Job overview
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You will be joining our Adult Mental Health Ward at The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury. Birch Ward is a 37.5 bedded mixed gender adult acute ward caring for patients of working age.
the post is a secondment position for 12months and you will be required to work both day and night shifts on a roster basis this will include weekends and bank holidays.
Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
What is it like to be an Inpatient Mental Health Nurse at MPFT? - YouTube
Main duties of the job
What you will be doing
- Working on an identified adult mental health ward, with the flexibility of working across wards, dependent on skill and service need.
- Delivering high quality clinical service-to-service users and their families.
- Be responsible for the management and care delivery of patients referred to the Ward, by liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies where appropriate and developing a network of support to patients and their carers to ensure a high standard of therapeutic care is delivered.
- To be responsible for managerial and clinical supervision of other team members where identified.
- Delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
- To be responsible for the management of the clinical area in the absence of the ward manager and quality lead.
- To implement agreed monitoring of effectiveness of care implementing the essence of care guidance.
Things that you will have:
- Registered professional (NMC)
- Post registration course/s at degree or diploma level
- Registered student practice supervisor and assessor
- Leadership qualification (Desirable)
- A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Before applying for this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to view the full job description and person specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience
Qualifications
Essential
- student practice assessor
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This advert is for Deputy Ward Manager - Adult Acute with Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Stafford, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata. The contract type is Secondment: 12 months. The application deadline is 30 Jul 2026.
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