Deputy Ward Manager - Band 6

at  Barnet Enfield Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Do you want to be part of developing our Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Service, supporting Junior Nurses and dedicated Support workers to make positive changes for young people and families in Crisis ?
An opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Deputy Ward Manager at the Beacon Centre. We are a specialist 12 bedded inpatient general adolescent unit in Edgware, We specialise in assessment and treating young people between the ages of 13 up to 18 with acute and severe forms of mental illness and emotional distress.
The successful candidate will possess excellent clinical and supervisory skills, along with a desire to further develop their leadership abilities, whilst working together with the multidisciplinary team in delivering a high calibre service at all times.
The post holder will support the Ward Manager in promoting a positive attitude towards excellent patient care, working in partnership with parents and carers.
You’ll act as keyworker or named nurse to allocated patients and understand key worker / named nurse responsibilities. You’ll also act as a mentor/preceptor and facilitate junior staff’s development through teaching and support. You will be required to assist in managing the ward within its allocated resources and to act as a professional role model, ensuring patient safety while maintaining a high standard of clinical care.
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
We value our team members and we will support you to be successful in this role. This position involves:
Ensuring patients care needs are assessed, on admission and a care plan devised at the time of admission to address these needs.
Ensuring all patients are discharged in line with the care programme approach policy.
Organising the reception of patients and participating in their subsequent care.
Helping to ensure that appropriate needs of individual patients are met by all Unit departments.
Providing treatment both individually and in groups to patients with mental health disorders.
Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential
Professional registration with NMC.
Degree/Diploma in Nursing.
Desirable
ENB 998 (Mentorship Course).

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential
Minimum 18 months experience as a Band 5 Qualified Nurse
experience of Childrens safeguarding supervison/training
Experience of providing supervision/ informal training to unqualified staff
Desirable
Working with children and young people (CYP) with Mental health disorders.
Working in NHS setting.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential
Organising CPA.
Good knowledge of medication and side effects.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential
Commitment to equal opportunities.
Commitment to service user and carer involvement.
Desirable
Personal experience of mental health problems.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window)

Please refer the Job description for details