Job Description

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We are looking for an experienced and passionate Physical Health & Resuscitation Lead Nurse to join our Health Protection Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse with a strong background in physical healthcare, emergency care, critical care, or resuscitation practice to drive improvements in physical health outcomes across our services. You will play a key role in developing and embedding best practice, supporting staff development, and ensuring high standards of care for the people we support.

As a national lead, you will influence practice across the organisation, delivering education, coaching teams, analysing performance data, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement in the recognition and management of physical health deterioration and resuscitation.

What You'll Be Doing

You will:

• Lead the development and implementation of evidence-based physical health and resuscitation initiatives across Cygnet.
• Promote high-quality physical healthcare and support the early recognition and management of deteriorating patients.
• Coordinate and monitor resuscitation and physical health key performance indicators and support sustained service improvement.
• Deliver and oversee physical health and resuscitation education programmes for clinical staff.
• Work collaboratively with Operations Directors, Regional Nurse Directors, Medical Teams, Service Managers, Learning & Development, and other stakeholders.
• Provide expert advice on national guidance, best practice standards and Resuscitation Council UK recommendations.
• Support incident reviews, after-action reviews and improvement planning following serious incidents.
• Contribute to audits, research, quality improvement initiatives and organisational reporting.
• Develop educational resources, simulation-based learning opportunities and innovative training programmes.
• Act as a visible clinical leader, supporting and coaching staff within clinical environments.

About You

To be successful, you will have:

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RGN or RMN).
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Minimum three years post-registration experience.
• Significant experience within acute, emergency, critical care, or general physical healthcare settings.
• Experience managing long-term physical health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, obesity or epilepsy.
• Experience delivering education and training to clinical staff.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills with the ability to drive change across large teams.
• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies.
• Excellent communication, presentation, coaching and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and patient safety principles.

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking a motivated individual who:

• Is passionate about improving physical health outcomes within mental health and learning disability services.
• Can inspire and influence colleagues through clinical expertise.
• Is confident working autonomously and managing multiple priorities.
• Has a strong commitment to education, quality improvement and professional development.
• Is dedicated to delivering safe, effective and person-centred care.

Why Join Cygnet?

At Cygnet, you'll be part of an organisation committed to delivering high-quality care and continually improving outcomes for service users. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across a national organisation while supporting the development of staff and services at every level.

What next?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.

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