Deputy Ward Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a full-time permanent Deputy Ward Manager position on Pine Ward, a 15-bedded adult mental health ward in Shrewsbury. The role involves delivering high-quality clinical services, managing patient care, and supervising team members. You will work day and night shifts, including weekends and bank holidays, making a real difference for vulnerable people.
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health professional (NMC)
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience
- student practice assessor
- Registered mental health professional (NMC)
- Leadership qualification
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience
- student practice assessor
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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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Ward Manager - [contact details removed]
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
You will be joining our Adult Mental Health Ward at The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury. Pine Ward is a 15 bedded mixed gender adult acute ward caring for patients of working age.
the post is a full time (37.5 hours per week) permanent position and you will be required to work both day and night shifts on a roster basis this will include weekends and bank holidays.
Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
What is it like to be an Inpatient Mental Health Nurse at MPFT? - YouTube
Main duties of the job
What you will be doing
- Working on an identified adult mental health ward, with the flexibility of working across wards, dependent on skill and service need.
- Delivering high quality clinical service-to-service users and their families.
- Be responsible for the management and care delivery of patients referred to the Ward, by liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies whe
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