We are looking for an outstanding Involvement Lead with a passion for delivering excellent care.

You’ll be working 37.5 hours a week at Cygnet Hospital Wyke. Cygnet Hospital Wyke provides a comprehensive pathway of acute admissions services for men. Our team works closely and collaboratively with service users, their families and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge.

Your day-to-day…

Working as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and under the supervision of the Clinical Manager, the post holder will be expected to:

• To work within, and promote, the Cygnet Values.
• Treat patients and colleagues with respect at all times and maintain a professional manner.
• To facilitate user involvement projects on an individual basis or in a group setting, contributing to the co-ordination and implementation of involvement across the unit
• To generate innovation suggestions within the service user population as to how this might be achieved, guiding and supporting as necessary.
• To provide leadership for the Recovery College, ensuring ongoing innovation and development in consultation with Lead OT/Clinical Manager and the improvement manager.
• To evaluate the outcome of any service user projects in conjunction with the relevant heads of departments and progress initiatives as appropriate, under supervision.
• The working hours are 37.5 hours a week, 7.5 hours a day. Sometimes the needs of the role may dictate that the Involvement lead needs to work more hours in the day. Compensatory rest is utilised to accommodate for this.
• To provide involvement across all four wards

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Strong career progression opportunities, including into management roles
• Monthly reflective practice, expert supervision & peer support
• Opportunities for learning & development
• Employee referral scheme
• Pension scheme
• “Cycle to Work” scheme & employee discount savings

You are... 

• An excellent role model who knows what good care looks like 
• Highly organised, with a positive attitude 
• A confident public speaker & facilitator 
• Knowledgeable of suitable activities & pastimes to support mental health service users
• Positive in your approach to working with challenging behaviours 
• Experienced in planning, resourcing & carrying out events & activities

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.