Deputy Ward Manager (Jasmines Ward)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join Jasmine Ward, a specialist inpatient ward for older adults with acute mental health needs. The role involves providing leadership, professional guidance, and support to nursing staff, ensuring safe and effective patient care. The successful candidate will play a key role in the day-to-day clinical and operational management of the ward, focusing on high-quality, person-centred care and supporting service users in their recovery journey. A genuine passion for working with elderly patients and making a difference in their lives is essential.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and support junior staff in delivering quality nursing care, contributing to physical, psychological, social, recreational, and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way.
- Coordinate and evaluate collaborative patient-centred care, gathering feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team.
- Administer and monitor medication, ensuring safe custody of medicines and clinical equipment, and reporting incidents.
- Lead and support/teach junior staff on risk assessment and risk management, making decisions based on evidence and clinical judgment.
- Support and supervise junior staff in developing care management through initial data collection, monitoring patient progress, and providing feedback.
- Coordinate junior staff and the wider care team in providing hands-on care, undertaking 1-1 engagement, and ensuring monitoring and recording of service user clinical observations.
Essential criteria
- Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision
- Teaching ability
- Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
- Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
- Significant relevant clinical experience
- Experience as a preceptor / mentor
- Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
- Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
- Mentorship qualification
Desirable criteria
- Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework
- Experience of taking responsibility for a ward / clinical unit.
- Experience of engaging / supporting clinical research projects
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- Master's degree
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £45,953 – £54,254 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Deputy Ward Manager (Jasmines Ward)
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated, and compassionate Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join the team at Jasmine Ward.
Jasmine Ward is a specialist inpatient ward providing assessment, treatment, and care for older adults with acute mental health needs. We are looking for a dynamic Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care and supporting service users in their recovery journey.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the day-to-day clinical and operational management of the ward, providing leadership, professional guidance, and support to nursing staff while ensuring safe and effective patient care.
Main duties of the job
You need to have a genuine passion in working with elderly patients and willing to make a difference in their lives. This role is pivotal in supporting the team in delivering care. You will be expected to deliver high standards of care incorporating the recovery approach to cover all aspects of health needs and risks within a safe environment by working closely with the relevant community services. This will involve giving support to individuals to meet their psychological and physical health nee
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