Deputy Ward Manager

Fern Ward is a 16-bed complex care dementia unit. We have a robust MDT with a range of professionals working together as a team to support our service users.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team on Fern Ward as a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager. In this role, you will be supporting the Clinical Team Manager and Clinical Leadership Team to deliver high-quality, safe, and effective care.

We are seeking someone with a passion for care of older persons and dementia who will act as a role model for more junior staff within the team. We are keen to have someone with a particular interest in quality improvement who will not only support the implementation of new ideas and technologies used by the trust but also present new innovative ideas for improving quality on the ward.

This is a demanding and challenging role where, as a successful candidate, you will be required to demonstrate high levels of resilience, excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to provide sound clinical and managerial support to team members.

The post holder will also demonstrate a passion for coaching leadership style, quality improvement and attitude which respects and values service users’ choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.

This post is subject to an enhanced check with the Adults and Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

The post holder will assist the Clinical Team Manager in carrying out continuing professional and managerial responsibility for the ward.

The post holder will operate as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team, undertaking a balance of Managerial and Clinical activity. They will ensure continuity of care for service users on their journey through the acute service.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
James Savage

Job title:

Clinical Team Manager Email address: ja Telephone number:

Informal site visits to discuss the vacancy can be arranged via contacting James Savage.