Deputy Ward Manager

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 15 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for ambitious, well-motivated individuals to join the leadership team on Mortimer ward. This is a highly valued, rewarding, and challenging role with opportunities to improve the delivery of inpatient services.

1 full time post - Monday to Friday. Rotational shift pattern system over a 24 hours / seven day period. Days - 07.30hrs till 20.00hrs, nights - 19.30hrs till 08.00 hrs.

Mortimer ward is a 20 bedded acute Mental Health Ward and is part of the provision of acute inpatient services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It is a vital service for supporting those with acute mental health difficulties of varying complexities. Patients requiring admission may also have complex physical co morbidities and applicants should have an interest in both mental and physical health care delivery.

Patients admitted can both be informal or detained under the Mental Health Act and require a holistic care approach to work towards their Recovery.

The ward has a multi-disciplinary team approach to deliver holistic care, including nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapist, activity support workers, Psychiatric Consultants and junior doctors. You will also work alongside colleagues in the Crisis Team and Adult Social Care. We also welcome and support student nurses as part of our team.

Maintain high standards of patient care ensuring all patients individuality, dignity and privacy is maintained at all times.

To provide key leadership for the management of day to day duties and patient facing care

To complete operational duties such as the Health roster, provide line management supervision and complete staff appraisals to ensure developmental opportunities are captured.

Ensure that each patient receives an individual clinical assessment which is the subject of a regularly updated care plan that, wherever practicable, is formulated in conjunction with the patient.

Ensure that information regarding patients needs and progress are communicated promptly and accurately to their relatives and carers having due regard for confidentiality.

Provide strong clinical leadership for all staff, maintaining and enhancing own knowledge by making use of educational opportunities, under the guidance of the Ward Manager. This includes appropriate extensions to the role of the nurse/OT in line with NMC/HCPC and Trust policy.

Ensuring staff receive regular managerial and clinical supervision

Support the provision of staff annual staff development reviews

Assist the ward manager with recruitment and retention of staff

Managing ward dynamics and complex situations

Liaising with other service areas and aspects of the service

Taking a lead with inducting new staff

Take an active role in managing incident reporting and investigation

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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