Priory
Deputy Ward Manager - Acute
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Deputy Ward Manager
Priory Hospital Preston
£43,014 - £46,314 per annum
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Location:
Priory Hospital Preston, Rosemary Lane, Bartle, Preston, PR4 0HB
About Priory Hospital Preston
Based in Bartle, near Preston, Priory Hospital Preston is a 50-bedded mental health hospital, offering an extensive range of services, delivered across four wards. We can support adult males and females with acute mental health needs and eating disorders, and specialise in the management and treatment of these conditions.
Priory’s acute services aim to allow more people to be treated closer to home and we support the NHS to repatriate out-of-area patients back to local areas.
Role Overview
You’ll be part of a dedicated and compassionate team, all working together to ensure the smooth running of the hospital and to support the wellbeing of our patients. While your role doesn’t involve providing direct care, your contribution is vital in helping to maintain a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for everyone. Whether you're assisting with day-to-day operations, keeping things organised, or ensuring our spaces are well looked after, your support plays an important part in creating a positive experience for those who live and work here.
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Key Responsibilities
- Works as Senior Nurse in a Ward or equivalent area ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, their families and visitors.
- Apply relevant policies and statutory requirements within the ward and hospital framework of governance and communicates requirements to the wider team.
- Ensures that risk is assessed and managed across the immediate and wider working environment and that statutory requirements are met.
- Respects and applies the requirements of diversity and inclusion, promoting and role modelling these across the team.
Essential Qualifications
- Registered mental health or learning disability nurse
- Relevant professional qualification and significant experience in a healthcare leadership role.
- Strong understanding of clinical governance, quality, safeguarding and regulatory standards.
- Proven experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong communication, decision-making and people management skills.
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Beneficial Experience
- Previous experience within mental health, complex care or a similar healthcare setting.
- Experience working within a regulated healthcare environment, ideally with CQC.
- Experience managing budgets, performance and service improvement.
- Experience of working at senior management or Hospital/Service Director level.
Benefits
- Free on-site parking
- Birthday Holiday - your birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
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