Clinical Team Leader (RMN/RNLD) Men's Medium Secure Personality Disorder

We are looking for a Clinical Team Leader with a passion for delivering the best quality of care

Cygnet Hospital Bury offers a dedicated personality disorder service on two wards, Columbus and Madison, in a medium secure setting. Both wards deliver care for men with enduring mental health needs, co-morbidity and behaviours which challenge in a calm, therapeutic environment with a focus on service user experience, shared care and safety.

Your Day-to-Day...

• Assist the hospitals through clinical practice development and quality improvement.
• Have a lead responsibility in undertaking regular audits of care through monitoring and analysis of documentation, assessment and observation of the lived experience of patients.
• Work with the Clinical Manager to deliver targeted intervention where themes, trends and lessons learnt indicate a need for skills development.
• Work within services focusing on the development of nursing practice, through clinical leadership, coaching and mentoring.
• Be responsible for a planned programme of support across your area of focus as determined by the annual plan for Quality and Compliance.
• Be an active member of clinical working committees relevant to role.
• 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 and other healthcare professionals.
• Administer prescribed medicines with Healthcare procedure and Healthcare Commission guidelines.

You will have...

Essential:

• Experienced RMN / RNLD with a current Pin Number (at least two years' experience)
• The ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in your role
• A good understanding of the latest nursing practices
• A commitment to patient recovery in order to effectively monitor, manage and reduce risk
• Compassion, resilience and a dedication to empower and support service user independence

Desirable:

• The ability to deputise in a Manager role
• An interest in leadership, research and assessment

Why Cygnet:

• RCNi membership
• Monthly reflective practice, support with revalidation & CPD opportunities
• Expert clinical supervision & peer support
• A high quality work environment
• Free meals on duty
• Employee referral scheme
• Employee recognition initiatives
• Opportunity to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme Company paid Life Assurance scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health check

What next?
If you care about making a difference - we want to talk to you!

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