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Deputy Ward Manager
Band 6
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Are you an experienced and compassionate nurse ready to take the next step in your career? As a Band 6 Nurse within the community inpatient care team, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while leading and supporting your team. You’ll use your clinical expertise to ensure patient safety, advocate for those in your care, and contribute to continuous improvement within our services. You’ll work as Nurse in Charge and alongside a collaborative, supportive team, empowering patients and their families, and promoting a positive, inclusive culture.
Henry Tudor ward has some exciting plans to further develop its inpatient services and we are looking to recruit someone who feels that they can innovate and lead a team.
The service offers excellent training opportunities to all staff and has a supportive developmental approach
We’re looking for confident, dedicated professionals to lead by example, supervise staff, and help us meet the highest standards of care. If you're ready to make a difference and develop your leadership skills, we want to hear from you!
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The post holder will work within the ward team and in conjunction with the ward manager providing a strong clinical lead and promoting new projects and developments. They will take an active role in managing staff issues and deputise for the ward manager as well as being actively involved in day-to-day clinical care.
The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent team leadership skills and will be passionate about working with people with acute and complex mental health needs. They will be fully committed to providing innovative care and treatment that is evidence based within a strong multi-disciplinary team including consultant's Geriatrician and other physicians, Occupational and Physiotherapists, Social services and students. You will support the team in delivering a safe personalised approach to care and treatment aimed and promoting the health and well-being of people with a focus on rehabilitation, complex discharge planning and returning to community-based care
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
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The “must haves” for this role:
1. Must have up to date registration with NMC
2. Must have teaching/assessor/coaching training or willing to work towards
3. Must have Basic IT knowledge eg Microsoft Office
4. Must have good communication skills
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Manyleb y person
Education/Qualifications/Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Current level 1 registration with NMC
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Continuous Professional Development
Meini prawf dymunol
- Quality improvement
- Recruitment and selection
- NVQ Assessor/Practice Assessor
- Management course.
- Recognised Leadership program
- Budgetary management training
Previous Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Previous experience as a Band 5 nurse, including shift co-ordinating/team leading
Meini prawf dymunol
- Previous experience of working as Band 6 within a ward situation
- Recent experience of working in a similar setting.
- Working knowledge of Intermediate care systems.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
- Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the BHFT policies.
- Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and the patient experience.
- Ability to work well and lead others while under pressure.
- Demonstrate a kind and compassionate demeanor at all times.
- Demonstrate a genuine interest in the care of older people and intermediate care Sound clinical assessment skills
- Good IT skills with ability to maintain electronic patient records including the use of RIO, or other electronic patient records/EPMA
- Have a good understanding of Safeguarding and advocacy, understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with.
- Ability to understand long-term and wider implications of decisions.
Additional Requirements
Meini prawf dymunol
- Ability to work a rotational shift pattern
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Application numbers
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Rionelle Williams
- Teitl y swydd
- Ward Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01189 043084
Rhestr swyddi gyda Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust yn Nyrsio a bydwreigiaeth neu bob sector