Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse

Cygnet Group; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Shrewsbury is looking for a Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse. You'll lead a team at Cygnet Nield House, ensuring outstanding care delivery. Successful candidates will possess a current UK PIN number and demonstrate a compassionate approach. This full-time position offers competitive pay and opportunities for career progression, alongside various employee benefits.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Employee referral scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Monthly reflective practice

Qualifications

• Experienced RMN with a current PIN number.
• Open, compassionate, honest & resilient.
• Well-informed of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Responsibilities

• Lead an allocated team of nurses & support workers.
• Supervise junior staff and guide them.
• Conduct appraisals, audits, interviews & disciplinaries.

Skills

Leadership

Risk Assessment

Compassionate care

Mental Health Act knowledge

Supervisory skills

Education

Current UK PIN number

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

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, at Cygnet Nield House. Cygnet Nield House in Crewe is our 29-bed mental health hospital for women.

Cygnet Nield House is split into two distinct wards, each offering specialist mental health services:

• Clarion Ward: a 14 bed complex personality disorder service for women with a dual diagnosis of personality disorder and co-morbid disordered eating.
• Compton Ward: a 15 bed acute service for women. The service provides a safe and stabilising environment for women who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

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 Cygnet Nield House.
• 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.
• Salary: £24.94 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.

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

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

What next?

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