Deputy Ward Manager, Older Adults Inpatients

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Redwood Ward is a 17 bed older adult mental health ward based at St Charles Hospital in Kensington. It caters for older adults service users with organic and/or functional mental health needs.
The post for a band 6 Deputy Ward manager will entail managing a case load of older adult service users under CPA in an older adult mental health inpatient setting, under the supervision of the Ward Manager.
To work closely with the Ward multidisciplinary team including Matron, Doctors, Nurses, HCSW’s, Psychologist, OT, Activity Co-ordinator, Physiotherapist, Dietician and Arts Therapists.
To work in a person centred and recovery focused way to assist service users with their recovery and help prepare them for effective discharge. This post would involve supervising and supporting more junior staff and deputising for the Ward manager as required.
The post would also involve taking responsibility for managing physical healthcare needs and active involvement in audits and various Quality Improvements on the Ward, including plans relating to CQC inspection.
Band 6 nurses work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Band 6 nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 6 nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model and supervising other Band 5 nurses, healthcare assistants/ support workers and students to ensure they are working to the standards which the people using our services deserve.
Values
Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 6 nurses to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staff members.
As a Band 6 nurse we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better.
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.
As a band 6 nurse we expect you to role model these values and contribute to ensuring that they are embedded in the practice of the team.
Key Responsibilities
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
Patient Safety
Band 6 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
Being open and transparent about their own practice
Supervising the work of others
Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements
The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all
nurses, including Band 6 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the
NMC Code of Conduct.
Clinical Outcomes
Band 6 nurses often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness

Please refer the Job description for details