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Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health difficulties to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
This is an exciting and unique opportunity for personal development and to work with a talented multidisciplinary team to further develop our Adult Eating Disorders Ward which comprises of 13 in-patient beds, plus day patients.
You will take an active role in managing the ward under supervision of the Ward Manager, and take charge in their absence. You will also have proven leadership skills along with a strong drive to develop yourself and the dedicated nursing team. Dealing with referrals, reporting and quality compliance aspects will all be within your remit.
You will directly participate in patient care and prior eating disorder experience is highly desirable. We will offer further eating disorder training on site as part of your induction and ongoing CPD although an awareness of this patient group would be most beneficial.
This role is a clinical position, and you will work clinical shift patterns as a visible leader. You will receive 1 shift a week as a protected supernumery day to ensure you are balancing clinical and managerial workload.
The role of the Deputy Ward Manager is to provide senior nursing leadership to the ward nursing team in support of the Ward Manager. They will have a degree of clinical experience and leadership that provides expertise and confidence to the nursing team and ward overall. They will have defined delegated responsibilities from the ward manager; have 1 day a week protected time for their deputy Ward Manager duties and have supervisory responsibilities for an agreed group of staff.
The postholder is required to have effective written, verbal and non verbal communication skills, with an ability to adapt their style as appropriate to the environment they are communicating in; they should use Email as required, but not as an alternative to more traditional forms of communication, unless clear needs exist, with staff e.g. leaving a message for a member of staff by email as they are off duty.
The postholder will be required to work a regular shift pattern over a 7 day period, and this will include supernumery time of 20% of their contracted hours to undertake their deouty role, as delegated by the Ward Manager
About us
From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.
The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.
As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.
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.
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