Deputy Ward Manager inCaerleon inCaerleon PUBLISHED
SUN 29 DEC 2024
Opportunity to work as a senior member of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team, contributing to patient care and mental health services.
Involvement in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care programs, enhancing clinical decision-making skills.
Possibility to act up in the absence of the Ward Manager, gaining managerial experience and leadership growth.
Supportive working environment with flexible working options, promoting a healthy work-life balance.
Access to extensive training and development opportunities, including recognized qualifications and management development programs.
Exposure to a variety of clinical practices, including engagement with Tribunal requirements and assessments, enhancing professional experience.
The Deputy Ward Manager role at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Caerleon is a senior position within the inpatient mental health team, responsible for overseeing patient care within the Adult Mental Health services. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a diverse multi-disciplinary team, ensuring comprehensive assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of patient care. They will assist in day-to-day ward management, act as a representative for the Ward Manager in their absence, and support the professional development of junior staff.
Candidates should be registered Mental Health Nurses (essential) with leadership and care management experience, preferably having additional qualifications in mentorship and clinical supervision. The role involves handling sensitive patient information and engaging in various clinical assessments and meetings. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is committed to providing a supportive work environment, encouraging flexible working, and offering extensive training opportunities, demonstrating their dedication to staff wellbeing and professional growth.
Candidates should be registered Mental Health Nurses (essential) with leadership and care management experience, preferably having additional qualifications in mentorship and clinical supervision. The role involves handling sensitive patient information and engaging in various clinical assessments and meetings. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is committed to providing a supportive work environment, encouraging flexible working, and offering extensive training opportunities, demonstrating their dedication to staff wellbeing and professional growth.
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
The post holder is a senior member of the inpatient mental health team and will be responsible for the care of patients known within Adult Mental Health services. The Deputy Ward Manager will work collaboratively across a wide ranging multi-disciplinary team and take responsibility for ensuring the assessment of health and social needs together with the formulation, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for patients.
They will assist with the management of the ward on a day-to-day basis by supporting and acting on behalf of the Ward Manager and delegating tasks and duties responsibly, considering skills and competency of staff and assisting with the development of staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for those patients allocated to the post holder by their Line Manager. This will include dealing with sensitive and complex information regarding patient care which will require compassion and reassuring skills. In addition, the post holder will be provided to assist and engage with Tribunal requirements, Section 117 meetings, Deprivation of Liberty assessments and other.
The successful post holder will be expected to act up in the absence of the Ward Manager for the length of time agreed with the Senior Nurse. They will provide supervision and support to the work of all junior staff in the inpatient unit.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
The post holder is a senior member of the inpatient mental health team and will be responsible for the care of patients known within Adult Mental Health services. The Deputy Ward Manager will work collaboratively across a wide ranging multi-disciplinary team and take responsibility for ensuring the assessment of health and social needs together with the formulation, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for patients.
They will assist with the management of the ward on a day-to-day basis by supporting and acting on behalf of the Ward Manager and delegating tasks and duties responsibly, considering skills and competency of staff and assisting with the development of staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for those patients allocated to the post holder by their Line Manager. This will include dealing with sensitive and complex information regarding patient care which will require compassion and reassuring skills. In addition, the post holder will be provided to assist and engage with Tribunal requirements, Section 117 meetings, Deprivation of Liberty assessments and other.
The successful post holder will be expected to act up in the absence of the Ward Manager for the length of time agreed with the Senior Nurse. They will provide supervision and support to the work of all junior staff in the inpatient unit.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Mentorship
Essential criteria
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training or equivalent demonstrable level
- Clinical Supervisor
Essential criteria
- Care and Treatment Plan (CTP) working practices
- Facilitating group work
Essential criteria
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Proven change management experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Change management skills
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