Deputy Ward Manager / Charge Nurse

Deputy Ward Manager / Charge Nurse

Reference

PRI98361

Location

Priory Hospital Burgess Hill, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9LE

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£43,014- £46,314 (DOE) + £5000 Welcome Bonus

Hours

Full Time

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Role Description

Deputy Ward Manager/Charge Nurse

Burgess Hill Hospital

About Burgess Hill Hospital

Priory Hospital Burgess Hill has a new and exciting opportunity for you to join our Team; in September 2023 we opened a third ward which is a 10 bedded male adult PICU.

The hospital is currently split across three units:

• EA - male psychiatric intensive care ward
• AJ - male psychiatric intensive care ward
• MS - acute general adult male-only ward

New members of our team have an exceptional opportunity to help shape the future of our services and a genuine chance to be part of transforming them. With a renewed focus on quality and excellence at its heart the service aims to grow and extend its current offering.

This is your chance to play an influential part in developing and improving the current services and to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people in our care.

Job Profile

• Qualified as a Registered nurse and passionate about patient care
• Committed to providing a safe and therapeutic environment for patients
• Ensuring there is a high standard of care for patients in terms of their mental and physical health
• Act as a role model and provide leadership to more Junior staff
• Work effectively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Committed to supervision, appraisal and Continuous Professional Development
• Support with recruitment and retention

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Abilities

• Excellent clinical knowledge based on evidence based practice
• Experience of Care Plans ,Risk Assessments and writing reports
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act Legislation and statutory regulations
• Experience of staffing, skill mix and leading shifts
• Committed to supporting Junior Staff and Students

Priory Healthcare Benefits

• Excellent salary
• Free on-site parking
• Free meals on duty
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses
• Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)

Additional benefits for nurses at Burgess Hill:

• £5000 Welcome bonus
• Fully funded DBS
• Fully funded NMC registration
• Return to Practice support
• Mentorship experience
• CPD top up
• Management and Leadership development opportunities

Percentage of pro rata splits for Welcome bonus based on working hours:

16 hours and below contract - 0%
16.5 - 32.5 hour contract - 50%
33 hour + contract - 100%

Are Registered Mental Health Nurses Superheroes?

At Priory Group, you don't have to have superhuman powers to be a hero in our eyes. We want the care our nurses provide to our service users to be super. As a mental health nurse at Priory you'll be part of a company that is supportive and has your welfare and interests at heart. Mental health nursing is a tough but rewarding career and we want to make sure that our relationship with you is a long-term thing, not a flash in the pan.

It takes a genuine desire to help other people, along with a lot of dedication and compassion to be a Mental Health Nurse. In return, we want to make sure you get the reward you deserve which is why we offer market leading salaries as well as bonuses and benefits, you'll get job satisfaction and we'll support you to develop your skills and grow with the company via our Career Pathways programme. You'll get to build therapeutic relationships with the people you care for so you can help them through their difficult time and find ways to take control over their own health. It's a chance to make a real and lasting difference to someone.

At Priory, you'll be joining the UK's largest provider of high quality mental health care with around 350 services across the country. Since joining forces with rehabilitation specialists, MEDIAN, we aim to be the leading European provider of mental health and rehabilitative services. By joining us, you'd be key to helping us bring the best of MEDIAN and Priory to our patients and residents.

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Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.

Division DBS info

About us

As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services to adults and young people, Priory Group promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.

Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes, education facilities and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory Group will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Job Description

Deputy_Ward_Manager_2021.pdf

Closing Date

28/02/2025