# Deputy Ward Manager - Adult Acute

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Stafford
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Secondment: 12 months
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (successful candidate will be required to work night duties)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16T15:10:11.166Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Shrewsbury/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Adult_acute_inpatient/Mental_Health_Adult_acute_inpatient-v8156952
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8156952?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

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

## Documents

- [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957)
- [ward sister/charge nurse jd and person spec (pdf, 448.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10457309)

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