Deputy Ward Manager - Ruby ward, whiteleaf centre
Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse, with experience in leading and managing a team, or an aspiring leader ready to take on leadership and management responsibilities, motivated by the prospect of working with a supportive and dynamic team?
Then, Ruby Ward is a place for you!
Ruby ward is an 17-bedded acute ward for women who have acute or severe or enduring mental illnesses, often with co-morbidities, which require treatment that would otherwise not be able to be given in the community.
You will become part of a dynamic team for female patients requiring assessment, care, and nursing interventions, within an environment that is fast-paced, dynamic, and high in engagement.
We have strengthened our nurse leadership and have clear and exciting nursing pathways with training and development to support aspirations alongside a range of pathways to choose from, and you will have access to training at Masters level.
What can you expect from us?
You will have a structured induction and ongoing support from managers and senior clinicians. We understand everyone has different commitments outside of work, so we can offer flexibility around working hours and patterns.
Main duties of the job
We need your skills to support service users and to guide staff in planning care, monitoring risk, and developing safe systems of working.
Our practice is guided by compassion, kindness, and patience; and you will have a critical role in supporting this.
Particularly important to us is respect for diversity, psychological safety, and environmental safety, for which your contribution will be greatly valued by the MDT and service users. By adopting a QI methodology, you and the team will bring new and innovative ideas to this very special area of care.
Everyday Leadership also requires you to support a trauma-informed approach to care planning. This offers a great opportunity to guide and teach the team and students to understand the importance of recognizing the person in your care and managing the distress of that individual in a humanistic and least restrictive way.
This is an incredible opportunity for personal development and to influence a fresh approach to acute psychiatric care. It is a really exciting time to join us.
You will need to demonstrate a range of skills including the following:
* Effective leadership
* Crisis management
* Discharge planning and coordination
* Staff supervision and appraisals
* Rota management
* Effective communication, integrity, empathy, self-awareness, compassion, and critical self-reflection
* Clinical skills which reflect your understanding of the Mental Health Act and the frameworks, policies, and procedures governing our service
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work. When making an application, you are encouraged to read the "candidate guide to making an application" which is attached to all roles.
Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust, we provide physical, mental health, and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics, and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health, we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Individual and Trust-wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount
* Lease car scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities, please view the attached job description and person specification which will assist you in completing the application form.
Person Specification
Experience
* Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Learning Disability Nurse
* Ability to communicate with a high level of effectiveness both verbally and in writing
* Ability to work effectively in acute situations to maintain the safety of staff and patients
* Experience in a leadership and management role
* Previous experience working as a qualified nurse in a mental health care setting
* Experience facilitating teaching/learning sessions with junior staff
* Experience supporting student nurses as a practice supervisor and/or assessor
Knowledge
* Theoretical knowledge of MHA legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983
* Knowledge of safeguarding children and adults policy
* Knowledge of neurodiversity and the impacts experienced by neurodiverse patients when admitted to mental health hospitals
* Understands and works effectively within the principles of and structures for clinical governance
Personal Qualities
* Effective leadership and motivational skills
* Excellent communication and presentational skills
* Able to take direction, instruction, and appropriately delegate tasks to colleagues
* Able to organise and prioritise own time effectively
* Works effectively as part of MDT
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 per annum/pro-rata
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