Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse with experience working in mental health or a similar environment?
Does working in a unique and fascinating field of nursing appeal to you?
We're looking for a Deputy Ward Manager to join our friendly team at Hellingly, where you will be a role model, leader and clinical lead. A Deputy Ward Manager is an exciting role where you will take leadership responsibilities and develop your clinical leadership, while maintaining your hands-on nursingskills. The emphasis of this role is about promoting clinical expertise and teaching, whilst being a key member of the ward leadership team.
The role is situated on Ash Ward, a 15-bedded Male medium secure forensic ward. Where we consider a complex picture for our service users of victims of significant trauma and abuse, but also perpetrators of violence.
No two days are the same; while we have structure and set boundaries, there is always a need to be able to adapt to what is a dynamic ward environment.
This post offers our 'Golden Hello' or relocation package of £2,000 for new Nurses and Allied Health Care Professionals joining our Trust (T&C's apply, please see attached Protocol document).
Main duties of the job
Ash Ward is a unique workplace and requires nurses to manage an ever-changing environment. You will be working with service users who have committed criminal offences, but have often also been victims themselves. Service users regularly experience stigma for both mental health and offending history, so our role is to develop trusting and safe relationships which balance being collaborative and supportive with sound risk management skills.
As a Deputy Ward Manager, your responsibilities willbe to:
- Uphold the values of the ward promoting openness, transparency and learning
- Be an enthusiastic mentor to and supervise new staff, newly qualified nurses and junior staff
- Oversee certain areas of clinical expertise such as medication management and physical health provision on the ward
- Support the Ward Manager with HR tasks such as return to works and sickness monitoring
- Accurately and timely maintain clinical documentation
- Manage shifts as a nurse in charge
- Conduct thorough assessments of risks and risk management plans to support incidents on the ward
We are looking for an individual who is resilient, driven and passionate to provide high quality nursing care to our patients, whist supporting the leadership on AshWard.
About us
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Our Partnership Perks:
- Access to a host of discount schemes including reductions on fuel, savings on high street and online stores, as well as Blue Light Card advantages!
- Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)
- Excellent NHS Pension
- Discounted gym memberships
- Free parking on-site
- A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC, where 82% agree that care for patients is our top priority
- Access to full psychological support via our internal wellbeing team
- Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
Job description
Job responsibilities
REQUIREMENTS
In order to be a successful Deputy Ward Manager/Charge Nurse in our team, you will:
- Be a qualified nurse, registered on the NMC
- Have relevant post qualifying experience including supervising staff
- Be passionate about improving the lives of individuals who are being held within the criminal justice system
- Understand that this is a challenging but hugely rewarding work setting
It would be advantageous if you have:
- Have experience working within a mental health setting
For this role you will be required to work a mixture of shifts including Long Days (07:00 19:30) and Nights (19:00 07:30).
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Sarah George (Ward Manager) at sarah.george@spft.nhs.uk / 01323 444193.
Job description
Job responsibilities
REQUIREMENTS
In order to be a successful Deputy Ward Manager/Charge Nurse in our team, you will:
- Be a qualified nurse, registered on the NMC
- Have relevant post qualifying experience including supervising staff
- Be passionate about improving the lives of individuals who are being held within the criminal justice system
- Understand that this is a challenging but hugely rewarding work setting
It would be advantageous if you have:
- Have experience working within a mental health setting
For this role you will be required to work a mixture of shifts including Long Days (07:00 19:30) and Nights (19:00 07:30).
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Sarah George (Ward Manager) at sarah.george@spft.nhs.uk / 01323 444193.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification
- Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
- Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience relevant to the care group
- Experience of working alongside people with severe mental health problems particularly in their acute phase of illness
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification
- Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
- Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience relevant to the care group
- Experience of working alongside people with severe mental health problems particularly in their acute phase of illness
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
