We are looking for a confident Head Of Care - Rmn/Rnld Qualified with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working 40 hours a week, with on call responsibility, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Sherwood Lodge.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job description
Job responsibilities

We are looking for aHead of Care (RMN/RNLD)with a passion for delivering the best quality of care.

You'll be working40 hours a week, with on-call responsibility, atCygnet Sherwood Lodge- located in Mansfield.

Cygnet Sherwood Lodge is a high dependency complex care service for men with learning disabilities, associated complex needs and who may have behaviours that challenge.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects whilereaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

Your day-to-day...

• Provide the highest standard of nursing care & lead by example to ensure consistently high standards of clinical care & documentation
• Co-ordinate all clinical aspects of the service & ensure co-operation between clinical departments.
• Be conversant with and implement all relevant policies, procedures and regulations.
• Provide leadership, direction and supervision to all clinical and support staff
• Support staff through debriefs, appraisals, training, meetings & development of evidence/ research-based practice
• Participate in the managers on-call system to provide the first point of contact for ward-based staff, outside of normal working hours.
• Deputise in the Managers absence and attend meetings with external bodies as required.

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you...

• NHS & employee discount scheme
• 50% NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet
• Free meals on duty
• Free parking
• RCNi membership
• Bespoke career pathways
• Company paid Life Assurance scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
• Plus much more

You are...

• Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Learning Disability Nurse with a valid pin (RMN / RNLD)
• Committed to delivering improvement strategies across all aspects of clinical service provision
• Experience with the service user group Learning Disabilities / Autism
• Experienced in managing change, leadership initiatives, motivating & developing others
• Open, compassionate, honest & resilient
• Capable of undertaking audits, developing, following-up & ensuring completion of action plans
• Well informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 & the latest nursing practices
• Focused on patient recovery to monitor, manage & reduce risk

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

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