Band 6 Deputy

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

The closing date is 27 January 2025

Job summary

Band 6 Deputy Manager ~ RNLD /RNMH/ RGN Nurse.

Birmingham Community NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic, committed individual to provide operational support to the Unit Manager, working across site at Riverside Lodge.

Riverside Lodge consists of two service areas:

  1. A 8 bedded unit, providing Short Breaks to adults with Learning Disabilities and associated complex healthcare needs and challenging behaviours.
  2. Day Services for three patients with complex care and challenging behaviour within the North of the city, in Small Heath

We want to hear from motivated, caring professionals who feel as strongly as we do about the Trust values:Caring, Open, Respectful, Responsible, & Inclusive

We look forward to hearing from any interested parties and, if you should have any questions prior to your application, then please contact Sara Room(Unit Manager) on 0121 466 4985

Main duties of the job

  • The role will be a challenginganda fulfilling one, with multi-disciplinary working at its core. We ask that you are dedicated to providing person-centred care and can demonstrate a sound clinical knowledge base with a willingness to develop your skills.
  • You should be able to demonstrate that you are a team-player with excellent communication skills, open, friendly, positive and caring.
  • The successful post-holder will take on managerial roles as identified and agreed by the Unit Manager, and in line with the job description, to include: ESR management, generation of off duty and maintaining safer staffing levels, contribution to audit & governance within the clinical area, sickness absence monitoring, budget management and maintaining Health and Safety through risk assessment.

About us

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a

commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Date posted

13 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

820-6786498-LD

Job locations

Riverside Lodge

10 Hobmoor Road

Small Heath

B10 9JH


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • The successful post-holder will also assist with the day to day running of the clinical area and will offer support, advice and supervision to junior staff. The successful applicant will need to be able to prioritise their workload & act as a role model to junior staff.
  • Applicants need to demonstrate experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, and have a sound knowledge base of organisational standards, Policies & Procedures and current legislation, which may impact/effect the care given to the patient group and/or the staff working within the service area.

Working hours are predominately expected to be Monday Friday 9-5, but, some flexibility will be required to support the service, which operates 24 hours/365 days a year.

The successful post holder will also be expected to participate within an out of hours on call rota and will be given a robust induction and any identified developmental support which is required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • The successful post-holder will also assist with the day to day running of the clinical area and will offer support, advice and supervision to junior staff. The successful applicant will need to be able to prioritise their workload & act as a role model to junior staff.
  • Applicants need to demonstrate experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, and have a sound knowledge base of organisational standards, Policies & Procedures and current legislation, which may impact/effect the care given to the patient group and/or the staff working within the service area.

Working hours are predominately expected to be Monday Friday 9-5, but, some flexibility will be required to support the service, which operates 24 hours/365 days a year.

The successful post holder will also be expected to participate within an out of hours on call rota and will be given a robust induction and any identified developmental support which is required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRNLD/RNMH
  • opost qualification training
  • oENB 998 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • oextensive post registration experience
  • oworking within MDTs
  • oexperience of managing staff

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • oassessment process
  • ounderstanding diversity
  • oknowledge of complex health needs
  • oleadership and organisational skills
  • olevel 2 health facilitation
  • oawareness of legislation affecting learning disabilities

Other job requirements

Essential

  • oon call participation
  • otime management
  • oflexible working

Desirable

  • oability to travel independently
  • oability to drive trust vehicles

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • oconfidence
  • oaffective communication
  • oassertiveness
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRNLD/RNMH
  • opost qualification training
  • oENB 998 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • oextensive post registration experience
  • oworking within MDTs
  • oexperience of managing staff

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • oassessment process
  • ounderstanding diversity
  • oknowledge of complex health needs
  • oleadership and organisational skills
  • olevel 2 health facilitation
  • oawareness of legislation affecting learning disabilities

Other job requirements

Essential

  • oon call participation
  • otime management
  • oflexible working

Desirable

  • oability to travel independently
  • oability to drive trust vehicles

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • oconfidence
  • oaffective communication
  • oassertiveness

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Riverside Lodge

10 Hobmoor Road

Small Heath

B10 9JH


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Riverside Lodge

10 Hobmoor Road

Small Heath

B10 9JH


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Unit Manager

Sara Room

01214664985

Date posted

13 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

820-6786498-LD

Job locations

Riverside Lodge

10 Hobmoor Road

Small Heath

B10 9JH


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