Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Ward Manager
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Join our specialist Learning Disability Inpatient Service in Bradford, supporting people across West Yorkshire and Barnsley. Based at Lynfield Mount Hospital, you'll help deliver high-quality care within an innovative regional partnership service.
We are seeking compassionate Registered Nurses with at least 2 years' post-registration experience who are ready to develop their leadership skills in a specialist learning disability setting.
You will support ward operations, provide clinical leadership, supervise and develop staff, promote person-centred care, contribute to service improvement and work closely with the multidisciplinary team.
We are looking for professionals who are passionate about improving outcomes for people with learning disabilities, committed to safe and effective care, and able to inspire others through positive leadership.
What We Offer
- Supportive team environment
- Leadership development and career progression
- Staff recognition schemes
- Opportunity to help shape an innovative regional service
We value inclusivity, compassion, trust and continuous improvement, creating a workplace where staff feel supported and empowered.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. As a Disability Confident employer, applicants meeting the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
If you're an ambitious nurse looking to take the next step in your leadership journey, we'd love to hear from you.
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- Supporting the Ward Manager with day-to-day ward management
- Providing visible clinical leadership and role modelling
- Coordinating person-centred care and positive patient outcomes
- Supervising, developing and supporting nursing and support staff
- Managing staffing resources to ensure safe care delivery
- Promoting learning, reflective practice and continuous improvement
- Supporting recruitment, induction and staff development
- Ensuring compliance with Trust policies, safeguarding and professional standards
- Supporting incident, complaint and risk management processes
- Working closely with patients, families, carers and partner agencies
- Participating in audits, quality improvement and service development projects
- Supporting evidence-based practice and high clinical standards
- Managing complex situations, risk and positive behaviour support plans
- Deputising for the Ward Manager when required
- Contributing to training, supervision and service-wide development
What Success Looks Like
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Compassionate and inclusive leadership
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to quality, safety and continuous improvement
- Ability to motivate, support and develop others
- Passion for improving the lives of people with learning disabilities
- Commitment to collaborative working across the regional service
Closing Date: 18th Oct 26
Shortlisting Date: 19th Oct 26
Interview Date: TBC
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Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care
- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen
- We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver
- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
Benefits
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
- Increase mileage rates for > 4500
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Robert Walker
- Job title: Ward manager
- Email address: robert.walker@BDCT.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01274251439
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