[ref. d13528404] Deputy Team Manager | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
The candidate must be proficient with information technology. Good interpersonal skills are essential for the role.
The Trust is committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK.
You will need to be committed, knowledgeable and creative at working through challenges in order for clients to receive excellent quality care.
Previous experience of management is preferred however, transferable clinical and managerial skills will be seriously considered. This is an excellent opportunity for personal development and we offer:
- Commitment to your own personal and professional development in these specialized services as training is available and encouraged.
- Trust wide commitment to clinical and managerial supervision.
- Fully integrated and operational in-service training department.
- Close academic links with Kingston University.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world.More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care
Contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and
spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.
Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support
Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; gettingfeedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers.
Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner organisations.
Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoringservice user compliance.
Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report allincidents following trust policy.
Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and riskmanagement that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the
research evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their social
context, knowledge of the service user’s own experience and clinical judgment.
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust is committed to equal opportunity for all staff and prospective employees.
Staff benefits include; staff accommodation, childcare, health and fitness services and season ticket loans.
Due to the high volume of applications received for some roles, South West London & St George’s Mental Health Trust reserves the right to close any job adverts early.
You are therefore advised to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid any disappointment.
Please note priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees.
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is a smoke-free Trust.
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024