Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the East Kent Community Rehabilitation Service at Rivendell.
The team require Deputy Unit Manager and the successful candidate should be an enthusiastic and motivated registered mental health nurse with sound knowledge and skills to take on this challenging but rewarding role.
This is a permanent post so would be an ideal opportunity for an individual wanting to develop their leadership skills
Rivendell is situated in Eastry, near Sandwich and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, which provides specialist inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with complex mental health and psychological needs. The unit comprises of 10 single bedrooms and is staffed 24 hour a day, 7 days a week.
The multidisciplinary team provides a wide range of individualized interventions delivered by nursing, medical, psychological, occupational therapy and peer support clinicians.
You will also have excellent interpersonal skills to manage and supervise staff effectively.
You will be working with a wide range of experienced and friendly professionals providing high quality care with compassion.
Main duties of the job
We believe in clinically led, management supported services and want to strengthen nurse leadership to provide safe, compassionate, creative services which really make a difference to patient lives.
- You will therefore be an excellent clinician, committed to the concept of person centred care and recovery.
- You will have the ability to influence, enthuse and enable, a role model who leads from the front and by example you will use your clinical expertise to improve practice, to challenge tradition and to work with the team to create a culture of therapeutic optimism and hope.
- The candidate will be resilient, tenacious and ready for a challenge, who will support and develop staff to provide the kind of service you would want to recommend to family, carers and friends.
- We will offer development opportunities, supervision, reflective practice, mentoring and coaching and will ensure you are fully supported in your new role.
- A working knowledge of serious and enduring mental health conditions, such as complex psychosis is essential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The Deputy Manager will provide day to day support to the Unit Manager, to carry out appropriate delegated tasks.
- To act up in the Unit Manager’s absence.the lives of people with complex mental heath needs, have a progressive approach leadership and are looking for variety and a challenge in your day to day work we would be interested in hearing from you.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years experience as a Band 5
- Evidence of post qulifying continued learning
- Previous supervision experience
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Significant knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act
- A comprehensive understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management
- To be competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care
- Effective organisational /planning and decision making skills
- Understanding of current quality improvement initiatives
- Significant awareness of clinical governance and its relationship to clinical effectiveness and patient safety and patient experience
- Enhanced leadership skills e.g. taking charge, delegation of duties, supervising others.
- Good knowledge and practice of IT skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct
Desirable
- Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation.
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Registered with the NMC
- Qualified practice assessor
- Completed preceptorship
- Completed Edward Jenner Programme
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
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This advert is for Deputy Manager with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust in Maidstone, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Jul 2026.
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