This post is a great development opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager looking to gain experience and insight into working with adults with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to practice a full range of specialist nursing skills in mental and physical health while developing managerial skills to support the ward manager.

It is an exciting time to join our services, to assist in leading and developing our excellent staff team to continue to provide excellent quality care. We are looking for someone to share our commitment and enthusiasm to come and join our leadership team.

Main duties of the job

As a Deputy Ward Manager, you will be supported to develop your leadership skills, participate in, and deliver high quality group and individual treatments and be a core part of the MDT. There are also opportunities to develop your skills in psychological therapies and sensory approaches.

You will work with the MDT to develop your generic and specialist skills in line with professional and regulatory standards (NICE) The service will provide you with an in-house education program, facilitated reflective practice sessions, supervision, and skill-enhancing workshops. There are opportunities to participate in clinical research and innovative practice. In addition, we offer a 5-day induction on commencement in post.

We are keen to support and develop you through a clear career pathway with CPD options and encourage promotional opportunities within the service and the wider Trust. Professional leadership programs for band 6 nurses are also available through the NHS Academy.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

The poster holder will assist the Ward Manager in the provision of clinical leadership and to be a role model to the 24-hour inpatient team. Acting on behalf of and to deputise, as directed by the Ward Manager in their absence and provide quality evidence-based nursing advice, support and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting. Working in conjunction with the Matron to set, maintain and audit clinical standards in adherence to local and national priorities. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care within agreed parameters, and have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision.

The post holder will be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs of junior registered and unregistered staff, and ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation. They will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility, managing the clinical area in the absence of the Ward Manager.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or other specialism relating to post such as Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD) or Registered Nurse Children's (RNC)
• oNMC registration
• oMentor qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent
• oEvidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Desirable

• oPost graduate qualification related to ward specialism
• oAdditional qualification for specialism

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• oEffective communication skills both verbally and written, including IT literacy (MS Office).
• oAbility to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multi-disciplinary team approach
• oAbility to advocate for the service users and colleagues that your supporting
• oAbility to calmly manage complex and stressful situations, prioritising own work and the work of others
• oDecision making, delegation and problem solving skills
• oUnderstanding of the legislation relating to care including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act
• oAwareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
• oThorough understanding of care planning and the Care Programme Approach
• oAbility to work as part of a team, as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members
• oEnthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts

Desirable

• oAbility to present complex information to various audiences
• oThe Trust's 7C's and Respect Enable Values (REV) initiative expectations

Experince

Essential

• oExperience of inpatient services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• oBasic training in the Mental Capacity Act
• oExperience of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs
• oExperience of providing mentorship
• oExperience of supervising staff

Desirable

• oPrevious experience of undertaking Continuing Care Assessments
• oExperience of developing service user and carer involvement
• oLived experience of Mental Health
• oExperience relating to ward specialism

Physical Requirements

Essential

• oPhysically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required

Other

Essential

• oWillingness to follow instruction but also able to question and challenge
• oTo continue your professional development and participate in annual appraisal and the performance management process
• oDemonstrates an interest in working with this age group
• oInterest in enhancing service user engagement

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward S3

Addenbrookes Hospital

Cambridge

CB20QQ

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