Practice Development Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a Practice Development Nurse(RMN/RNLD) with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You'll be working 40 hours a week at Cygnet Hospital Bury, helping lead the drive for continual quality development of services provided on site.

Cygnet Hospital Bury provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and CAMHS provision for adolescents & is currently rated Good by the CQC.

Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

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.

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

Your day-to-day

• Undertake regular audits of care through monitoring and analysis of documentation, assessment and observation of the lived experience of patients.
• Ensure that quality improvement is embedded in practice through focused training and audit against required standards.
• Work in partnership with the Clinical Managers to deliver targeted intervention where themes, trends and lessons learnt indicate a need for development.
• Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained collectively with residents, relatives & other healthcare professionals
• Where necessary work on ward with nurses to better understand the causes of issues effecting practice and use that information to develop and support improved working practices.

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

• NHS & employee discount scheme
• 50% NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet
• Free meals on duty
• Free parking
• RCNi membership
• Bespoke career pathways
• Plus much more

You

An experienced RMN/RNLD with a current Pin Number, youll 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

Desirable:

• An interest in leadership, research & assessment

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

If you are interested in the role please click 'Apply' or email LouisBrown@Cygnethealth.co.uk for further information.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

• Please refer to job description above

Desirable

• Please refer to job description above

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Bury

BL8 2BS

Employer's website

https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)