We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Deputy Manager /Clinical Lead who is a Registered Learning Disability or Mental Health Nurse, with experience of working with people with learning disabilities, mental health issues and a forensic history.

The successful candidate will be required to work as part of a seven-day service, which includes weekend, nights and bank holidays.

Llety Newydd is based in the Cardiff area and offers a dynamic and challenging work environment, supporting adults with Learning Disabilities who present with behaviours which can challenge. We aim to provide a high quality, person centred approach based on the Positive Behaviour Support model of care.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include assisting the Ward Manager with the daily functioning of the unit, assisting with responsibility for all staff management, resource allocation, modernisation and development of the workforce and services and overseeing patient referrals, assessments and care.

Supporting the Ward Manager to operationally manage the unit and to assist with leading , co-ordinate and contribute to the delivery of Continuing Health Care Units on an operational basis via the nursing team, ensuring holistic delivery of care and multi-disciplinary/multi-agency services, which are coherent, consistently applied and in line with Operational Policies and best practice. The post holder will assist with responsibility in assessing and make recommendations to the Responsible Clinician/Clinical Team on the suitability of patients for admission to the Specialist Residential Services Unit. The post holder will also be responsible with assisting the Ward Manager to provide learning disability nursing advice and support to other learning disability settings across the service group. The post holder will assist with ward management and nursing leadership and routinely monitor occupancy, dependency and observation levels on the ward to ensure that these are managed within the available resources.

The post holder will participate in the Nurse on-call rota for the learning disability division.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex religion or belief race age sexual orientation gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in TRAC.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Part 1) - Active NMC Registration
• Bachelor degree in relevant health related subject (or equivalent experience)
• Pertinent postgraduate diploma (or equivalent development / experience
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults/Children including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Knowledge of quality and service improvement methodologies e.g. Bronze IQT
• Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2015)

Desirable

• Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
• Recognised management qualification
• Understanding of wider nursing and health care related agenda

Experience

Essential

• Relevant clinical experience
• Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
• Experience of shift leadership
• Experience of working with preregistration nursing / midwifery students
• Experience of formal /informal teaching and of mentoring preregistration nursing or midwifery students.
• Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills

Desirable

• Relevant experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty
• Experience of coordinating a team
• Experience of facilitating learning in and from practice
• Previous experience of leadership and management
• Awareness of current issues in nursing and Specialty
• Awareness of financial and resource management

Values

Essential

• Can demonstrate SBU values

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
• Ability to motivate a team and positively influence others
• Able to establish credibility and lead a nursing team to deliver / maintain high standards of care
• Able to support junior colleagues in the provision of direct care
• Ability to respond to/lead change
• Ability to delegate and prioritise work
• Able to manage time effectively
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• IT skills
• Supervisory management skills
• Able to create and work in a calm and efficient manner in situations of extreme workload
• Evidence of commitment to and understanding of Mentorship, reflection, clinical supervision
• Evidence of their own areas of clinical interest and contribution towards developing clinical practice.
• Demonstrate a willingness to develop leadership and management skills
• Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to meet the needs of the service

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh
• Ability to critically analyse research and apply to practice setting

Other

Essential

• Commitment to working a shift pattern which is complementary to rest of leadership team within clinical area, with aim of providing maximum visibility of nursing leadership team across 7 days of week. Details to be agreed with nursing management team on appointment.

Employer details

Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

Lletty Newedd Continuing Care Bungalow

Velindre Road

Cardiff

CF14 2TG

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