Deputy Ward Manager - Eating Disorder In Patient Service

Job summary

Deputy Ward Manager - You will be required to be a registed nurse, please only apply if you're a registered Nurse and hold a valid NMC Pin Priory Group is the UKS leading independent provider of mental health care and education services. We have an outstanding reputation both for the service we deliver and for the investment we make in our people and in our environment. Set within landscaped gardens, the safe and supportive environment of the Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal offers a comprehensive inpatient specialist mental health service for young people and adults. The service is dedicated to providing innovative, high quality care and treatment for service users with challenging and complex needs, in order to enable their recovery and re-engagement with the community.

Main duties of the job

Russell House Eating Disorders Service is a 29 bedded In Patient Unit comprising two wards Cedars and Aspen. We are an Adult Service. We offer SEDU treatment to people suffering with Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa and other more Atypical Eating Disorders. We are a well established team and have a large MDT that all work together to create the best care and patient experience we can offer. As a Service we work closely with other ED Services in the North and we also take referrals for Out of Area patients from all over the country. We understand that Eating Disorders is a specialist area. But if you are passionate and want to make a difference to our patients we can support you to learn and feel confident with the skills needed to work in Eating Disorders. You will also already have skills that can be transferred over to use in this role. We are looking for enthusiastic people who want to work in Eating Disorders who have the ability to be open to learning and to have the skills to work as part of a team. We are looking for organisational skills and leadership skills related to managing an RMN and HCA Team. Our DWM team work closely with our Ward Managers and we look for skills in terms of -Delegation/Organisational skills/Time Mangement and the ability to be able to offer supervision to members of the nursing team. We look for ward to hearing from you!

About us

About us As one of the UKs leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support. Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated. As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding. Disclosure All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.