Deputy Ward Manager

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Full time
Main area: Adult Mental Health Grade Band: 6 Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Earlies, Lates, Long Days and Nights) Job ref: 350-MHC6704013-B Site: Irwell ward Town: Walton, Liverpool Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59 Interview date: 03/01/2025 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We also welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Irwell ward, a 17 bedded complex care ward within Clockview Hospital. The role as a deputy ward manager is to support the Team Manager and Clinical Leadership Team to deliver high quality safe and effective care. This is a demanding and challenging role where, as a successful candidate, you will be required to demonstrate high levels of resilience, excellent problem solving and inter-personal skills as well as the ability to provide sound clinical and managerial support to team members. The post holder will also demonstrate a passion for coaching leadership style, quality improvement and attitude which respects and values service users’ choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning. This post is subject to an enhanced check with the adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist the Clinical Team Manager in carrying continuing professional and managerial responsibility for the ward. The post holder will operate as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team, undertaking a balance of managerial and clinical activity. They will ensure continuity of care for service users on their journey through the acute service. Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Implement case load supervision to monitor the standards of service user care and ensure record keeping is in accordance with professional and Trust standards. Participate in regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy. Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care. Provide information, education and support for family members, carers and other relevant professionals. Give/receive regular managerial/clinical supervision as per Trust policy. Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to promote service users health, safety and well-being, thereby preserving and respecting each service user’s personal dignity, privacy, religious and cultural beliefs. Ensure record keeping is in accordance with professional and Trust standards. Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code. Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team. Participate and promote positive intra-agency working. Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings. Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Registered Mental Health Nurse KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Relevant experience at E grade or above Evidence of experience of working with older people with mental health problems in a variety of health care settings Knowledge of relevant Mental Health legislation Knowledge of Mental Health Nursing interventions Knowledge of clinical risk and Health & Safety Management Demonstrate knowledge of ECC guidelines Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurses’ responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base SKILLS

Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills Ability to contribute to developing nursing excellence within the ward area OTHER

Professional attitude Flexibility VALUES

Accountability Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £13 per year and maintain registration. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

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