Deputy Ward Manager/Charge Nurse - Bespoke Therapeutic Placement Unit

We are recruiting for Deputy Ward Manager/Charge Nurse for a hospital that provides inpatient mental health services for young people and adults. The focus of the service is to help people to live their best life in a safe and supportive environment. Bespoke Therapeutic Placement (BTP) provides a single person service for patients with increased or complex needs.

PBS (Positive Behaviour Support) informs many of our interventions. BTP’s are a Single person service - Bespoke therapeutic environment. They allow for more individualised care. The team adapts to the patient’s needs. It supports patients to progress through their care pathway and aims to reduce the admission length. In BTPs there is a lower stimulus environment and a reduction in restrictive practice.

BTPs have higher staffing ladders per patient. A BTP offers dedicated and stable care, a consistent nursing team, and familiarity which helps enable the patient to form friendships and trusteed relationships.

Increased activity engagement and section 17 leave.

The role of the Deputy Ward Manager is to provide senior nursing leadership to the ward nursing team in support of the Ward Manager. They will have clinical experience and leadership that provides expertise and confidence to the nursing team and ward overall. They will have defined delegated responsibilities from the Ward Manager.

Salary up to £43,313 DOE

Hours 37.5 hours per week

Permanent - Full Time

Responsibilities:

Works as Senior Nurse in a Ward or equivalent area ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, their families and visitors.

Apply relevant policies and statutory requirements within the ward and hospital framework of governance and communicates requirements to the wider team.

Ensures that risk is assessed and managed across the immediate and wider working environment and that statutory requirements are met.

Respects and applies the requirements of diversity and inclusion, promoting and role modelling these across the team.

Identifies deficits in skill mix and safe staffing levels and acts to address these.

Supervises a defined group of team members and contributes to their overall CPD, mandatory training and appraisal process recognising the skills required across the team. This will also include addressing any performance issues that are below the expected standard.

Acts as a role model to promote a culture of learning development, inquiry and a team vision.

Actively supports Junior Staff and student nurses on placement on the ward.

Implements, monitors and evaluates therapeutic interventions within an overall care programme, enabling people with mental health and or learning disability needs to develop coping strategies.

Actively supports and contributes to effective Multi-Disciplinary Working.

Engages in collaborative problem solving, supporting and encouraging clients to take ownership of issues, identify problems and to develop solutions to them based on their own needs and preferences.

Contributes to the process of collaboratively assessing and acting on risks of harm, danger and abuse.

Is named nurse for a small group of patients, and Associate nurse when required when on duty, and is a regular shift leader.

Provides Clinical Supervision to a group of defined nursing staff.

Undertakes Lead roles for the ward, as agreed with the Ward manager.

Deputises for the Ward manager as and when required.

Adheres to all National, Company and local standards, policies and procedures.

Participates in recruitment and retention of staff on the ward and hospital when required.

Knowledge/Education/Skill/Experience:

Active Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council, meeting the requirements of Revalidation

Trained Assessor/Supervisor

Clinical Supervision experience essential, training desirable

Evidence of Continued Professional Development and intent to maintain and develop Continued professional development and leadership

Good computer skills

At least 18 Months – 2 years’ experience post-registration

Demonstrable expertise within a clinical speciality

The post-holder will be required to work a regular shift pattern over a 7 day period

Benefits

• Access to CPD both internal and external

• Clear salary progression plan

• Clear career pathway

• Access to Employee Assistance Programme

• Funded DBS

• 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)

• Birthday Leave

• Ability to accrue annual leave with the service

• Free parking

• A pleasant working environment in a small, friendly hospital

• Subsidised meals in a restaurant environment

• Professional and clinical supervision

For further information please forward your CV for consideration.