Main area: Mental Health
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working)
Job ref: 437-6905344
Site: Meadowbrook Unit
Town: Salford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
Meadowbrook unit provides mental health support for adults of working age. The unit has 2 male acute wards (Eagleton 19 beds and Maccoll 18 beds), one female acute ward (Keats 22 beds) and one male PICU 8 beds (Psychiatric intensive care unit).
This current vacancy is for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager on Chaucer Ward.
This post places particular emphasis on patient-centered 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 on 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, as well as being responsible for the establishment and maintenance of 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 whilst leading predominantly on nursing issues and leadership.
All staff working within our Trust should adopt our values.
All staff have a responsibility to contribute to high standards of care, they need to:
* Be a quality inspector, never knowingly passing on a defect, error or risk to a colleague or patient, putting things right where you can, and reporting everything, especially where you need help to put it right.
* Take a pro-active role in identifying risks and acting on the results to resolve problems at source wherever possible bearing in mind resources and priorities.
* Take part 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, 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.
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
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
* RMN Professional Qualification
* Preparation for Mentorship or willingness to work towards
* Proven experience at Band 5 (or equivalent) within the same specialty with evidence of ongoing development or evidence of Continuing Professional Development
* Substantial post-qualification experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illness
* Evidence of applied understanding of the needs of clients and complex presentations in Mental Health in-patient care (within specific speciality)
* Demonstrable evidence of knowledge of clinical risk assessment
* Demonstrable evidence of knowledge of NMC Standards and Code of Conduct
* Demonstrable evidence of knowledge of change management processes in the leadership and support of large groups of staff
* Able to demonstrate knowledge of best clinical practices relevant to the area
* Knowledge of the role and function of other organisations who provide services to clients with mental health problems
* Ability to demonstrate sound clinical leadership skills in a large multi-disciplinary team
* Be able to implement the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy into work settings
* Ability to translate clinical risk into care plans
* Demonstrable evidence of excellent written/verbal communication skills
* Ability to present ideas with clarity and in a persuasive and influential style
* Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with other agencies at a variety of levels
* Demonstrable ability to provide situational management to staff and deal with conflict
* Evidence of ability to provide focused support to staff
* Demonstrably ability to maintain morale and leadership in an uncertain and changing environment
* Reliable, and committed to developing client care and nursing
* Full commitment to equal opportunities
* Demonstrable evidence of flexible approach, able to recognise signs of stress in self and others and take appropriate action
* Ability to effectively manage applied clinical work and the development of nursing practice
* Ability to gain the trust, confidence and respect of clients, carers, and staff of a variety of levels and disciplines
* To participate in the development of a culture which actively promotes the involvement of service users and carers
* Post registration clinical qualification in Mental Health e.g. Acute Care, Post Registration Specialist training in Professional development in Clinical Leadership
* CFT Interventions Clinical Supervision training
* Experience of managing staff and other professionals
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 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 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
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.
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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