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Deputy Ward Manager

1 month ago


Caerleon, United Kingdom Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Full time

Job summary

The post holder is a senior member of the Inpatient Mental Health Team and will be responsible for the care of service users who are inpatients within the Adult Mental Health services. The Deputy Ward Manager will work collaboratively across a wide ranging multi-disciplinary team and take responsibility for ensuring the assessment of health and social needs together with the formulation, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for service users.

They will assist with the management of the ward on a day to day basis by supporting and acting on behalf of the Ward Manager and delegating tasks and duties responsibly, considering skills and competency of staff and assisting with the development of staff.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for those patients allocated to the post holder by their Line Manager. This will include dealing with sensitive and complex information regarding patient care which will require compassion and reassuring skills.

To provide clinically effective and evidence based nursing interventions for patients. The post-holder will be responsible for developing and implementing care packages for patients and assess how these meet their needs.

The management, administration and storage of medication in line with ABUHB policies and procedures. To ensure concentration is maintained when providing clinical care, this will include dealing with intravenous immunisations, calculating drug doses and possible interruptions when dealing with complex patient behaviour.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Knowledge of WARRN assessments, Care Treatment Plans and Mental Health Act

Essential

Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable

Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Working in a large MDT

Essential

Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable

Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Supervision of Junior Staff

Essential

Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable

Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

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