward manager, ensure continuous clinical and professional development for ward staff through on-the-job coaching, mentoring, audit, regular supervision, and ward-based training of less experienced staff.
The post holder will deputise for the ward manager as required and promote multi-disciplinary team working while leading predominantly on nursing issues and leadership.
All staff working within our Trust should adopt our values and contribute to high standards of care, which includes:
* Being a quality inspector, never knowingly passing on a defect, error or risk to a colleague or patient, putting things right where possible, and reporting everything, especially where help is needed to put it right.
* Taking a proactive role in identifying risks and acting on the results to resolve problems at source wherever possible, bearing in mind resources and priorities and liaising with the Line Manager.
* Participating in risk management practices, both clinical and non-clinical, in line with the Trust Risk Management Strategy to help reduce risks to the safety of patients.
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, along with 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, 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
Please see attached job description and person specification
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
2
3
4 – 9
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC registration
* Completed Preceptorship
* Further study e.g., mentor qualification
Experience
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Managing change
* Managing junior staff
Knowledge
* Awareness of current best practice and EBP
* Awareness of national initiatives e.g., safewards
Skills
* Good interpersonal / communication skills
* Evidence of involving service users and carers in the care process
* Excellent decision-making and effective crisis management
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 at www.nhsemployers.org.
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 aspire to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve and are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, such as 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
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website.
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
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.
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