Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD)

Cygnet Nursing ,
London, Greater London
Salary: Salary of £25,338 – £30,000 (DoE) Living Allowance = £4,000 Per Annum

Overview

We are looking for a Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse / RNLD with a passion for delivering the best quality of care. You will be working 38.5 hours per week at Cygnet Beckton Cygnet Hospital Beckton is a smoke free gender specific hospital for women with complex mental health needs. We accept emergency and planned, pre-assessed admissions. We provide a multi-disciplinary approach, to help service users return home as quickly as possible. Your Day-to-Day… • Produce outstanding written reports based on your nursing assessments and observations • 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… • NHS and employee discount scheme • 50% NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet • Free meals on duty • Free parking • RCNi membership • Bespoke career pathways • Plus many more You will have… Essential: • Experience as a Registered Nurse Mental Health / RMN or Learning Disability / RNLD with a current Pin Number • The ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in your role • A good understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and 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 clinical lead role • An interest in leadership, research and assessment • Experience with the client group Cygnet Health Care has been providing a national network of high quality specialist mental health services for 30 years. What next? If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you Click the link to apply. Location Information: Situated in the East End of London, the hospital has four different specialist wards including mental health with learning disability, personality disorder, PICU and low secure. The overall ambience of the hospital is welcoming. The team take great pride in providing the best possible therapeutic environment in conjunction with the service users. New Dawn Ward – Personality Disorder Service offering DBT interventions in a locked environment. The ward’s ethos is: Enabling meaningful change that matters to you. Bewick Ward – Low Secure Complex care & Recovery. Adults with forensic and associated mental health needs. The ward’s ethos is: Empowerment, Autonomy & Responsibility. Hooper Ward – PICU providing supportive individualised care and treatment for acutely disturbed service users. The ward’s ethos is: Stability and Hope. Hansa Ward – Mental Health with Learning Disabilities Service. Accepts referrals for detained and informal service users. Care and treatment is designed for service users whose needs are best met in a specialist setting. The ward’s ethos is: Ability through understanding Beckton is rated ‘Good ’ by the CQC This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89894348