Priory Hospital Newbury, Monks Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7RN
Priory Group Division
Hours: 37.5
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time
Priory Hospital Newbury is a Mental Health Hospital rated as outstanding by CQC. Newbury has 30 beds made up of male Recovery and Rehabilitation and mixed Acute wards. Set on the southern outskirts of Newbury, we have a full and diverse MDT including Psychology, Creative Therapists, Consultant Psychiatrists and excellent physical health care provided by a Lead Nurse and an incredible GP. There are excellent public transport links to Reading, Basingstoke, and London, which is just a 50-minute train journey.
The site is warm and welcoming with a homely atmosphere.
We are looking to recruit two dynamic, reliable, and creative Night Deputy Ward Managers to join our Nursing Management Team on our new acute ward.
The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting with the co-ordination of the quality and management of nursing care and the clinical environment on the wards at night whilst ensuring that the unit complies with statutory regulations, current legislation, and meets quality standards.
Main responsibilities include:
1. Taking a lead role in managing referrals and admissions on a night shift.
2. Assisting the Ward Managers in managing the ward and resources effectively, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and skill mix of nursing experience and skills.
3. Ensuring that all members of the night nursing team receive clinical supervision.
4. Acting as a highly visible role model, mentor, and leader, creating a culture that promotes learning, development, inquiry, and professionalism.
5. Disseminating, implementing, and monitoring compliance with relevant policies and statutory requirements of the hospital, division, and group.
6. Taking appropriate action to ensure that the standard of care that patients receive is of the highest standard.
7. Ensuring that all patients have clear current care plans that reflect their personalised needs and are evidence-based, engaging family members and carers based on the needs and wants of the patient.
8. Assisting in ensuring the ward has clear procedures and processes to support the safe and effective running of the ward at all times.
9. Ensuring that the legislative frameworks regarding the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberties are applied in accordance with Company Policy and National Requirements.
10. Being responsible for Medicines Management in their Clinical Area/Ward.
11. Engaging with other members of the Ward MDT to facilitate positive and efficient MDT working.
We are seeking a confident and reliable professional who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and non-verbal, and the ability to regularly deal with demanding and difficult situations.
You will be currently Registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council as a mental health nurse, with at least 18 months to 2 years’ experience post-registration. You will be computer literate with experience of quality compliance monitoring. Being a trained and current mentor and having acute experience will be an added advantage.
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