Senior Mental Health Nurse

We are looking for a confident Senior Mental Health Nurse with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working full time, 42 hours a week (12 hour shifts - day and nights), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Lodge Salford.

Main Duties of the Job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

About Us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job Responsibilities

Helping others improve and turn their lives around - there's no better feeling. It's what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. We are looking for a Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse with a current UK PIN number and a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working full time, 42 hours per week (12 hour shifts - days and nights), at Cygnet Lodge Salford.

Cygnet Lodge Salford is a high support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) service for women. The service supports 24 individuals with a primary diagnosis of mental illness, but they may also have a complex secondary diagnosis, including a personality disorder.

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

• Lead an allocated team of nurses & support workers.
• Ensure care & associated duties are allocated effectively & within team members competence.
• Supervise junior staff, leading by example, teach & guide them.
• Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit & improve quality.
• Safeguard & promote the wellbeing of service users.
• Manage medication under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained collectively with service users, relatives & other healthcare professionals.
• Be responsible for the coordination, assessment, planning, implementation & evaluation of individual patient programmes of care.

Why Cygnet?

• Strong career progression opportunities within the region, including into management roles.
• Salary: £23.70 per hour.
• 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.

Experience & Qualifications

An experienced RMN with a current PIN Number will have:

• Experience as a Charge Nurse.
• Excellent people management skills & leadership qualities.
• Organisational skills and the ability to manage workloads.
• The ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits & demonstrate integrity in your role.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 & an understanding of the latest nursing practices.
• A commitment to patient recovery in order to effectively monitor, manage & reduce risk.
• Compassion, resilience & a dedication to empower & support service user independence.
• The ability to act as a role model, demonstrating a positive attitude towards service users, their families, visitors & others.

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

What Next?

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Person Specification

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.