Deputy Ward Manager

Are you an experienced and compassionate nurse ready to take the next step in your career? As a Band 6 Nurse within the community inpatient care team, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while leading and supporting your team. You'll use your clinical expertise to ensure patient safety, advocate for those in your care, and contribute to continuous improvement within our services. You'll work as Nurse in Charge and alongside a collaborative, supportive team, empowering patients and their families, and promoting a positive, inclusive culture. Henry Tudor ward has some exciting plans to further develop its inpatient services and we are looking to recruit someone who feels that they can innovate and lead a team. The service offers excellent training opportunities to all staff and has a supportive developmental approach We're looking for confident, dedicated professionals to lead by example, supervise staff, and help us meet the highest standards of care. If you're ready to make a difference and develop your leadership skills, we want to hear from you!, The post holder will work within the ward team and in conjunction with the ward manager providing a strong clinical lead and promoting new projects and developments. They will take an active role in managing staff issues and deputise for the ward manager as well as being actively involved in day-to-day clinical care. The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent team leadership skills and will be passionate about working with people with acute and complex mental health needs. They will be fully committed to providing innovative care and treatment that is evidence based within a strong multi-disciplinary team including consultant's Geriatrician and other physicians, Occupational and Physiotherapists, Social services and students. You will support the team in delivering a safe personalised approach to care and treatment aimed and promoting the health and well-being of people with a focus on rehabilitation, complex discharge planning and returning to community-based care

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites