Posted April 10, 2025
Job Title: Deputy Ward Manager
Specialty: PICU
Location: Baldock in Herts
Salary: £50,601
Description:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Deputy Ward Manager to join a Psychiatric Hospital in Herts. This full-time permanent position is based in a PICU Ward.
The role is available to start asap but can accommodate notice periods of up to 8 Weeks.
The position offers a competitive salary of £50,601.
Key Responsibilities:
In this role, your key responsibilities are:
- Play a key leadership role in providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients.
- Support the Ward Manager in day-to-day operations, ensuring smooth running of the ward.
- Lead and motivate a skilled team of nurses and healthcare staff.
- Contribute to clinical governance and service improvement.
- Ensure compliance with all safety and regulatory standards.
- Support Service Lead in managing sickness and absence on a shift basis and in the absence of the Ward in line with policy, in partnership with HR and the principles of safe staffing.
- Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff, including interview panels and formal induction programme.
- Liaise with service lead when reviewing ward basic protocol.
- To be scheduled for weekly on call duty at least once a month
- Attend service improvement meetings such as clinical improvement, restrictive practice, team meeting and other practice review meeting as scheduled
Requirements:
To be eligible for this role, you must have:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or RNLD with active NMC registration.
- Experience in a leadership role within a mental health setting.
- Strong clinical and communication skills.
- Sound IT skills.
- A passion for improving mental health care services.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience of working as a nurse in a mental health setting.
- Experience in OPMH care or PICU is desirable.
- You must have outstanding communication skills, excellent clinical skills and be motivated to offer the highest standards of care.
Benefits:
As a valued employee, you will receive:
- Excellent Salary
- £3000 Welcome Bonus
- In-house training and Development.
- Annual leave: up to 33 days including bank holidays
- Nurse Package: Including a cash back medical plan
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Free Parking
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