Senior Staff Nurse

Cygnet Health Care; Worsbrough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse to join their dedicated team. In this rewarding role, you will lead and support a team while ensuring high standards of care for service users. The position offers excellent career prospects, with responsibilities including managing medication and developing care plans. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills, resilience, and a commitment to patient recovery. Hourly rate is £23.42, plus generous benefits including NHS discounts and free meals.

Benefits

NHS and employee discount scheme

Free meals on duty

Free parking

RCNi membership

Bespoke career pathways

Qualifications

• Experience as a Charge Nurse.
• Ability to maintain documentation and undertake audits.
• Commitment to patient recovery.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of nurses and support workers.
• Supervise junior staff and teach them.
• Manage medication and individual care plans.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Organizational skills

Knowledge of Mental Health Act

Compassion and resilience

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 enjoy excellent career prospects while making 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. 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. £23.42 Per Hour

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