Cygnet Hospital Sherwood, Mansfield

Our new hospital neighbours our existing health care site that includes Cygnet Sherwood House and Cygnet Sherwood Lodge. The hospital supports the needs of male adults who need mental health services, and possibly intensive care. We have 3 wards - a 12 bed PICU ward and two 16 bed acute wards.

“The new hospital provides a safe and comfortable environment to enable individuals to achieve outstanding outcomes as well as a successful recovery.”

Claire Griffiths

Fern Ward

Fern Ward is our 12 bed male PICU accepting emergency and crisis admissions. Fern Ward provides expert, intensive, short-term, individualised care for service users detained under the Mental Health Act.

Our aim is a short, rapid intervention to help individuals regain a sense of control and order in lives, so they can move to a less restrictive care setting and ultimately return home.

Bramble Ward and Treetops Wards

Bramble Ward and Treetops Ward are our two 16 bed male emergency acute inpatient services. They both provide a safe and stabilising environment for individuals who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

Working here, you will be supporting individuals to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills and prepare for independent life back in the community.

Our service user profile

• Men, aged 18+ years
• Detained under the Mental Health Act
• Experiencing difficulties that present a risk to the well-being of themselves or others that cannot be treated in an open environment
• May present with co-morbid presentations (self-harm, substance misuse, complex needs)
• Diagnoses may include acute mental illness, depressive illness, psychosis, schizophrenia, bi-polar

Our therapies and interventions

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) informed therapy
• Substance misuse programmes
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
• Schema Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
• Hearing Voices groups
• Active Life programmes
• Psychoeducation
• Comprehensive occupational therapy programmes

Claire Griffiths - Hospital Director

Claire has worked as a healthcare support worker before taking her Diploma in Nursing in 2004, completing her Nursing Degree in 2013.

Jeff Ashby - Clinical Manager

Jeff began his healthcare career in 2009 as a support worker. He studied and graduated in mental health nursing in 2014 and has since gained clinical experience in CAMHS and adult services, including acute, PICU and secure ward environments.

Zoe Elkington – Principal Forensic Psychologist

Zoe has worked in a variety of forensic and forensic mental health settings for 22 years and has been a member of our Cygnet team since 2009.

Adam Robinson - Lead Occupational Therapist

Adam has been a Cygnet colleague for 14 years. He qualified as an occupational therapist in 2014. Adam has worked across many Cygnet sites and service lines including male mental health, community mental health and secure forensic male personality disorder services.

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Cygnet’s jobs in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

You will join a team that works closely and collaboratively with service users, their families and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge. Our approach is recovery focused and supported by a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team, contributing to shorter lengths of stay.

Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of:

• Responsible clinician
• Specialty doctor
• Hospital manager
• Clinical manager
• Ward managers
• Occupational therapists
• Psychologist
• Assistant psychologist
• Nurses
• Social worker
• Support workers
• Mental Health Act administrator

Jobs at Cygnet Hospital Sherwood

Here in Mansfield we have jobs for nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, and support workers. Across Cygnet generally our job roles are clearly defined. Here’s an outline of our typical positions.

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) jobs

Are you interested in a challenging and rewarding career in mental health nursing? We are always looking for compassionate and professional nurses to join our team and tend to the needs of service users with a variety of diagnoses. As a registered mental health nurse at Cygnet, you will be part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team with the opportunity to make a positive impact on service users and their families.

You will be responsible for maintaining care plans, administering medications, and working closely with the management team to improve on quality of care. Additionally, you will monitor, manage, and reduce risk while focusing on the recovery of your patients. Excellent written communication skills are essential, as you will be required to produce reports based on your nursing assessments and observations.

Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) jobs

Our team of registered learning disability nurses help service users lead more fulfilling lives. They use a range of skills to provide patient-centred care that is both rewarding and valuable. As a nurse in this role, you will be able to focus on providing high-quality care that empowers and supports our service users.

You will help them improve their physical and mental health, reduce barriers to independent living, and lead them towards enjoying better quality lives. Your daily responsibilities include; maintaining care plans, writing reports based on your assessments, administering medications, and working closely with the management team to continually improve the quality of care.

