Deputy Ward Manager | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,701 - £48,054 per annum incl. of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bechenham London, BR3 3BX |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6233305/334-NUR-6233305-AP |
Summary
An exciting opportunity for an experienced registered mental health nurse to develop skills in a specialist personality disorder service has arisen on Waddon Ward, River House.
The post involves leading and supporting the nursing team, being the primary nurse for a small case load, assessment of new patients, leading on quality, taking a role in service development and providing some consultation to other wards in River House in working with clients with personality disorder. You may also be asked to deputise for your ward manager in their absence.
You will receive training and supervision required for the role. The successful candidate must be committed to providing high quality patient care and have a demonstrated interested in working with offenders with personality disorder.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to either operational management or senior nursing positions. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in risk assessment and therapies related to personality disorder, for example Mentalisation Based Therapy, Violence Reduction Programme.
• Providing high quality nursing interventions to patients with personality disorder.
• Supervising junior staff.
• Supporting junior staff with report writing for CPAs, MHRTs etc
• Participating in an ongoing programme of development and education for the nursing team.
• Ensuring key performance indicators are met
• Maintaining high quality standards on the ward.
Waddon Ward, based at River House, Bethlem Royal Hospital, is a 15-bed male medium secure unit. It is one of only three specialist units in the country providing assessment and treatment for men with a diagnosis of personality disorder and history of offending. It is closely linked to the I-CAN Integrated Community Service Team, as well as other Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) services in prison and probation. Through a variety of psychological, psychosocial and occupational interventions, patients can successfully progress to other OPD services in prison and to successful reintegration into the community. All patients engage in the Violence Reduction Programme while other parts of their treatment is tailored to their individual need and delivered by the multi professional team on Waddon Ward.
We are a multi professional team including nurses, psychosocial support workers, OTs, psychologists and medics.
About our locations:
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Bethlem Royal Hospital is based in a beautiful setting in over 200 acres of green space in the London Borough of Bromley, South East London. The hospital has easy access to nearby main roads and have offers free parking. The site is within walking distance from of Eden Park and West Wickham overland stations.
The Deputy Ward Managerrole is suitable for Registered Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship and have registered as an approved NMC mentor.
The post holder will deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.
As a Deputy Ward Manageryou will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment. Your professional and personal development will include further postgraduate study and you will be encouraged and supported by your line manager to undertake Master’s programmes.
As a senior nurse working within the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership you are required to encourage and foster collaborative and cross Organisation working.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024