Deputy Ward Manager
The closing date is 27 May 2025
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the leadership team of a ward in Lings Bar Hospital. Are you ready to take the leap and continue your management and leadership journey? We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, flexible to the needs of the service and supportive to staff in the way they are supervised and lead. As part of the leadership team on any ward their will be elements of direct patient clinical care and a requirement to lead and support multi-disciplinary meetings to support admission, patient care and successful discharge. You will have responsibility for your own line management team, where you will gain experience in managing processes and policy's in line with the Trust values.
Main duties of the job
- Daily main duties in support of the Ward Manager
- Audits
- Appraisals
- Supervision Clinical & Management
- Working directly with patients and carers/relatives
- Working in partnership with Partners and our in- house Therapy Team
- Working Clinically
- Flexible in working in a 24/7 hospital - Shift work
- Managing team members time whilst on the ward
- Prioritising patient care
- Working equality, considering diversity and being inclusive to allSenior staff member with additional Health & Safety responsibility
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Details
Date posted
13 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
186-438-25-GH
Job locations
Lings Bar Hospital
Beckside
nottingham
NG2 6PR
Employer details
Employer name
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lings Bar Hospital
Beckside
nottingham
NG2 6PR
Employer's website
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