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Main area
Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Day, Night & Weekend Shifts)
Job ref
306-BEH-2127-B
Employer
Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Beacon Centre
Town
Barnet
Salary
£42,939 - £50,697 per annum (inclusive of HCAS)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/11/2024 23:59

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Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust logo

Deputy Ward Manager - Band 6

NHS AfC: Band 6

Join us at an exciting time for Barnet, Haringey and Enfield Mental Health NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. After three years working in Partnership, we are due to create a new Trust, to be known as the North London NHS Foundation Trust on 1 November 2024, subject to Secretary of State approval. Join us to be part of the North London Way as we:  

  • Collaborate at every level by living our Values to create the right conditions for us all to work together​
  • Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care
  • Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes​
  • Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance ​and ensure consistently high quality care across all our services
  • Ensure that research, Quality Improvement and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services 
  • Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do

 We look forward to welcoming you to the new North London NHS Foundation Trust, where we work in the North London Way to deliver: Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.

Our new trust website is: Home | North London Mental Health Partnership

 
 

Job overview

Do you want to be part of developing our Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Service, supporting Junior Nurses and dedicated Support workers to make positive changes for young people and families in Crisis ?

An opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Deputy Ward Manager at the Beacon Centre. We are a specialist 12 bedded inpatient general adolescent unit in Edgware, We specialise in assessment and treating young people between the ages of 13 up to 18 with acute and severe forms of mental illness and emotional distress.

The successful candidate will possess excellent clinical and supervisory skills, along with a desire to further develop their leadership abilities, whilst working together with the multidisciplinary team in delivering a high calibre service at all times.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Ward Manager in promoting a positive attitude towards excellent patient care, working in partnership with parents and carers.

You'll act as keyworker or named nurse to allocated patients and understand key worker / named nurse responsibilities. You'll also act as a mentor/preceptor and facilitate junior staff's development through teaching and support. You will be required to assist in managing the ward within its allocated resources and to act as a professional role model, ensuring patient safety while maintaining a high standard of clinical care.

Working for our organisation

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We value our team members and we will support you to be successful in this role. This position involves:

Ensuring patients care needs are assessed, on admission and a care plan devised at the time of admission to address these needs.

Ensuring all patients are discharged in line with the care programme approach policy.

Organising the reception of patients and participating in their subsequent care.

Helping to ensure that appropriate needs of individual patients are met by all Unit departments.

Providing treatment both individually and in groups to patients with mental health disorders.

 

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Professional registration with NMC.
  • Degree/Diploma in Nursing.

Desirable

  • ENB 998 (Mentorship Course).
  • CBT/MET.

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Minimum 18 months experience as a Band 5 Qualified Nurse
  • experience of Childrens safeguarding supervison/training
  • Experience of providing supervision/ informal training to unqualified staff

Desirable

  • Working with children and young people (CYP) with Mental health disorders.
  • Working in NHS setting.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

  • Organising CPA.
  • Good knowledge of medication and side effects.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to work within multidisciplinary team autonomously.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

  • Commitment to equal opportunities.
  • Commitment to service user and carer involvement.

Desirable

  • Personal experience of mental health problems.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Person specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Professional registration with NMC Degree/Diploma in Nursing
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Supervising junior staff and student nurses
Desirable criteria
  • Working with children and young people (CYP) with Mental health disorders
  • Evidence of leadership skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerDisability confident committedArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ruvarashe Gutu
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0208 213 7484

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