Deputy Ward Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager on Mulberry 1, a 14-bedded acute assessment & Treatment mental health ward for adults aged 18-65. The role involves providing quality evidence-based nursing advice and care for service users with mental and physical health needs, and their carers, within a multidisciplinary setting. You will lead on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care on night shifts, ensuring adherence to policies and legislation. The post holder will also contribute to staff training and ensure effective communication pathways.
Key responsibilities
- To be responsible for supervising the role of the named nurses in relation to care planning within the clinical area.
- To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group.
- To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
- To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach.
- To be responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
- To be responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines in accordance with all medicine policies and ensure compliance is maintained.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or other specialism relating to post such as Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD)
- NMC registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Mentor qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent
- Experience of inpatient services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs
- Effective communication skills both verbally and written, including IT literacy (MS Office).
- Ability to work as part of a team, as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members
- Ability to build effective working relationships with staff across a wide range of professional and managerial groups
- Ability to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multidisciplinary team approach
- Commitment to and understanding of evidence-based practice
- Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
- Understanding of the legislation relating to care including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act
- Knowledge of physical healthcare needs
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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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Ward Manager
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager post on Mulberry 1. Mulberry 1 is a 14 bedded acute assessment & Treatment mental health ward for adults aged 18 -65 years old.
The ideal candidate will have commitment to teamwork, a sense of accountability, plus an ability to work under pressure. The post holder will provide quality evidence-based nursing advice, support and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting.
You will be responsible for leading on the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care on night shifts, and will have a good level of knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision.
The post holder will be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs of junior registered and unregistered staff and ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation.
You will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and act within your sphere of responsibility, leading the shift in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ward Manager or the designated deputy.
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