Deputy Ward Manager Acute

You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.

• Deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred nursing care within the ward.
• Lead clinical shifts and coordinate the day‑to‑day delivery of patient care.
• Support, supervise, and develop junior staff and student nurses.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Assess and manage clinical risks, ensuring compliance with policies and best practice.
• Act as a Named Nurse and deputise for the Ward Manager when required.
• Contribute to quality improvement, staff development, and recruitment activities.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

• Registered Nurse (RMN/RNLD) with a valid NMC registration.
• Minimum 1824 months’ post‑registration clinical experience.
• Experience working within a mental health and/or learning disability setting.
• Previous experience leading shifts and supervising a nursing team.
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• Commitment to delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Good IT and documentation skills.

• Previous experience in a Deputy Ward Manager, Charge Nurse or Senior Staff Nurse role.
• Trained Practice Assessor/Supervisor.
• Experience providing Clinical Supervision.
• Leadership or management training/qualification.
• Experience supporting recruitment, appraisals and staff development.
• Knowledge of quality improvement, governance and regulatory standards.

Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader‑Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

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All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Priory Hospital Preston, Bartle, near Preston is a mental health hospital offering services for adult males and females with acute mental health needs and eating disorders across four wards. It is accessible by public transport, with local bus routes and Preston railway station nearby. The M55 motorway is also easily accessible.

£43,014 per annum

Full time – 37.5 hours per week

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.