Deputy Ward Manager

If you care for others without a second thought and want to be a part of meaningful change, then join the team at The Copse as a Deputy Ward Manager, where you’ll be the reason why lives change for the better.   The Woodmill providing rehabilitation for men with mental health conditions who require a medium-term placement, focusing on active rehabilitation in order to progress into future community placements.
Working at The Copse is an ideal opportunity for people from secure ward settings who are looking for a less restrictive environment and are keen to support active rehabilitation and community participation. 

As a Deputy Ward Manager, you will design and deliver training and supervision within a clinical environment using core skills in facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, teaching and delegation.

Your career within Elysium will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

It’s a career that you can take pride in and enjoy. It’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

This service operates 24/7 you will work shifts including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.    

Other Responsibilities:

• Effective strategic resource management
• Supporting the implementation of local Clinical Governance Strategy
• Serious incident reviews and implementation of recommendations
• Demonstrates clear application of continuing professional development portfolio
• Actively contributing to the Nursing Service Agreement, departmental Risk Matrix and action plan and monitoring their implementation
• Participating in and taking an active lead in organisational clinical and nursing audit programmes

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• RMN/RMNH/RNLD/RN/RNC Qualification
• Worked in a similar environment
• Staff Nurse experience of 2 years
• Forensics experience desirable 
• Experience within a leadership/management capacity
• Relevant sufficient post-registration experience

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £46,430
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.