Deputy Ward Manager - Band 6 • Barnet Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nDeputy Ward Manager - Band 6 with Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust in Barnet\n\n Do you want to be part of developing our Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Service, supporting Junior Nurses and dedicated Support workers to make positive changes for young people and families in Crisis ? An opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Deputy Ward Manager at the Beacon Centre. We are a specialist 12 bedded inpatient general adolescent unit in Edgware, We specialise in assessment and treating young people between the ages of 13 up to 18 with acute and severe forms of mental illness and emotional distress. The successful candidate will possess excellent clinical and supervisory skills, along with a desire to further develop their leadership abilities, whilst working together with the multidisciplinary team in delivering a high calibre service at all times. The post holder will support the Ward Manager in promoting a positive attitude towards excellent patient care, working in partnership with parents and carers. You'll act as keyworker or named nurse to allocated patients and understand key worker / named nurse responsibilities. You'll also act as a mentor/preceptor and facilitate junior staff's development through teaching and support. You will be required to assist in managing the ward within its allocated resources and to act as a professional role model, ensuring patient safety while maintaining a high standard of clinical care. About us We value our team members and we will support you to be successful in this role. This position involves: Ensuring patients care needs are assessed, on admission and a care plan devised at the time of admission to address these needs. Ensuring all patients are discharged in line with the care programme approach policy. Organising the reception of patients and participating in their subsequent care. Helping to ensure that appropriate needs of individual patients are met by all Unit departments. Providing treatment both individually and in groups to patients with mental health disorders. Person Specification EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Essential Professional registration with NMC. Degree/Diploma in Nursing. Desirable ENB 998 (Mentorship Course). CBT/MET. EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE Essential Minimum 18 months experience as a Band 5 Qualified Nurse experience of Childrens safeguarding supervison/training Experience of providing supervision/ informal training to unqualified staff Desirable Working with children and young people (CYP) with Mental health disorders. Working in NHS setting. SKILLS AND ABILITIES Essential Organising CPA. Good knowledge of medication and side effects. PERSONAL QUALITIES Essential Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to work within multidisciplinary team autonomously. OTHER REQUIREMENTS Essential Commitment to equal opportunities. Commitment to service user and carer involvement. Desirable Personal experience of mental health problems. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window). "}