Weekend Hospital Coordinator - (Nurse Qualified)

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a confident Weekend HospitalCoordinator(RMN or RNLD)atCygnet Hospital Maidstone, who can inspire, support and oversee the delivery of the very best care.

You must be a qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilities to qualify for this post.

Youll be working 22 hours a week with an expectation of working days and nights (On Saturday and Sundays only)

Shift pattern for days (7:30am - 8pm) and the shift pattern for nights (7:30pm - 8am)

Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is our state-of-the-art, 63 bed mental health facility for adults situated in the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone.

Your day-to-day

• Lead and support the clinical care on the wards in Cygnet Maidstone on a weekend basis
• Utilising the resources appropriately and managing PICU referrals on duty
• Undertaking allocated HR and clinical tasks, prioritising needs and providing support to the Nurses on shift
• Lead on managing emergency situations involving patients and staff
• Take lead responsibility in undertaking regular care audits
• Provide clinical leadership, coaching & mentoring for the development of services
• Maintain excellence through clinical practice development & quality improvement
• Be responsible for a planned programme of support across your area of focus as determined by the annual plan for Quality and Compliance
• Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge & promote nursing
• Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained
• Administer medicines within healthcare procedure and Healthcare Commission guidelines

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

• NHS & employee discount scheme
• 50% NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet
• Most of our sites provide free meals on shift
• Free parking
• Bespoke career pathways
• Plus much more

You

• An experienced RMN or RNLD with a current Pin Number, youll have

Essential:

• At least two years experience as an RMN/RNLD
• 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:

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

Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.In this role youll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

• Please refer to job description above

Desirable

• Please refer to job description above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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

London

ME14 5FT

Employer's website

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