Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke/Neuro Reharb
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 364-A-9114
- Employer
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Margaret's Hospital
- Town
- Epping
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, plus 5% HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Ward Manager
Band 6
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our 22 bedded neurological/elderly Rehabilitation unit, on Beech ward.
We are looking for a Band 6 Deputy Ward manager to join our team. You will assist in leading our dedicated team in the provision of expert patient care and rehabilitation, so if you are looking for a challenge, this could be the post for you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for providing all aspects of patient care through the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The post holder will assist and is expected to supervise all junior staff and be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical/Professional Duties
• Develop the assessment, development, implementation and delivery of agreed standard of nursing care.
• Assist the ward manager to ensure all staff are aware of prevention and control of infection.
• Ensure agreed standard of ward cleanliness by reporting any concerns to the ward manager.
• Patient/Client Care
• Work collaboratively with patients’ families, MTD and social care to ensure patients receive timely and safe discharge.
• Act as an advocate for patients and protect their rights and dignity.
• Discharge patients following the Trust’s Discharge Policy.
• Provide basic, intermediate and advanced patient care.
Communication Skills
• Handle conflicts, grievance and complaints in an effective and professional manner and refer to ward manager.
• Ensure that nursing records are completed accurately.
• Work as a team member and promote multi-disciplinary team approach.
• Promote ward and Trust in the most positive manner to patients and public at all times.
• Education and Research
• Participate in learning opportunities for healthcare assistants and student nurses.
• Assist in orientation programme, individualised teaching programmes for junior staff.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of speciality; nursing older people.
• Maintain up-to-date skills and knowledge.
Managerial Responsibilities
• Work closely with ward manager for the management of patient care by providing good leadership and managerial skills.
• Comply with all policies and guidelines by the Trust.
• Assist the ward manager by ensuring that the ‘on duty’ rota is balanced to meet the workload on the ward.
• Assist in management of change in an effective manner and ensure smooth transition.
• Participate in special projects within the directorate.
• Monitor standards of nursing care and be a patient advocate.
• Attend regular meetings and ensure effective communication at all times.
• Advise the ward manager on any problems concerning staff, their working practices and environment.
• Minimise risk in the ward and adhere to the Trust’s Risk Management Policy.
• Assist in maintaining custody of controlled drugs.
• Finance and Physical Resources
• Understand budgeting costs in order that all resources are used appropriately and efficiently.
Information Management
• Provide regular audits on care and implement findings to ensure best practices.
• Ensure that all nursing records and documents are completed accurately and legibly.
• Ensure all staff are made aware of changes required as part of the National
Programme for IT and use of clinical systems
CONFIDENTAILITY
The post holder must at all times maintain a complete confidentiality of the material and information that they handle. Any matters of a confidential nature, or in particular, information relating to diagnosis and treatment of patients and individual staff records must, under no circumstances be divulged or passed onto any unauthorised person or
persons. The post holder must respect patient named confidentiality in keeping with “Caldicott principles”. Any breach of this can lead to disciplinary action.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Skills/Experience
- Grade achieved/Knowledge
Grade achieved/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Grade achieved/Knowledge
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elaine Pearson
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773 236989
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