Job summary
Priory Hospital Ticehurstis looking to recruit a Deputy Ward Manager for our Female Acute Ward to join the team.This is afull time 37.5 hours role. We are also offering a £5,000 welcome bonus.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients
About us
Set within 48 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens in a small village in East Sussex, Priory Ticehurst House is an idyllic location which allows us to provide a highly therapeutic environment, making us the perfect place for people staying with us to begin their recovery. We work collaboratively with the discharge teams to ensure a smooth transition back into existing community services, or to an individuals home, where possible.
Priorys acute services aim to allow more people to be treated closer to home and we support the NHS to repatriate out-of-area patients back to local areas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Works as Senior Nurse in a Ward or equivalent area ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, their families and visitors.
- Apply relevant policies and statutory requirements within the ward and hospital framework of governance and communicates requirements to the wider team.
- Ensures that risk is assessed and managed across the immediate and wider working environment and that statutory requirements are met.
- Respects and applies the requirements of diversity and inclusion, promoting and role modelling these across the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Works as Senior Nurse in a Ward or equivalent area ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, their families and visitors.
- Apply relevant policies and statutory requirements within the ward and hospital framework of governance and communicates requirements to the wider team.
- Ensures that risk is assessed and managed across the immediate and wider working environment and that statutory requirements are met.
- Respects and applies the requirements of diversity and inclusion, promoting and role modelling these across the team.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Experience/Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- The ideal candidate will hold active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, meeting the requirements of revalidation, and be a trained assessor or supervisor with essential clinical supervision experience, while training in this area is considered desirable. They will demonstrate evidence of continued professional development, with a clear commitment to maintaining and enhancing both professional and leadership skills. Strong computer literacy is also required. In terms of experience, candidates should have at least 18 months to two years of post-registration practice, along with demonstrable expertise within a clinical specialty.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Experience/Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- The ideal candidate will hold active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, meeting the requirements of revalidation, and be a trained assessor or supervisor with essential clinical supervision experience, while training in this area is considered desirable. They will demonstrate evidence of continued professional development, with a clear commitment to maintaining and enhancing both professional and leadership skills. Strong computer literacy is also required. In terms of experience, candidates should have at least 18 months to two years of post-registration practice, along with demonstrable expertise within a clinical specialty.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
