We are looking for a confident registered nurse with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working 42 hours a week, a mixture of days and nights, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Alders.
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 10,000 employees empower 2,864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced and progressive Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) / Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) with a passion for delivering outstanding care.
This role will be Maternity Cover working 6-9 months.
You will be working full-time hours at Cygnet Alders, a 20-bed rehabilitation service providing assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for females with a personality disorder and have a specialist skill in working with those who are, or may be autistic.
Nurses with a specialist interest in personality disorders and who thrive in a busy environment will enjoy working with a very friendly, collaborative, and flexible team. You will work with our skilled Multi-disciplinary Team; including nursing, medical staff, occupational therapy, and psychology.
We provide a specialist psychologically informed personality disorder pathway, looking to be the least restrictive whilst balancing safety. Our service users move through our three wards, as they increase their therapeutic engagement on our programme of care, and progress with a focus on transitioning to the community. We are proud of our achievements and work closely with our family carers and community teams.
At Cygnet, we value our staff and our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.
You will 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.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
Key Responsibilities
* Produce outstanding written reports based on your nursing assessments & observations
* Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit, & improve quality
* Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge & promote nursing
* Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained collectively with residents, relatives & other healthcare professionals
* Administer medicines within healthcare procedure & Healthcare Commission guidelines
You
An experienced RMN/RNLD with a current Pin Number, you will have:
* A good understanding of the latest nursing practices
* A commitment to patient recovery in order to effectively monitor, manage and reduce risk
* Compassion, resilience, with a dedication to empower and support service user independence
* The ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in your role
* The ability to deputise in a clinical lead role
* An interest in leadership, research & assessment
* Experience of working with Personality Disorder patients in a PD service.
* A minimum of 12 years experience in a Mental Health setting
Why Cygnet? We'll offer you:
* An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
* Expert supervision & support
* Free Health Cash plan
* 24 hours free GP support line
* Free life assurance cover
* Free eye tests
* Car lease discounts
* Discounted gym membership
* Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover
* Employee NHS - discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
* Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation, and Health checks
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.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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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.
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