Senior Staff Nurse

Cygnet; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse for a full-time position in Barnsley. In this role, you will lead a dedicated team, ensuring high-quality care is delivered to service users. Responsibilities include supervising staff, managing medication, and developing individual care plans. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership and people management skills, along with a commitment to patient recovery. This position offers competitive pay and career development opportunities.

Benefits

£23.42 Per Hour

NHS & employee discount scheme

Free meals on duty

Free parking

RCNi membership

Bespoke career pathways

Qualifications

• Experience as a Charge Nurse.
• Organisational skills to manage workloads effectively.
• Ability to maintain documentation and undertake audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of nurses and support workers.
• Ensure care duties are allocated effectively.
• Manage medication and oversee patient care plans.

Skills

Strong leadership qualities

Excellent people management skills

Organisational skills

Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983

Compassion and resilience

Ability to mentor and supervise

Education

Current Pin Number

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 professional, ambitious & confident Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse.

You will be working 42 hours a week (Days,Nights and Weekends) at Cygnet Pindar house.

In this role you’ll enjoyexcellent career prospects whilemaking a real impact on our services users & their families.

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.

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 co-ordination, assessment, planning, implementation & evaluation of individual patient programmes of care.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• £23.42 Per Hour
• NHS & employee discount scheme
• Free meals on duty
• Free parking
• RCNi membership
• Bespoke career pathways
• Plus much more

An experienced RMN with a current Pin Number, you’ll 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?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.