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Deputy Ward Manager
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
306-BEH-2181-A
Employer
Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chase Farm Hospital
Town
Enfield
Salary
£42,939 - £50,697 Per annum including Outer London Allowance
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/10/2024 23:59

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Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust logo

Deputy Ward Manager

Band 6

Join us at an exciting time for Barnet, Haringey and Enfield Mental Health NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. After three years working in Partnership, we are due to create a new Trust, to be known as the North London NHS Foundation Trust on 1 November 2024, subject to Secretary of State approval. Join us to be part of the North London Way as we:  

  • Collaborate at every level by living our Values to create the right conditions for us all to work together​
  • Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care
  • Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes​
  • Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance ​and ensure consistently high quality care across all our services
  • Ensure that research, Quality Improvement and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services 
  • Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do

 We look forward to welcoming you to the new North London NHS Foundation Trust, where we work in the North London Way to deliver: Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.

Our new trust website is: Home | North London Mental Health Partnership

 
 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Enfield Mental Health Inpatient Services, for a Deputy Manager  with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join a new inpatient ward on the Chase Farm Site, Cumbria Villa. We envisage to open on 1st October 2024,  a 15 bedded mixed gender ward. Service Users with Low Intensity needs  will be supported on a Step-Down Pathway from Acute/Crisis Inpatient admissions towards discharge.

The post holder will be a senior member of the ward nursing team, working closely with the ward manager and other deputy managers, providing a strong clinical presence to the unit and provide leadership, support, teaching and supervision of colleagues, other professionals, and junior members of the team.

To support the Ward Manager in ensuring that the environment is managed safely and effectively over a 24-hour period. Ensuring the delivery of high standard of nursing care that is safe and effective.

Support the Ward Manager in developing the team and acting up as required. Challenge and report poor practice, raising your concerns to the Ward Manager and senior managers where necessary.

Lead, develop and monitor the implementation of individualised, and coproduced care plans that will deliver high quality care, evaluated, and continually improved.

Main duties of the job

  • To participate as an effective member of the MDT and be responsible for the development and implementation of a patient centred approach to care: assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating the care needs of patients and their carers.
  • To interpret the significance of clinical observations, act upon them; and communicate information to other multi-disciplinary team members after making the necessary clinical judgements and in line with clinical protocols.
  • To determine nursing priorities and plan patient care accordingly including full risk assessment, inform the Ward manager when changes in circumstances may affect standards of care.
  • To meet the physical, psychological, social and cultural needs of the individual and their family, using research based knowledge and skills to maintain the individual’s identity.
  • To recognise the needs of the family/carers, ensuring their involvement in care where appropriate whilst offering support and education with empathy.
  • To ensure that measurable high standards of nursing care are maintained and participate in the setting and review of standards and nursing audits and in supporting staff in delivering and achieving high standards of nursing care

Working for our organisation

EHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care.

BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which delivers MH care across some of the prisons and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We have also been appointed as the lead provider of forensic mental health services across North London managing the devolved New Models of care budget of £170m from 2018/19. We also provide one of the largest eating disorder services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Registered Mental Health Nurse.
  • Continuing professional development e.g. ENB 998 / Mentorship in Practice
Desirable criteria
  • Experience as a charge Nurse or Deputy Ward Manager in the Mental Health Setting.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of experience of working with people with mental health illness in a variety of health care settings.
  • Able to communicate effectively both verbally and nonverbally
  • Knowledge of Mental Health Nursing intervention
Desirable criteria
  • Proven experience of leadership and management.
  • Ability to assist in the process of standard setting and audit.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerDisability confident committedArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Derek Knight
Job title
Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 8702 5480

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