Job overview
The Manchester Inpatient Perinatal Service, situated at Laureate House at Wythenshawe Hospital have an exciting opportunity to become part of our management team. We are recruiting a new deputy ward manager to work within our inpatient service, as well as supporting and managing across the wider inpatient unit.
The successful applicant will be an experienced RMN with an interest in perinatal mental health. Andersen Ward specialises in the treatment and care of women who develop serious mental illness or relapse during the antenatal and postnatal period. A core part of the role requires you to support mothers and to develop/maintain a relationship with their babies. Family and carer involvement is a significant part of the ward culture, and we promote and support their involvement.
The service has strong working partnerships with a wide range of professionals, such as midwives, health visitors, social care and children services across the Northwest and as such you will need excellent communication skills and work well within a large multidisciplinary team.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has a keen interest in infant development and women’s mental health. We encourage personal development through managerial and clinical supervision and have a variety of training opportunities.
Main duties of the job
To assist the Ward Manager in providing Leadership and Operational Management to Andersen Ward.
The post holder will assess, plan and implement care whilst role modelling to the staff team and the wider unit.
To provide specialist perinatal nursing advice to other professionals across the service and to professionals from external services.
To provide clinical and managerial leadership and supervision to junior staff and students. Providing effective clinical leadership you will be required to lead, teach, supervise and support junior colleagues.
The post holder will be an experienced RMN and have a keen interest in Perinatal mental illness.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached full detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Professional
Essential criteria
1. Be an experienced registered mental health nurse, minimum 1 year experience
2. Evidence of continuous professional development, training
3. signed off preceptorship
Desirable criteria
4. Demonstrable experience as band 5
5. Continued professional developmental in perinatal mental health
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Experience of inpatient environment
7. Experience of supervising staff
Desirable criteria
8. perinatal experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
9. Keen interest in perinatal mental health
Desirable criteria
10. Demonstrate knowledge of child development and infant mental health
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
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Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click .
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
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Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.