Excellent job opening for Deputy Ward Manager to work with one of the UK’s leading mental health company. As Deputy Ward Manager, your role will be to co-ordinate the quality and management of nursing care, patient care and the clinical environment. Participate fully with the multidisciplinary team and undertake direct patient care. Manage and direct the delivery of clinical services within a ward or unit, ensuring it complies with statutory regulations, current legislation and meets quality standards.

Generally working to short and medium term objectives derived from the clinical services plan. Judgement, decisions and professional advice will have a measurable impact at local level. Reports to the Clinical Services Manager on a regular basis.

The successful candidate will be offered an excellent salary of £30,000 per annum plus other great benefits and you will be working with 37.5 hours per week.As a deputy manager your Key Accountabilities will be:

·         To promote, monitor and implement standards for patient care within the ward/unit environment, evaluating through clinical governance and audit.

·         Provide clinical leadership, positive role modelling to the ward team, ensuring effective communication across the multidisciplinary team, through supervision, mentoring and appraisal.

·         Ensure all CPA, risk assessment, HONOS/HoNOSCA and any other agreed outcome measures are an integral part of the patients care and that these are monitored and updated on a regular basis.

·         Develop and lead regular patient feedback mechanisms e.g. satisfaction surveys, outcome studies, community meetings, patient forums

The role holder will have experience within a related operational, professional or educational environment, including experience managing a number of staff.

You must be qualified as Registered General Nurse RGN or Registered Mental Nurse RMN and have good track record experience.

Reference ID: 1289

If you believe you have the right qualifications and experience for this job then please call  Beth Collins 0121 638 0567 or send your CV to [email protected]