Clinical Team Leader jobs

Join us as a Clinical Team Leader within Cygnet and your main responsibility will be to supervise and provide clinical expertise to ensure that our services run smoothly. You will motivate and support your nursing team while delivering excellent care. You should have a keen interest in leadership, research, and risk assessment, as well as a passion for providing outstanding care.

You will be a role model to your colleagues and actively participate in training and developing staff. Your daily duties will include maintaining care plans, producing high-quality nursing assessment reports, administering medication, and working closely with the management team to continually improve the quality of our services.

Ward Manager jobs

Our Ward Managers enjoy taking on challenges and leading their teams. As a Ward Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing a nursing team and ensuring that they provide high-quality and evidence-based care to patients. You will need to be organised, committed, and dynamic to motivate and inspire your team.

Your role will involve coordinating with other healthcare professionals to provide excellent care to patients. As well as someone who can cost-effectively use operational resources, ward management at Cygnet does require passionate and experienced leadership in a mental healthcare setting.

Clinical Manager jobs

If you possess qualities such as compassion, vision, and strong leadership skills, then this is an excellent opportunity for you to put those skills to use in a very rewarding role. As a Clinical Manager at Cygnet, you are responsible for being a role model to your colleagues, providing leadership, direction, and supervision to all clinical and support staff.

Your focus should be to motivate your team and ensure the delivery of the best care possible. You will also be responsible for overseeing the admission and discharge of all service users, implementing, and evaluating agreed systems of clinical and operational support, and working closely with the management team to continually improve the quality of care provided.

Hospital Manager jobs

Our Hospital Managers are exceptional leaders who bring together compassion, clinical excellence, and a strategic outlook to improve people's lives. They are organised, driven, and adept at managing people, and they are responsible for ensuring the overall delivery of care in their hospitals.

As the Hospital Manager, it is your responsibility to provide excellent leadership and support across all departments to ensure that the care provided is effective. You lead teams of clinical and non-clinical staff and ensure that everyone delivers outstanding patient care while maintaining compliance with all standards, including CQC and Health & safety.

Career development

Our team is at the forefront of our exceptional health services. We care for our staff as much as we do for our service users. You’ll be surrounded by helpful, like-minded team members and you’ll have the freedom to suggest ideas and embrace new challenges.

“We have recruited an incredible team with an array of experiences who will focus on stabilisation, empowering individuals to manage their mental health and preparing them for life back in the community in the quickest possible time.”

Claire Griffiths, Hospital Director

Our staff have ongoing mentoring and training to develop skills and progress in their careers. As part of a committed team, you can help change lives through outstanding care. Together, we reap the rewards of making a difference to others.

Our colleagues are extraordinary people who come with a range of diverse skills, expertise, and knowledge. Every single one of them helps us improve people’s lives for the better.

Why you should choose a career working for Cygnet in Mansfield

Career development with Cygnet

You will be joining an experienced senior leadership team and you will be supported from day one. At Cygnet, you’ll have strong career progression opportunities. To help improve your skills, we provide monthly reflective practice, clinical supervision, and continuing professional development.

Cygnet is an equal opportunities employer

We celebrate being a truly diverse and inclusive organisation, where our passionate nurses are eager to support others and share experience and advice with colleagues and service users.

Cygnet celebrates diversity, inclusion, and equality, by welcoming everyone from all backgrounds and experiences. Our purpose and our inspiring outcomes motivate people to come and work with us from different backgrounds and experiences, from all corners of the country, and indeed, from across the world. We listen to, are interested in, and care for our colleagues and those who entrust us with their care.

Our values

We expect everyone to live our values of; care, respect, empowerment, trust, and integrity - and in doing so, to appreciate and learn from each other, whether that is from our teams, the wider Cygnet group, or the people we care for.

Practical information about working in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

We are based in Rufford Colliery Lane, Mansfield, just off the A617. There is on-site parking. We are situated a 15 minute drive away from Mansfield town centre.