Deputy Ward Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This Deputy Ward Manager role is for a Low-Secure Psychiatric Unit for male patients, providing intensive nursing and rehabilitation. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership, support staff, and deputise for the ward manager, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care. The role involves working with mentally disordered offenders and others requiring secure conditions, with a focus on Trauma Informed Care and supporting patients with substance misuse problems. Applicants should be Registered Mental Health Nurses with substantial post-registration experience.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse qualification appropriate to the post
- Evidence of Current Registration of NMC
- Demonstration of ongoing professional development
- Basic IT Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Experience in implementation of evidence based changes in clinical practice
- Education to Diploma/Degree level in relevant subjec
- Ability to respond to the individual rights/needs/opinions of service users.
- Knowledge of effective planning/implementation/ evaluation of individual plans of care
- Ability to maintain a safe environment for residents/carers and staff
- Ability to act as an education resource for the team
- Experience of practicing clinical supervision
- Experience in training plans and standard setting
- Experience in supervision of junior staf
- Demonstrate good current knowledge of clinical care within the client group
- Minimum of 2 experience at Band 5 or above
- Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of effective staff management/team building skills
- Experience of developing clinical guidelines/protocols/ policies
- Registered Nurse qualification appropriate to the post
- Evidence of Current Registration of NMC
- Demonstration of ongoing professional development
- Basic IT Knowledge
- Experience in implementation of evidence based changes in clinical practice
- Education to Diploma/Degree level in relevant subjec
- Ability to respond to the individual rights/needs/opinions of service users.
- Knowledge of effective planning/implementation/ evaluation of individual plans of care
- Ability to maintain a safe environment for residents/carers and staff
- Ability to act as an education resource for the team
- Experience of practicing clinical supervision
- Experience in training plans and standard setting
- Experience in supervision of junior staf
- Demonstrate good current knowledge of clinical care within the client group
- Minimum of 2 experience at Band 5 or above
- Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of effective staff management/team building skills
- Experience of developing clinical guidelines/protocols/ policies
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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Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Ward Manager
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Forest Lodge is a Low-Secure Psychiatric Unit for male patients, providing intensive nursing and rehabilitation facilities for mentally disordered offenders and others requiring secure conditions
Our aim is to provide high quality and efficient assessment, treatment and support to adults with mental health problems. We promote strong multi-disciplinary working, commitment to improvement and development, challenging stigma and promoting recovery. We pride ourselves on positive team work, professional and personal development and support teams and staff to reach their fullest potential in providing services. We offer a commitment to developing staff through regular supervision and appraisals, training opportunities and career development both clinically and managerially.
As a service, we are passionate about Trauma Informed Care (TIC). We aim that every member of our team is both aware of the prevalence/impact of traumatic events in service users' lives and is able to apply this knowledge in their daily clinical and non-clinical practice. We are looking for nurse leaders who would be interested in contributing to an ongoing development of TIC at Forest Lodge.
We are also keen to receive applications from nurses who have experience and
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