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Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager

Employer
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Location
Devizes
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annumn
Closing date
11 Aug 2022

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Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Poppy ward is a twenty bed in patient unit in the heart of scenic Wiltshire. In a recent CQC report we were rated as good and the ward has been making great strides to modernize and has signed up to several initiatives to reduce restrictive practice, increase patient centeredness and was selected out of the whole country by the CQC to take part in a sexual safety initiative.

Green Lane hospital sits between the historic monuments of Avebury, Stonehenge and the glorious Roman city of Bath. Devizes is a market town with a thriving caf culture and has excellent transport links sitting on the M4 corridor. We are only twenty minutes from Swindon, thirty minutes from Bath and just forty minutes from Bristol.

The successful candidate would have a central role in maintaining the initiatives on Poppy and to continue its forward focus. They would be supported a by a very enthusiastic and dedicated team. The post would include acting up and shift leadership as well as the management of junior staff. Poppy ward has the benefit of a psychologist, physiotherapist, ward consultant and a wide range of nursing skills and is looking for someone who can compliment the Multi discipline nature of the ward team.

Main duties of the job

The deputy ward manager would be responsible for providingLeadership in the wards, focusing on developing staff, quality improvement, learning from incidents and complaints and supporting the multi-disciplinary team in the management of complex cases.

We are looking for candidates who have experience working in teams delivering patient centred care, and who are passionate about improving services. We are committed to working in partnership with service users and carers and co-producing service improvement.

For successful candidates, we can offer you development in quality improvement skills, enhanced clinical skills and management leadership.

To review and improve the clinic, patient care and experience in an inpatient setting

Ensuring that Safe wards and Reducing restrictive practice is fully implemented and constantly reviewed and adapted on the ward

Looking and exploring different options between patient discharge and input from the community services

To work closely with the Ward Manager to review staff wellbeing and moral, to continue to improve the culture and teams growth on the unit.

To complete community meetings, and regular meetings with the patients to discuss ideas that have been implemented and to seek feedback and suggestions from there own lived experiences.

To oversee the student on the ward, and working with the Ward Manager on the new student project

Being involved in the reducing suicidality, and reducing sexual safety collaborations

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Job description Job responsibilities

1. Clinical Practice ManagementTo carry out clinical practice within the designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided. This will include:

Undertaking a comprehensive, patient-focused, nursing assessment and prepare care plans in consultation with the service user to provide the best nursing care

Carry out clinical audit to evaluate and improve clinical services in partnership with service users

Ability to administer medicine within relevant Trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, MHA 1983.

Ensure all others apply these, to support safe practice.

Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant mental Health legislation.

Be familiar with the NMC's 'The Code': Standards of Conduct,

Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives. Recognise own competencies and to address any limitations to ensure safe practice.

To implement and encourage others to implement research-based practice.

Supervise junior and unqualified staff

Implementation of care and rehabilitation programme

Evaluation of effectiveness of care provided in partnership with users

Ability to undertake risk assessment and develop risk management strategies for Individual service users: ICPA/SAP to people who present with mental health problems.

2 Teaching, Education & Health PromotionTo use own specialist skills, knowledge and resources to provide mentoring opportunities for staff within designated areas and promote positive attitudes towards mental health. This will include:

Regular provision of advice and mentoring to staff.

Function as a preceptor and mentor to new staff enabling their full integration into the service.

Develop junior staff through teaching or training activities.

Support the provision of an appropriate learning environment for pre- and post- registered students, novice practitioners, and new team members as directed.

3. Continuing Professional DevelopmentTo maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure that practice reflects best practice, remains evidence based, is current and responsive to meet changing patient and NHS service needs, as outlined in the NHS Plan (2000).

Implement the legal rules, statutory regulations and professional responsibilities relating to practice as outlined in the NMC Code of Professional Practice. Change to: the NMC's 'The Code': Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives

Take responsibility for post-registration education and for continuing professional development as outlined in NMC Standards.

To receive clinical supervision in accordance on a contracted and regular basis from an identified Senior Practitioner, as per trust Clinical Supervision Policy.

To be aware of the need for appropriate management support and supervision from the people manager, and to maintain records of these meetings.

Maintain Health and Safety in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).

Implement Clinical and Personnel Policies and Procedures of AWP Trust.

Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant medicines, related medication management issues and act in accordance with the appropriate NMC standards and Trust policy.

Ensure that others also work within these guidelines.4. Finance and WorkforceTo make best use of available workforce resources based on agreed staffing models ensuring provision of best care possible. Implement and abide by Trust and ServicePolicies in regard to the security of the building/clients, to ensure safe practice and protection of clients, staff, visitors and members of the general public

To take part in PEAT and environmental risk assessments as requested so that best use is made of resources.

Undertake appraisals for staff at Band 5 and below to identify training and development needs and to ensure best practice.

Assist in staff disciplinary issues.

Implementation of managerial and clinical supervision to small team of nurses, ensuring best and safest practice is fully undertaken at all times.

Manage temporary staffing resources in line with AWP best practice guidance

Ensure that service provision is both safe and therapeutic within span of knowledge.

Effective organisation of own time, and that of others to ensure safe and efficient running of ward

Utilize electronic rostering systems (Rosterpro)

Participate in education and training opportunities to develop self and others

To take charge of the Unit in the absence of the Ward Manager or Clinical Team Leader

Ensure that all nurses, for whom the post-holder is responsible, abide by all Trust and local policies and procedures, in particular, Health and Safety at Work, Security and Confidentiality to guarantee legal obligations are fulfilled.

5 Record Keeping and AdministrationTo maintain and enforce standards of record keeping and associated administration in accordance with AWP Trust Policy and local joint arrangements, and professional guidelines. This will include:

The upkeep of contemporaneous, chronological and accurate mental health records in accordance with relevant NMC Guidelines and Trust Policy.

To work under the direction of Essence of Care lead.

Contribution to the achievement of Controls Assurance Standards relating to Records Management within their span of control.

Make certain all health record keeping is to current professional and local standards to comply with legal obligations.

6 Evidence-Based Nursing, Practice Development & Clinical AuditTo be involved in practice development activity and evidence-based mental health nursing.This will include:

Undertake relevant practice development/research activity.

To take part in a rolling programme of audit.

To comply with activity as outlined in The Essence of Care, and ensure direct reports are compliant.

Work within the framework of AWP and Department of Health Research Governance.7 Professional Nursing AdviceTo contribute to providing professional nursing advice within the post-holders area of responsibility and span of knowledge.

Person Specification Inpatient experince Essential
  • inpatient mental health experience
Desirable
  • acute inpatient experience
Deputy Managment experience Essential
  • deputy management experience
Desirable
  • acting up/band 6 experience


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342-WTS263-0722

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