Deputy Ward Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To be responsible for supervising the role of the named nurses in relation to care planning within the clinical area.
2. To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group ensuring it meets Trust timescales.
3. To participate in the setting and implementation of quality standards, with particular reference to QNIC essential standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy. Utilising the data available such as learning from incidences and complaints.
4. To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach.
5. To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to and implemented.
6. To be responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement, including close working with families in Tier 4 inpatient units, within the service and for its provision. To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, taking into account risk assessment and management.
7. To be responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence-based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
8. To ensure the provision of social/therapeutic activities for service users.
9. To be responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines in accordance with all medicine policies and ensure compliance is maintained.
10. To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multidisciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or other specialism relating to post such as Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD) or Registered Nurse Children's (RNC)
• NMC registration
• Mentor qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Additional qualification for specialism

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of providing mentorship
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs

Desirable criteria

• Experience of developing service user and carer involvement
• Experience relating to ward specialism

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Shows appropriate professional and personal boundaries
• Ability to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multidisciplinary team approach
• Ability to calmly manage complex and stressful situations, prioritising own work and the work of others
• Decision making, delegation and problem-solving skills

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria

• Commitment to and understanding of evidence-based practice
• Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria

• Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required

Other

Essential criteria

• Interest in enhancing service user engagement
• Demonstrates an interest in working with this age group