# Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager - Reaside Clinic > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-deputy-ward-manager-reaside-clinic/03c71c5d-df6e-4612-9d49-06f8531983ac - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-deputy-ward-manager-reaside-clinic/03c71c5d-df6e-4612-9d49-06f8531983ac.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T14:52:24.065Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Secure_Services/Secure_Services-v8040553 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8040553?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of Deputy Ward Manager  across all wards at Reaside Clinic. We are looking to recruit highly motivated individuals, who are passionate about providing high quality and compassionate care in the secure environment, to men who are experiencing complex mental ill health and personality disorders and who demonstrate challenging behaviour. Post holders will assist the Ward Manager in the provision of clinical leadership, driving up and maintaining quality care, and being a positive clinical role model. This will provide an ideal opportunity to extend your skill base in clinical leadership and ward/site management, with opportunities to become involved in a variety of work streams including recruitment, service and staff development and audit. ### Main duties of the job To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group. Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy. Responsible for ensuring the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach and current adult and child safeguarding legislation. Responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Code of practice are observed, adhered to and implemented. Responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of Deputy Ward Manager across all wards at Reaside Clinic. We are looking to recruit highly motivated individuals, who are passionate about providing high quality and compassionate care in the secure environment, to men who are experiencing complex mental ill health and personality disorders and who demonstrate challenging behaviour. Post holders will assist the Ward Manager in the provision of clinical leadership, driving up and maintaining quality care, and being a positive clinical role model. This will provide an ideal opportunity to extend your skill base in clinical leadership and ward/site management, with opportunities to become involved in a variety of work streams including recruitment, service and staff development and audit. ## Job Description To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group. Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy. Responsible for ensuring the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach and current adult and child safeguarding legislation. Responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Code of practice are observed, adhered to and implemented. Responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct. ## Responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Training **Essential** - Registered Mental Health Nurse (part 3 or 13) ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience at band 5 with experience of working within secure care, PICU or acute mental health care ## Documents - [applicant guide (pdf, 313.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1260) - [job description (pdf, 206.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10329072) - [equality statement (pdf, 572.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2416) - [person specification (pdf, 77.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10329073) - [everyday behaviours guide (pdf, 159.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2415) - [information for applicants (pdf, 431.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1709) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.