Staff Nurse - Albert Ward Male PICU

Cygnet Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension schemes

CPD opportunities

Employee discount savings

Job summary

Cygnet Victoria House in Tees Valley, UK, seeks an experienced Staff Nurse to join our 42-hour week inpatient team supporting men with acute mental illness. You will deliver high-quality care, administer medicines, and contribute to discharge planning in a safe, least-restrictive environment.

We offer strong career progression, CPD opportunities, DBS support, and a comprehensive benefits package including pension schemes, discounts, and employee-focused services.

Qualifications

• Maintain documentation, undertake audits & demonstrate integrity.
• Understand and apply latest nursing practices.
• Commitment to patient recovery and risk reduction.
• Compassion, resilience and empower service users.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983.
• Able to deputise in a clinical lead role.
• Enhanced DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Produce outstanding nursing reports from assessments & observations.
• Develop the service with management, audit & quality improvements.
• Attend training and CPD to further knowledge & promote nursing.
• Ensure individual care plans are complete & maintained with residents & other professionals.
• Administer medicines within healthcare guidelines.

Skills

NMC guidelines

Documentation

Patient recovery

Audit & quality

CPD participation

Clinical leadership

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 working42 hours a weekatCygnet 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.

You

An experienced RGN/RMN/RNLD with a current Pin Number, you'll have

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.

What next?

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