With effect from 1 September, welcome bonus payments would be paid as follows:
Percentage of pro rata splits for Welcome bonus based on working hours:
16 hours and below contract – 0%
16.5 – 32.5 hour contract – 50%
33 hour + contract – 100%
Are you?
* A driven and dynamic Nurse?
* An experienced RMN or wanting to return to the profession after a career break?
* Wanting to make a difference to someone’s life?
* Ready for a new challenge?
* Wanting to work with the best nurses in the UK?
About The Role:
The role of the Deputy Ward Manager is to provide senior nursing leadership to the ward nursing team in support of the Ward Manager. They will have a degree of clinical experience and leadership that provides expertise and confidence to the nursing team and ward overall. They will have defined delegated responsibilities from the Ward Manager and have six days every four weeks of protected time for their Deputy Ward Manager duties, along with supervisory responsibilities for an agreed group of staff.
The successful Deputy Ward Manager:
* Applies relevant policies and statutory requirements within the ward and hospital framework of governance and communicates requirements to the wider team.
* Ensures that risk is assessed and managed across the immediate and wider working environment and that statutory requirements are met.
* Respects and applies the requirements of equality and diversity, promoting and role modeling these across the team.
* Identifies deficits in skill mix and safe staffing levels and acts to address these.
* Supervises a defined group of team members and contributes to their overall CPD, mandatory training, and appraisal process, recognizing the skills required across the team, including addressing any performance issues that are below the expected standard.
* Acts as a role model to promote a culture of learning development, inquiry, and a team vision.
* Implements, monitors, and evaluates therapeutic interventions within an overall care program, enabling people with mental health and/or learning disability needs to develop coping strategies.
* Engages in collaborative problem solving, supporting and encouraging clients to take ownership of issues, identify problems, and develop solutions based on their own needs and preferences.
* Contributes to the process of collaboratively assessing and acting on risks of harm, danger, and abuse.
* Is named nurse for a small group of patients, acting as Associate nurse for colleagues when on duty, and is a regular shift leader.
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