Deputy Ward Manager

Priory Group; Hook; On-site; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Hook is looking for a Deputy Ward Manager to support NHS services in a full-time role. The successful candidate will assist with patient care plans, ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. Essential qualifications include active registration with the NMC and clinical supervision experience. The position offers supportive career development opportunities, a contributory pension scheme, and various employee benefits including a birthday holiday.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra day annual leave

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym membership

Access to development opportunities

Sponsorship of professional qualifications

Leadership & Management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Qualifications

• Must have 18 months to two years' post-registration experience.
• Demonstrate expertise within a defined clinical speciality.
• Commitment to maintaining and developing clinical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Assist qualified staff with patient care plans.
• Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Assess and manage risk in the working environment.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Clinical supervision

Good computer skills

Education

Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Trained Assessor/Supervisor

Job description

Deputy Ward Manager

Department: Nursing

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Mildmay Oaks

Compensation: £43,781 / year

Description

Priory Hospital Mildmay Oaks is looking to recruit a Deputy Ward Manager to join the team. This is a full‑time role of 37.5 hours a week.

Set in a semi‑rural location in Hook, Hampshire, Priory Hospital Mildmay Oaks supports the NHS by providing low secure services and level 2 rehabilitation services for both male and female patients. This includes a specialist learning disability and autism spectrum support.

We also offer adult and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), and single‑person, bespoke therapeutic placements (BTPs) across our hospital.

What you'll be doing

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, and undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.

• Works as Senior Nurse in a Ward or equivalent area ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, their families and visitors.
• Apply relevant policies and statutory requirements within the ward and hospital framework of governance and communicates requirements to the wider team.
• Ensures that risk is assessed and managed across the immediate and wider working environment and that statutory requirements are met.
• Respects and applies the requirements of diversity and inclusion, promoting and role‑modeling these across the team.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you'll bring to the role

Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.

The successful candidate will hold active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and meet all revalidation requirements. They will be a trained Assessor/Supervisor, with essential experience in providing clinical supervision (formal training desirable). The role requires clear evidence of continued professional development, alongside a strong commitment to maintaining and further developing clinical expertise and leadership capability. Good computer skills are also essential. Applicants should have 18 months to two years’ post‑registration experience and be able to demonstrate expertise within a defined clinical speciality.

For more information about the role, you can email [e-mail].

What we will give you in return

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

• Free on‑site parking
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra day 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 Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
• 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

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.