Deputy Ward Manager (Ward 3) | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 per annum inclusive of Inner HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2024 |
| Location: | Tooting, SW17 7DJ |
| Company: | South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6315215/294-AAUC-6315215-PB |
Summary
We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and hard-working Deputy ward manager in a substantive post to work with the multi-disciplinary team on Ward 3, which is an acute admissions ward in the Acute and Urgent Care Service line.
Ward 3 is busy, highly functioning 18 bedded mixed gender acute admissions ward located on the Springfield Hospital site. We are looking for a Deputy Ward Manager to join our well-established team within the Mental Health Acute Care Service line.
The successful candidate is expected to work with the ward team and the service line in providing high quality nursing care and leadership. He/she will be a highly skilled and well-motivated individual with considerable experience of working in a dynamic acute mental health service.
The post holder will be responsible for implementing and monitoring all policies and ensuring that the ward functions in line with the Trust and service line philosophy of providing respectful compassionate care that is of the highest quality. The post holder will also ensure that supervision and appraisal systems are robustly implemented. That the care plans are regularly reviewed in collaboration with patients and carers provided in line with the service’s clinical governance framework. The Deputy Ward Manager is expected to work closely with the Ward Manager who is ultimately responsible for providing a safe environment within which all staff can deliver care and support to patients and their significant others. He/she must ensure effective deployment of resources within agreed budgets.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
We are an innovative service and are constantly striving to improve the quality of the service we provide. You will therefore be expected to engage in on-going professional development and appraisal. You will also be expected to contribute to the strategic development of the service.
You must have a proven ability to work effectively in a team, and have excellent communication and IT skills.
The Trust is also part of the South London Mental Health Partnership (with SLAM and Oxleas) sharing learning, expertise and innovation and improve the quality of care and treatment of our service users and the development of our staff.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 May 2024