Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager - Newbridge House

Job overview

An exiting opportunity is available to join Newbridge house management team.

You will be supported to develop your skills in clinical leadership, supporting your team and driving positive outcomes for our patients and carers, taking a holistic and flexible approach to nursing and a person centred recovery.

You must be able to cover a 24/7 rota, including night shift rotations.  We are currently able to consider flexible working requests but not ones that exclude night working at this time due to current service need.

Main duties of the job

Newbridge house is a 16 bedded adult female inpatient unit that supports women in crisis requiring acute inpatient admission. Working with this client group you will develop knowledge and experience of working with complex mental illness,  dual diagnosis, challenging presentations and complex social situations.

As a deputy ward manager you will be responsible for

• taking a lead on clinical issues and safeguarding concerns
• supporting a positive and professional working environment that supports the team and our patients ongoing recovery
• encouraging the development of staff, helping them to identify and build on their unique strengths and address any gaps in knowledge, skills or experience so they can reach their full potential
• be a reflective and supportive leader, engaging in ongoing development and support
• be a positive and proactive role model, advocating for positive change and supporting the team through challenging times, taking a solutions focused approach
• Direct line management, including Annual Appraisal, Regular Management supervision, oversite of staff training compliance and continual development needs of a subset of the team staffing establishment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.