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Job overview

We are currently looking for a proactive Deputy Ward Manager, who will join our team at The Cavell Centre. If you are looking for a dynamic role where you are able to showcase your high level of patient care and staff management, this is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate your skills.

The ideal candidate will have commitment to teamwork, a sense of accountability, plus an ability to work under pressure. The post holder will 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.

You will be responsible for leading on the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care on night shifts, and will have a good level of 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.

You will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and act within your sphere of responsibility, leading the shift in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ward Manager or the designated deputy. 

Main duties of the job

Our adult mental health inpatient ward 3-3-3 model is an innovative redesign of acute mental health inpatient care. Time-limited inpatient pathways for assessment (#3 days), treatment (#3 weeks), and recovery (#3 months) replace traditional acute wards.

Poplar Ward is our Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit that sits alongside the wards operating the 3-3-3 model, working closely with these wards to provide a safe and effective service.  Poplar ward is a six-bedded, male-only PICU sited in Peterborough but serving the whole county and working with all CPFT inpatient wards in Peterborough and at Fulbourn.

Our focus is on providing care which is structured, planned and meaningful in an environment which allows patients to be supported by a range of staff, whose main goal is to empower and involve patients and their loved ones in our care.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
 
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
 
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.