Staff Nurse - Albert Ward Male PICU

Cygnet; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Cygnet Victoria House in Tees Valley is seeking a Staff Nurse to deliver high-quality care in a 26-bed male inpatient mental health unit. The role requires 42 hours per week, contributing to assessments, care planning and safe medication administration.

You will work with the team to support stabilisation, discharge planning and patient recovery, with ongoing CPD and professional development encouraged.

Qualifications

• Maintain documentation, audits & integrity in your role.
• Knowledge of current nursing practices and guidelines.
• Commitment to patient recovery and risk reduction.
• Compassion, resilience and empowerment of service users.

Responsibilities

• Produce outstanding written reports from nursing assessments and observations.
• Collaborate with management to develop the service, audit and improve quality.
• Attend training and CPD to enhance knowledge and nursing practice.
• Ensure care plans are complete and maintained with residents, relatives and other professionals.
• Administer medicines in line with healthcare procedures and guidelines.

Skills

Nursing

Documentation

Risk management

CPD

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Clinical leadership

Education

NMC registered 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 Staff Nurse with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You’ll be working 42 hours a week at Cygnet Victoria House. This is a 26 bed mental health inpatient service for men. The service, split across two wards, provides a safe and stabilising environment for men who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

The ethos of our service is about assessing and treating service users in the least restrictive environment and planning for discharge in a robust and timely fashion. With a focus on stabilisation, we will support service users to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills and prepare for independent life back in the community.

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.

Your day-to-day

• 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

Why Cygnet?

We'll offer you £22.79 per/hour (£49,773.36 per annum)

• Strong career progression opportunities within the region, including into management roles
• Monthly reflective practice, support with revalidation & CPD opportunities
• Expert clinical supervision & peer support
• Employee referral scheme
• 50% of NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme & employee discount savings.

Essential

• The ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits & demonstrate integrity in your role
• A good 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
• Open, compassionate, honest & resilient
• 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 service user independence.

Desirable

• The ability to deputise in a clinical lead role
• An interest in leadership, research & assessment

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

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

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