Deputy Ward Manager

Penn Hospital welcomes colleagues with an encouraging, proactive, inclusive and caring environment. We have a desire to perform at a high level, ensuring both our patients and colleagues are supported and respected. We are currently welcoming a Band 6 deputy ward manager to join our teams on our male acute wards.

Are you a passionate, dedicated and nurturing registered nurse looking for a new challenge? Would you like the opportunity to help lead and support a team of highly skilled health care professionals? If you are looking for a leadership role in a dynamic and hard-working team please enquire and submit an application. We are looking for a supportive individual who is able to fit into the team and provide support and knowledge when the situation can be chaotic and challenging because of the patients presentation.

Main duties of the job

To support the Ward manager in developing effective ward rotas, managing skill mix issues and addressing staff shortages where necessary through effective communication with the temporary staffing team.

To help manage sickness and attendance issues.

To undertake and support team members through processes such as ProfessionalDevelopment planning and Clinical Supervision.? Ensure all necessary documentation identified in organizational/local policies and procedures are completed by self and others as required.? Ensure an open channel of communication/information to the team and other members of the MDT. Representing the nurses in reviews on occasions and delivering both positive and negative reviews as required.

• Flexible working opportunities


• NHS discount schemes


• Car Scheme


• Working together with the local community to support patients and staff


• Newly formed management team, with a forward thinking approach, and who are friendly, supportive and encouraging


• Working alongside discharge coordinators and bed management team, to manage patient flow effectively


• Good performance outcomes


• Training opportunities including with the Star Scholarship scheme, not limited to: mentorship, Top up degrees, standalone module at levels 6 and 7, forward thinking leadership, personal development course, nurse prescribing, degree course, wound care, phlebotomy, band 5 development sessions and much more.


• Good opportunities to train our own staff at ward based development sessions and an in house rolling training plan


• Training and development to undertake the Duty Senior Nurse role, and 136 assessment suite


• Excellent staff support facilities, dedicated Health & Wellbeing Team, reflective practice, supervision, and debrief sessions


• Clinical staff are included in workshops, and engagement sessions to shape the future of the services


• Good local support from all the teams that are on site


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