Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We are recruiting for a Deputy Ward Manager who wishes to join our team on Seagrove Ward. Seagrove Ward is a six-bed mixed sex Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU); which forms part of the wider mental health acute care pathway within the integrated Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The team aim to provide collaborative and individualised patient care in a safe and therapeutic environment.
The right candidate will be imaginative, enthusiastic, and able to demonstrate excellent clinical and operational leadership skills. You will also be able to demonstrate the attributes necessary to support junior members of the team through supervision, appraisal, and clinical expertise.
We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join our supportive nurse led Multi-disciplinary Team. You will receive a full induction, regular supervision, and opportunities for continuing professional development as well as support to develop within this role.
If you wish to discuss this opportunity, please contact Fiona Cleary on (01983) 534074.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to aid staff development and demonstrate sound leadership skills. You will promote and maintain high standards of care, whilst supporting and assisting to implement local and national improvement strategies and initiatives.
Inpatient wards /units are designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing. The post holder supports the delivery of the ward / unit through:
Actively promoting teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and code of conduct.Demonstrating clinical leadership and oversight in terms of the clinical practice of others.
Delivering Clinical Supervision to Junior Staff, acting as the shift lead and carrying out clinical audits where necessary.
Providing nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensuring the effective assessment formulation planning and monitoring of care given to inpatient service users; including the implementation of meaningful activity for inpatient service users and to analyse the effectiveness of these activities.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.
We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.
Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 1st level registered nurse, RN(MH), RN(LD) with current NMC Registration
* Mentorship registered with NMC
* Independent/non-medical prescriber
Experience
* High level knowledge/appreciation of a range of models of practice in social and health care including experience of delivering CBT based interventions
* Knowledge and working experience of interventions and strategies which embrace social and health care needs
* Current national legislative and professional requirements relating to social and health care and the processes implemented locally (Community Care Act, Mental health Act)
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.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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