An exciting job opportunity has just arisen for a committed Deputy Ward Manager to work with one of the UK’s leading health care providers. You will be working in a highly reputable service within the Surrey area.

 

This specialist hospital provides treatment programmes for people suffering with addictions, depression, anxiety, stress and bipolar disorder.

 

As a Deputy Ward Manager your day to day duties include:

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

·         Applies 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 those statutory requirements are met.

·         Respects and applies the requirements of equality and diversity, 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.

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

·         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.

 

An ideal Deputy Ward Manager should be a hardworking, confident individual and must have these skills as they are beneficial for this position:

·         RMN/LD Qualification

·         Current NMC registration

·         Nurses who are looking at their next stage of career progression

·         Willingness to complete further clinical, managerial and leadership training

·         Computer literate - you are responsible for organising rotas

 

The successful Deputy Ward Manager will receive an excellent salary of £32,000. This exciting position is for 37.5 hours a week. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (at commencement of employment)

• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP)

• Private Medical Insurance Scheme

• Life Assurance

• Free meals while on duty

• Care first – Employee Assistance Services

• Continuous learning and development

• Childcare vouchers

• Career development

• Personal health insurance

• An employee assistance programme

• Voluntary Benefit

   

To be considered for this position you must be qualified as a RMN or RNLD

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To apply for this fantastic job role, please call Beth Collins on 0121 638 0567 or send your CV to [email protected]