Give your career a positive change.

Cygnet Hospital Bierley provides a range of low secure, specialist and psychiatric intensive care services for men and women, including a specialist personality disorder service for women.

We have an exciting opportunity to pilot a small team of dedicated, passionate and resilient staff to work directly with a female service user who has complex behaviours, aggression and suffers with a complex eating disorder.

This is an opportunity to work as part of a highly specialised commissioned team. This role will build on the successful applicant’s skills to become specialised in personality disorders and eating difficulties.

In this role you’ll

• Work as part of a specialised team
• Communicate effectively with the clinical team leader or Manager
• Promote an environment of co-production
• Function as a competent member of the team in any situation.
• Report accidents and untoward incidents to patients, visitors or staff, to the Clinical Team Leader
• Attend review meetings as directed on the ward and in the Hospital
• Receive supervision from registered nurses and attend support groups
• Contribute to ward audits and action plans
• Aware of safeguarding requirements and the need to report issues to Clinical team Leader
• Contribute to the development and review of ward manual and philosophy
• Abide by guidelines and hospital policies and procedures

We are looking for people who have:

• A Minimum of 1 years’ experience in Mental Health Services Preferably on Acute, PD Services.
• Previous experience supporting service users with Challenging behaviours including violence and aggression.
• The ability to work in a faced paced changing environment.
• A Genuine desire to make a real difference in people’s lives
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as a good team player
• A Sensitive and intuitive energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Group Pension
• NHS Staff Discounts
• Enhanced Maternity
• Free Health Cash Plan
• Employee Referral Scheme
• 24 Hours Free GP Helpline
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• On-site Benefits
• Free Mortgage Broker & Insurance Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP
• Free Eye Tests
• Car Lease Discounts
• Paid Life Assurance Company scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

If interested, please apply below or forward your cv to karlthompson@cygnethealth.co.uk