We are looking for a newly qualified Registered Mental Health / Learning Disability Nurse(RMN/ RNLD) to complete their Preceptorship programme at our emergency admission/ Low secure rehabilitation service located in Weston-Super-Mare.
This is a full time role, you will be working 38.5 hours per weekat Cygnet Kewstoke
Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke provides an emergency admissions service for men and a pathway for women from low secure to rehabilitation including a specialist service for personality disorder.
Your Day-to-Day…
Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit, and improve quality
Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge and 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
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
Salary:
Salary / hourly rate increase upon completion of Preceptorship
Enhancement rates;
20% of basic salary for weekend shifts
30% of basic rate for nights on the weekend
66% of basic rate for bank holidays
Benefits:
50% of NMC registration renewal paid byCygnet
Generous study and exam leave
Teaching and CPD Programmes
Financial support for further training and personal development
Meals on duty
RCNi membership
Monthly reflective practice, support with revalidation & CPD opportunities
Expert clinical supervision & peer support.
Company paid Life Assurance scheme
Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
Plus many more
Your programme includes...
• Support from Cygnet’s Preceptorship Development Manager
• Minimum two shifts per week working with your nominated preceptor
• Preceptee supernumery 1st week on ward
• Monthly CPD Days off the ward (specialist and general)
• Clinical supervision, minimum 1 session per month
• Managerial supervision, minimum 1 session per month
• Preceptee Group Meetings on site and across the Cygnet group
• Certificate and letter of completion
• Excellent training opportunities
An action plan will then be created by you and your preceptor for the following six months to enhance identified strengths and address areas of development, taking you to your first annual appraisal.
You are…
•Open, compassionate, honest & resilient
•Newly QualifiedLearning Disability Nurse
•Capable to maintain documentation and undertake audits
•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.
Cygnet Health Carehas been providing a national network of high quality specialist mental health services for 30 years
Cygnet Hospital Kewstokeprovides an emergency admissions service for men and a pathway for women from low secure to rehabilitation including a specialist service for personality disorder.
The hospital has more than 16 acres of landscaped grounds and overlooks the Bristol Channel. This beachside location, just outside Weston-super-Mare, helps us provide a quiet, peaceful and therapeutic environment which can offer service users a broad range of therapies including CAT, CBT, Schema Therapy, EMDR & DBT.
The hospital provides 72 inpatient beds within a low secure setting:
Sandford Ward – Female Acute Inpatient Service, accepting emergency admissions.
Milton Ward – Female Low Secure Service, supported by DBT, CAT and CBT interventions with an additional drug and alcohol service.
Knightstone Ward – Female Specialist Personality Disorder Service, supported by DBT and other therapy models to empower service users to make positive changes.
Cygnet Lodge Kewstoke – Female High Dependency Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Kewstoke is rated ‘Good’ by theCQC.
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