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Job overview
Are you looking to step up into leadership role within a in-patients setting? Or are in you a supervisory/leadership role already looking for a change of scene?
Amber ward in the Whiteleaf Centre is looking for a Deputy Ward Manager to join their team in Aylesbury. Amber ward is a 20 bedded older-adults ward for those who have enduring mental illnesses, often with co-morbidities.
You can expect to: take part in an everyday leadership role, plan & coordinate the day to ensure safety and to build a team spirit, provide excellent care and governance and you will maintain the standards by supporting and nurturing the team.
From day 1, you will have a structured induction and ongoing support from managers and senior clinicians. And you will have access to best-in-class programmes and pathways to support your career progression.
Main duties of the job
* Support the provision of 24-hour service with accountable deputy managerial responsibility for the ward. Provide managerial cover in the absence of the ward manager.
* Support the coordination and management of the clinical team in providing a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment for service users.
* Support the development of an efficient and effective team that delivers on all performance and quality standards.
* Contribute to the development of acute service provision across the Older Adult Pathway in conjunction with the ward manager, senior clinical lead, and Modern Matron.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
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
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification
Experience
* Clinical high level standard of working, knowledge/skills and experience of working in an inpatient setting. Experience of caseload management/highly complex and difficult clinical situations and cases. Management high level experience of team management and performance management skills. Experience of developing and leading service development and ability to demonstrate positive outcomes for patients and carers. Experience of managing change and communicating the need for this to all staff within the teams. Practice educator. Supervision of students. Facilitation of student learning. Sign off mentor. Supervision ability to undertake supervision of registered and non-registered staff. Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
* Management training undertaken. Performance management skills. Experience of managing change and communicating the need for this to all staff within the teams. Staff appraisal and development work including PDR process. Teaching and presenting skills. Coaching or mentoring training.
Knowledge
* Experience of working at Band 5 in an acute inpatient setting. Considerable experience using therapeutic interventions. Risk assessment and management skills. Clinical and legislative knowledge in mental health. Experience and understanding of health & safety and its application within the service area. Understanding of working practices within clinical governance. Experience of undertaking audits. Have comprehensive understanding of child protection and safeguarding processes.
* 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.
Qualifications
* RMN
* Degree in nursing or willingness to undertake the course. Postgraduate clinical / management qualifications.
Personal Qualities
* Adaptability, assertiveness, good interpersonal skills, initiative, reliability, sensitivity, reflective in approach, highly motivated, compassionate.
Contractual Requirements or other requirements
* To be able to cover any of the older adult inpatient services as required meeting the needs of the service. Flexible working. Ability to undertake PEACE training. Willingness to promote equal opportunities and anti- discriminatory practice. Evidence of ongoing professional and personal development.
* Driving licence and car owner.
* All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
* Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
* We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
* Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
* We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
* We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an equal opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
* Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing.
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.
Name Aderonke Olaewe Job title Ward Manager Telephone number 01865 901305 Additional information
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