RMN Deputy Ward Manager

RMN Deputy Ward Manager

Location: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Division: Healthcare
Salary: £39,847
Hours: 40 hours per week
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time

Set within a safe and therapeutic environment, the Hospital in Dewsbury is a 32-bedded locked service, supporting two different service user groups:
• Ward One: Focuses on the active rehabilitation of men with mental health issues. The emphasis is on stabilizing mental health, reducing risks, and enhancing independent living skills with a view to reintegration into the community. This is a 16-bed ward.
• Ward Two: Supports men with dementia and behaviors that challenge. This is also a 16-bed ward.
Providing quality, inspiring innovation, and delivering value is our aim. Our multidisciplinary clinical teams enable our patients to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment and care, regardless of complexity or severity.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to join an established team caring for patients with neurodegenerative disorders and mental illnesses requiring rehabilitation. You will work closely with other members of the MDT and be supported by the site Consultant Psychiatrist.
The post holder will provide day-to-day nursing input on the wards and will receive clinical supervision and support in professional development and CPD.
The role of Deputy Ward Manager is primarily focused on the effective delivery of clinical care and working towards improving standards within the clinical areas of the service.
The Deputy Ward Manager will provide senior nursing leadership to the ward nursing team in support of the Ward Manager. They will have clinical experience and leadership that provides expertise and confidence to the nursing team and the ward overall. They will have defined delegated responsibilities from the Ward Manager.
Our nurses play a vital leadership role on the ward – coordinating our efforts, maintaining quality standards, responding creatively to new challenges, and ensuring that our patients receive the best possible care at all times. This brings variety and responsibility, but it also offers tremendous scope to use your initiative and develop your skills. You will work as an integral and respected member of the wider medical care team, and your ideas and experience will help us develop best practices and enhance the quality of patient care.

What we’d like to offer you:
• Excellent salary
• Many benefits in line with the NHS
• Working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team
• Free on-site parking
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes such as gym membership, IT technology (laptops/tablets/smartphones), and private healthcare
• Access to development opportunities, including:
o Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
o Leadership & management development
o Support with your Revalidation
o NMC payment in full
o Long service award
o Excellent career pathway scheme to build a career with Priory Group

Please get in contact today to discuss this opportunity further.