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Ward Manager
Ward Manager - Cygnet Hospital Harrogate
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We are looking for a professional, confident Ward Manager who can lead, inspire, and oversee the delivery of the very best care.
This is a 38.5-hour week role at Cygnet Hospital Harrogate, a long-established mental health hospital that provides an emergency admissions service across two acute wards. The service features a full Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), including:
- Consultant psychiatrists
- Doctors
- Therapy team (group and activities coordinators, nursing therapists)
A comprehensive range of therapies are available, with all service users accessing at least 25 hours’ therapy per week. Both group and individual therapies are part of the programme, delivered collaboratively with service users, their families, and referrers to ensure a seamless pathway from referral to discharge.
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You’ll work 38.5 hours per week in an acute mental health setting, delivering exceptional care and leadership. Key tasks include:
- Providing suggestions, proposals, and recommendations to the Hospital Manager for continued ward development
- Contributing and participating in planned visits by professional visitors
- Initiating and maintaining a monitoring system for professional nursing practice, including:
- Ensuring up-to-date pin numbers for all staff
- Maintaining current registrations of qualified staff
- Ensuring user-focused evaluation of service delivery (patient, carer, and family perspectives)
- Advising non-clinical hospital staff on the management of patients with mental illness
- Upholding patients’ rights to confidentiality while ensuring compliance with Cygnet Health Care and professional policies
Who We’re Looking For
You will be an individual who:
- Is committed to delivering improvement strategies across all clinical service areas
- Has practical experience in an inpatient mental health setting
- Demonstrates strong management of change, leadership, and team development skills, including:
- Motivating and inspiring staff
- Developing others professionally
- Is open, compassionate, honest, and resilient
- Can undertake audits, develop, follow-up, and ensure action plans are completed
- Has current knowledge of the Mental Health Act & nursing best practices
- Focuses on patient recovery while effectively monitoring, managing, and reducing risk
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Why Join Cygnet?
We offer an exceptional package to support your career and wellbeing:
- £58,920.00 per annum
- NHS discount scheme
- 50% NMC registration fee renewal compensation by Cygnet
- Free meals on shift
- Free staff parking
- Bespoke career development pathways
Note: Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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