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Deputy Ward Manager Band 6 Nurse Cedar Ward Older Adults, West Midlands
Client: Black Country Job Support
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 07f8f4ce9e79
Job Views: 91
Posted: 03.03.2025
Expiry Date: 17.04.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
The Abbey Ward Team has a vacancy for the post of Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6). The successful candidate would be able to pursue a more clinical pathway in their career.
Reporting to the Ward Manager, you would be working in a multi-faceted role encompassing training and development, clinical governance, quality and continuous improvement, as well as a heavy focus on developing and implementing comprehensive care plans, and being an active participant in shaping the future of inpatient services.
Significant investment has been made in the creation of 34 roles across the Black Country region – and we encourage you to be a part of this outstanding opportunity to enhance your nursing career.
Main duties of the job
Professional responsibilities
* To maintain and develop own and the team's clinical skills, knowledge, and professional practice via a local training template in line with professional, NICE, SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence), and KSF guidelines, ensuring the maintenance of effective evidence-based practice.
To support and contribute towards the organisation’s clinical governance systems, supporting quality standards and working towards continuous improvement in clinical and service quality.
Clinical Responsibilities
* To act as a clinically focused Senior Staff Nurse within Inpatient Wards providing support/advice; linking with Matrons and community specialist nurses and pathways.
* To act in a consultative role for junior staff, supporting the upskilling of staff knowledge and skills.
Working for our organisation
These are exciting times for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as we’re building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform inpatient mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives across our communities.
The Trust is rated ‘Good’ by CQC (Care Quality Commission) and in July 2022 became the lead provider for mental health services across the Black Country. We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well as launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, including multi-million-pound investment in building new facilities and workforce models.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be conversant with and practice within the realms of the 1983 Mental Health Act.
To engage in clinical supervision both as a provider and receiver.
To be responsible for supporting the maintenance of clinical standards regarding assessment of care needs.
Work with the ward managers to ensure equitable use of all resources to support an effective service.
To support the instigation and continuation of CQC standards, infection control standards, National patient safety standards, and standards for better health.
Person specification
Shortlisting
* Registration to practice
* Comprehensive experience of multi-disciplinary work
* Management Qualification or equivalent experience
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