Physical Health and Infection Control Lead Nurse (RGN)
- Employer
- Cygnet Health Care
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £49,412.84 to £49,412.84 a year
- Closing date
- 25 Nov 2024
Job Details
Main duties of the job
Cygnet Hospital Beckton is a specialist service for women, situated in the East End of London and has a good overall CQC rating. We provide a comprehensive service across four specialist wards Acute, PICU, Tier 4 Personality Disorder, and Complex Personality Disorder for women with complex mental health needs. This is a forward-thinking hospital with a drive for innovation and embraces new ways of working we are looking for staff who share our passion for new ideas and are willing to drive for sustained high quality care delivery as part of a supportive team.
About us
Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for anPhysical Health and Infection Control Lead Nurse(RGN) to join our dynamic and forward thinking team, working 40 hours a week (Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm) at Cygnet Hospital Beckton.
Cygnet Hospital Becktonis a specialist service for women, situated in the East End of London andhas agood overall CQC rating.We provide a comprehensive service across four specialist wards Acute, PICU, Tier 4 Personality Disorder, and Complex Personality Disorder for women with complex mental health needs. This is a forward-thinking hospital with a drive for innovation and embraces new ways of working we are looking for staff who share our passion for new ideas and are willing to drive for sustained high quality care delivery as part of a supportive team.
Your Day-to-Day
- Establish, lead and co-ordinate evidence based physical health practice initiatives across the service and also, coordinate the ongoing monitoring of physical health of all patients including annual health checks in close collaboration with the ward Doctors and Physical Health Lead Nurses.
- Lead on infection control practice for the hospital including the national clinical standards.
- Provide a programme of health promotion and education in close collaboration with the Dietician and ward Physical Health Lead Nurses and coordinate the implementation of physical health screening across the service including access to cervical screening for the women.
- To work closely with the ward Doctors and Pysical Health Leads in ensuring that patients across the service have access to primary care services including dental and eye checks.
- Maintain working knowledge of legislation, company policies, and other relevant local & national guidance pertaining to physical health guidance within mental health services.
- Contribute, as required, to national audits, and carry out clinical audits as required, to ensure that standards are maintained in line with Company policy and national best practice. Ensure information and comprehensive records relating to physical health is recorded in MyPath and entered appropriately on other data records as required.
- Ensure that the service has access to required medical equipment needed in ensuring that patients physical health needs are adequately monitored.
- Ensure that there are local protocols for the safe use of medical devices, educate staff on these protocols and conduct audits to ensure that these protocols are understood and practiced by the relevant clinical staff.
Why Cygnet? Well offer you
- Full time contract of 40 hours per week
- NHS and employee discount scheme
- 50% of NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet
- Free Meals
- Employee discount savings & Cycle to work scheme
- Bespoke career pathways
- Company paid Life Assurance scheme
- Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
- Plus many more https://cygnetjobs.co.uk/benefits/
You will have
Essential:
- First level Registered Nurse Adult (RNA) or Registered General Nurse (RGN) with current NMC registration and eligible to practice
- BSc Nursing (or AHP equivalent), or post-registration specialist course at BSc level
- Post-registration teaching and assessing qualification (e.g. Mentorship, ENB 998 or City and Guilds 730, SSSA)
- Post-registration Physical Assessment Skills (Adult) Level 6 qualification
- Infection control lead training or willingness to undertake an IPC course
- A commitment to patient recovery in order to effectively monitor, manage and reduce risk
Desirable:
- Management development programme qualification
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Risk Management
- Incident Investigation
- Health and Safety
Cygnethas been providing a national network of high quality specialist mental health services for 30 years.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
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Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
London
E6 6ZB
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Company
Empowering people and making a positive difference
Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. At Cygnet Health Care you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users and their families. Our purpose is to care, enable & make a positive difference. Our vision is to be the preferred provider & employer of choice in our sector.
Our great team believe in -
- Togetherness
- Patients, service users & their families are at the heart of what we do
- Making a real difference in people's lives
- Building caring relationships to improve mental health
Dedicated people who change lives together
At Cygnet, our people work across many different teams that pull together to achieve excellent outcomes for those in our care. So wherever your strengths lie, you can make the most of them with us – and enjoy a rewarding career that makes a significant difference to others.
Join one of our dedicated teams and be part of something meaningful:
- Leadership Team
- Doctors & Consultants Team
- Nursing Team
- Allied Health & Psychology Team
- Education Team
- Care & Support Team
- Hospitality & Non-clinical Team
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