Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Learning Disability Inpatient
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months fixed term however will be made permanent if funding becomes available)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5)
- Job ref
- 346-TSL-030-24
- Employer
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bankfields Court
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
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Deputy Team Manager
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a newly created Deputy Ward Manager post to work within our Adult Learning Disabilities Inpatient Service. The successful candidate would support the Ward Manager in the operational management of a large staff team working across five wards on a busy and acute hospital site.
The Deputy Ward Manager would be dynamic, enthusiastic and innovative to support the Ward Manager to take the teams through their clinical transformation journey and act up where required in the absence of the Team Manager.
Main duties of the job
The post holder would support the Ward Manager and Clinical leadership team with an emphasis on supporting the performance management of the team and providing data, analysis and reports, as well as the management of sickness absence procedures, and effective roster management.
They would support the leadership of practice development and service development initiatives to ensure continual quality improvement as an integral part of the Trust’s Quality Improvement System, and have significant experience of report writing, chairing and minuting meeting, and undertaking basic statistical analysis.
Experience of working in a non clinical administrative role would be beneficial due to the administrative/clerical aspects of this role and to support the admin staff within the staff team.
Working for our organisation
We are the Mental Health and Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care - our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believe in and cared for.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
This is a fixed term 12 month post however will be made permanent if funding is agreed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject, or willingness to work towards within agreed timescales
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Leadership or management qualification or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Quality Improvement Systems for Leaders or willing to undertake within agreed timescale.
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of working in a service that works collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
- Significant role in quality improvement activities.
- Experience of safeguarding principles or commitment to developing this
Desirable criteria
- Use of the Trust’s Quality Improvement system.
- Administrative and/or clerical experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of clinical governance and its application in practice.
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
- Detailed understanding of Clinical Risk.
Desirable criteria
- Budget Management and Financial Standing Instructions.
- HR policies and procedures.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
- Write reports and policies.
- Undertake basic statistical analysis.
Desirable criteria
- Manage change effectively
- Provide effective leadership
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Stonehouse
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07775786563
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