Deputy Manager for a High Dependency Unit
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,300 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 August 2025 |
| Location: | B12 0HG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Options for Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Deputy Manager passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses to join our high dependency unit, Stanford Court in Highgate, Birmingham.
The post holder will be responsible for aiding the manager in providing clinical leadership and management. They will serve as a role model for clinical care within a diverse team, overseeing and supporting the delivery of high-quality, personalised care for mental health patients and their caregivers.
Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge.
Stanford Court will be a 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This will consist of 19-bed enhanced care service and four self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.
As a Deputy Manager, your duty is to ensure that patients receive the best quality of care possible. This includes adhering to best practices and legal requirements related to spirituality, equity, diversity, and rights. You will be responsible for leading the clinical team and collaborating with external agencies to enhance care models. It is crucial to have knowledge of policies and legislation related to service provision to carry out your duties effectively.
Your main responsibility is to lead the team in providing exceptional care to service users while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and policies. You will maintain good practice through audits, establish therapeutic relationships, and monitor service users' physical, mental, and emotional states.
As a professional, you will participate in the organisation's appraisal process, align personal development with its objectives, and ensure the safe administration of medicines. It is also essential to respect different approaches within the team, maintain confidentiality, and conduct yourself professionally towards service users, colleagues, and other agencies. You will also lead and participate in joint work with experts and agencies.
This role requires educating and supporting pre/post-registration students, staff, carers, and service users. You will deliver teaching sessions and presentations to develop the care team according to the organisation's goals and objectives within the appraisal process. Additionally, you will provide staff induction, mentorship, appraisal, and clinical supervision to professional colleagues where necessary.
You must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council. You should also have at least two years of experience as a Senior staff nurse
The post holder will be responsible for aiding the manager in providing clinical leadership and management. They will serve as a role model for clinical care within a diverse team, overseeing and supporting the delivery of high-quality, personalised care for mental health patients and their caregivers.
Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge.
Stanford Court will be a 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This will consist of 19-bed enhanced care service and four self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.
As a Deputy Manager, your duty is to ensure that patients receive the best quality of care possible. This includes adhering to best practices and legal requirements related to spirituality, equity, diversity, and rights. You will be responsible for leading the clinical team and collaborating with external agencies to enhance care models. It is crucial to have knowledge of policies and legislation related to service provision to carry out your duties effectively.
Your main responsibility is to lead the team in providing exceptional care to service users while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and policies. You will maintain good practice through audits, establish therapeutic relationships, and monitor service users' physical, mental, and emotional states.
As a professional, you will participate in the organisation's appraisal process, align personal development with its objectives, and ensure the safe administration of medicines. It is also essential to respect different approaches within the team, maintain confidentiality, and conduct yourself professionally towards service users, colleagues, and other agencies. You will also lead and participate in joint work with experts and agencies.
This role requires educating and supporting pre/post-registration students, staff, carers, and service users. You will deliver teaching sessions and presentations to develop the care team according to the organisation's goals and objectives within the appraisal process. Additionally, you will provide staff induction, mentorship, appraisal, and clinical supervision to professional colleagues where necessary.
You must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council. You should also have at least two years of experience as a Senior staff nurse