Deputy Ward Manager / Charge Nurse

Deputy Ward Manager/Charge Nurse
Burgess Hill Hospital
About Burgess Hill Hospital
Priory Hospital Burgess Hill has a new and exciting opportunity for you to join our Team; in September 2023 we opened a third ward which is a 10 bedded male adult PICU.
The hospital is currently split across three units:
EA – male psychiatric intensive care ward
AJ – male psychiatric intensive care ward
MS – acute general adult male-only ward
New members of our team have an exceptional opportunity to help shape the future of our services and a genuine chance to be part of transforming them. With a renewed focus on quality and excellence at its heart the service aims to grow and extend its current offering.
This is your chance to play an influential part in developing and improving the current services and to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people in our care.
Job Profile
Qualified as a Registered nurse and passionate about patient care
Committed to providing a safe and therapeutic environment for patients
Ensuring there is a high standard of care for patients in terms of their mental and physical health
Act as a role model and provide leadership to more Junior staff
Work effectively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
Committed to supervision, appraisal and Continuous Professional Development
Support with recruitment and retention
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Abilities
Excellent clinical knowledge based on evidence based practice
Experience of Care Plans ,Risk Assessments and writing reports
Knowledge of Mental Health Act Legislation and statutory regulations
Experience of staffing, skill mix and leading shifts
Committed to supporting Junior Staff and Students
Priory Healthcare Benefits
Excellent salary
Free on-site parking
Free meals on duty
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
Enhanced maternity pay
Contributory pension scheme
Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
Access to development opportunities
Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
Leadership & management development
Long service award
Refer a friend bonuses
Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)
Additional benefits for nurses at Burgess Hill:
£5000 Welcome bonus
Fully funded DBS
Fully funded NMC registration
Return to Practice support
Mentorship experience
CPD top up
Management and Leadership development opportunities
Are Registered Mental Health Nurses Superheroes?
At Priory Group, you don’t have to have superhuman powers to be a hero in our eyes. We want the care our nurses provide to our service users to be super. As a mental health nurse at Priory you’ll be part of a company that is supportive and has your welfare and interests at heart. Mental health nursing is a tough but rewarding career and we want to make sure that our relationship with you is a long-term thing, not a flash in the pan.
It takes a genuine desire to help other people, along with a lot of dedication and compassion to be a Mental Health Nurse. In return, we want to make sure you get the reward you deserve which is why we offer market leading salaries as well as bonuses and benefits, you’ll get job satisfaction and we’ll support you to develop your skills and grow with the company via our Career Pathways programme. You’ll get to build therapeutic relationships with the people you care for so you can help them through their difficult time and find ways to take control over their own health. It’s a chance to make a real and lasting difference to someone.
At Priory, you’ll be joining the UK’s largest provider of high quality mental health care with around 350 services across the country. Since joining forces with rehabilitation specialists, MEDIAN, we aim to be the leading European provider of mental health and rehabilitative services. By joining us, you’d be key to helping us bring the best of MEDIAN and Priory to our patients and residents.
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Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.
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