Deputy Ward Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This Deputy Ward Manager role is for the Meadowbrook Unit, which provides mental health support for adults. The post holder will focus on patient-centered care and therapeutic engagement, ensuring high-quality direct patient care. Key responsibilities include providing sound clinical interventions and leadership to staff on a day-to-day basis. The role involves collaborating with the Ward Manager to develop and transform nursing care provision, ensuring it meets service user needs and professional guidance.
Essential criteria
- RMN Professional Qualification
- Preparation for Mentorship or willingness to work towards
- Proven experience at Band 5 (or equivalent) within the same specialty with evidence of ongoing development or evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Substantial post-qualification experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illness
- Evidence of applied understanding of the needs of clients and complex presentations in Mental Health in-patient care (within specific speciality)
- Demonstrable evidence of knowledge of clinical risk assessment
- Demonstrable evidence of knowledge of NMC Standards and Code of Conduct
- Demonstrable evidence of knowledge of change management processes in the leadership and support of large groups of staff
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of best clinical practices relevant to the area
- Knowledge of the role and function of other organisations who provide services to clients with mental health problems
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical leadership skills in a large multi-disciplinary team
- Be able to implement the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy into work settings
- Ability to translate clinical risk into care plans
- Demonstrable evidence of excellent written/verbal communication skills
- Ability to present ideas with clarity and in a persuasive and influential style
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with other agencies at a variety of levels
- Demonstrable ability to provide situational management to staff and deal with conflict
- Evidence of ability to provide focused support to staff
- Demonstrably ability to maintain morale and leadership in an uncertain and changing environment
- Reliable, and committed to developing client care and nursing
- Full commitment to equal opportunities
- Demonstrable evidence of flexible approach, able to recognise signs of stress in self and others and take appropriate action
- Ability to effectively manage applied clinical work and the development of nursing practice
- Ability to gain the trust, confidence and respect of clients, carers, and staff of a variety of levels and disciplines
- To participate in the development of a culture which actively promotes the involvement of service users and carers
Desirable criteria
- Post registration clinical qualification in Mental Health eg. Acute Care, Post Registration Specialist training in
- Professional development in Clinical Leadership
- CFT Interventions Clinical Supervision training
- personal development related to clinical area/care group
- Experience of managing staff and other professionals
- RMN Professional Qualification
- RMN Professional Qualification
- Preparation for Mentorship or willingness to work towards
- Proven experience at Band 5 (or equivalent) within the same specialty with evidence of ongoing development or evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Substantial post-qualification experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illness
- Evidence of applied understanding of the needs of clients and complex presentations in Mental Health in-patient care (within specific speciality)
- Demonstrable evidence of knowledge of clinical risk assessment
- Demonstrable evidence of knowledge of NMC Standards and Code of Conduct
- Demonstrable evidence of knowledge of change management processes in the leadership and support of large groups of staff
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of best clinical practices relevant to the area
- Knowledge of the role and function of other organisations who provide services to clients with mental health problems
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical leadership skills in a large multi-disciplinary team
- Be able to implement the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy into work settings
- Ability to translate clinical risk into care plans
- Demonstrable evidence of excellent written/verbal communication skills
- Ability to present ideas with clarity and in a persuasive and influential style
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with other agencies at a variety of levels
- Demonstrable ability to provide situational management to staff and deal with conflict
- Evidence of ability to provide focused support to staff
- Demonstrably ability to maintain morale and leadership in an uncertain and changing environment
- Reliable, and committed to developing client care and nursing
- Full commitment to equal opportunities
- Demonstrable evidence of flexible approach, able to recognise signs of stress in self and others and take appropriate action
- Ability to effectively manage applied clinical work and the development of nursing practice
- Ability to gain the trust, confidence and respect of clients, carers, and staff of a variety of levels and disciplines
- To participate in the development of a culture which actively promotes the involvement of service users and carers
- Post registration clinical qualification in Mental Health eg. Acute Care, Post Registration Specialist training in
- Professional development in Clinical Leadership
- CFT Interventions Clinical Supervision training
- personal development related to clinical area/care group
- Experience of managing staff and other professionals
- RMN Professional Qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Ward Manager
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Meadowbrook unit provides mental health support for adults of working age. The unit has two male acute wards (Eagleton 19 beds and Maccoll 18 beds), one female acute ward (Keats 18 beds) and one male PICU 8 beds (Psychiatric intensive care unit).
This current vacancy is for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager for Meadowbrook Unit.
This post places particular emphasis on patient centered care and therapeutic engagement, ensuring all aspects of direct patient care are delivered at the highest quality. A key element of this post will be to support and provide sound clinical interventions to service users and clinical leadership on a day-to-day, shift-to-shift basis for a group of staff on a designated clinical area. The post holder will work in collaboration with the Ward Manager to develop and transform the nursing care provision, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user mental health and physical needs, is culturally appropriate, and compliant with professional guidance.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take charge of the shifts on a rotational basis, act as a primary nurse to service users and their carers, as well as being responsible for the establishment and maintenance of effective communication with all relevant per
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