Senior Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
Ref: CYG34953

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Location
Victoria House, DL1 2LN
Salary
£21.43per/hour (£46,803 per annum)
Hours
Full Time
Closing date
Wednesday 28 February 2024

Cygnet have been providing a national network of high quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.

In this role you’ll enjoy excellent career prospects while making a real impact on our services users & their families. 

We are looking for a professional, ambitious & confident Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse with a current UK pin number and a passion for delivering outstanding care.

A rewarding role with excellent career prospects, your focus on quality of care will help us achieve our goals.

Senior RMNs with interests in leadership, research & risk assessment are encouraged to apply.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

If you’re passionate about what you do, we want to talk to you!


Your Day-to-Day…

  • You’ll be working 42 hours a week at Victoria House. This is a 26 bed mental health inpatient service for men. The service, split across two wards, provides a safe and stabilising environment for men who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.
  • Lead an allocated team of nurses & support workers to ensure care and associated duties are allocated effectively and within team members’ competence
  • Supervise junior staff in all aspects of their work and by example, teach and guide them
  • Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit and improve quality
  • Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge & promote nursing
  • Conduct appraisals, audits, interviews & disciplinaries
  • Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained collectively with residents, relatives and other healthcare professionals
  • Be responsible for the co-ordination, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient programmes of care.  

You are…

  • Open, compassionate, honest & resilient 
  • Experienced RMN with a current Pin number
  • Capable to promote & ensure the good reputation of and act as a role model demonstrating a positive attitude towards patients, their families visitors and others.
  • Well informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 & have an understanding of latest nursing practices
  • Able to deputise in a clinical lead role
  • Focused on patient recovery to monitor, manage & reduce risk 
  • Helping to empower & support all staff and promote service user independence.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

  • Strong career progression opportunities within the region, including into management roles
  • Monthly reflective practice, support with revalidation & CPD opportunities
  • Expert clinical supervision & peer support
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • “Cycle to Work” scheme & employee discount savings.

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Ready to make a positive change? 

Please click on the ‘apply now’ link below

Join us!

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.
 

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