Cygnet Kenney House, Oldham, Lancashire

Cygnet Kenney House is our hospital for women, located in Oldham, providing a safe and secure care pathway for women with mental health needs. This facility is born out of the increasing need for mental health care in all parts of the UK.

The hospital is actually the renovation of a former care home in Wester Hill Road. It has been named after Oldham suffragette, Annie Kenney. It will be a place of sanctuary for women suffering with their mental health, a place where wellness is at the forefront. We will provide care in a safe and comfortable environment to promote successful recovery.

We have collaborated with the NHS to develop services to support women from the North West to be treated closer to home.

There will be three wards at Cygnet Kenney House; Billington Ward, a 12 bed specialist Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Baldock Ward, a 16 bed Acute service and Harben Ward, a 16 bed mental health rehabilitation and recovery service.

The PICU and Acute environments will offer rapid access to care, supporting women to move quickly and safely through to the most appropriate and least restrictive setting.

The mental health rehabilitation and recovery ward (level 2) will support individuals moving on from the Acute ward, as well as external referrals from other services such as secure, CAMHS, and more.

Diagnoses we support

• Acute mental illness
• Acute depressive illness
• Psychosis
• Schizophrenia
• Bi-polar disorder
• Personality disorder
• Dual diagnosis

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Cygnet Kenney House - service overview

The setting is designed with wellness in mind. Our specially trained staff provide therapeutic support that focuses on improving each individual’s quality of life.

The hospital is made up of three wards.

Billington Ward
This is our specialist PICU (Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit) for women aged 18+ detained under the Mental Health Act, or informal admission. It has 12 beds. Billington Ward will accept emergency and crisis admissions. Our aim is a short, rapid intervention to help individuals regain a sense of control and order in their lives, so they can move to a less restrictive care setting and ultimately return home. This Ward provides expert, intensive, short-term, individualised care for women detained under the Mental Health Act. Individuals will present with increased risks that require them to be assessed and treated in a PICU environment.

Baldock Ward
Baldock Ward is a Female Acute ward with 16 beds. It provides a safe and stabilising environment for women experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

Baldock Ward is about assessing and treating women in the least restrictive environment and planning for discharge in a robust and timely fashion. With a focus on stabilisation, we support individuals to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills and prepare for independent life back in the community. It is for women aged 18 and over.

Harben Ward
Harben Ward is a High Support Inpatient Rehabilitation service (Level 2) with 16 beds. It offers women, aged 18 and over a safe and comfortable environment that promotes recovery and helps to bridge the gap between hospital stays and community living. Harben Ward provides a care pathway within Cygnet Kenney House, whilst also accepting external referrals. Service users may have a history of sexual abuse or domestic violence. They may have secondary diagnoses of mild learning disability, autism spectrum disorder or personality disorder.

Jobs at Cygnet Kenney House

If you apply for our jobs here at Cygnet Kenney House you will be onboarded and supported in post by a team of registered mental health nurses, healthcare assistants and other health and mental healthcare professionals who are committed to delivering the best in care, and who have experience in both the NHS and private mental healthcare sector.

Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of:

• Medical Director / Consultant Psychiatrist
• Consultant Psychiatrist - Female PICU
• Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN or RNLD)
• Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN / RNLD)
• Support Workers

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 colleagues and you’ll have the freedom to suggest ideas and embrace new challenges.

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

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 getting to Cygnet Kenney House in Oldham, Lancashire

Cygnet Kenney House is based in Oldham, with access by road on the A627. Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester - Manchester city centre is just 25 mins by car. Links from Oldham to Manchester are available by Metrolink’s Pink Line - running every 30 minutes, taking an hour. For those considering applying for jobs at Kenney House from outside of the Manchester area you need to know that there is plenty to do in one of England’s biggest cities. From football to shopping and art galleries (such as the magnificent Lowry Gallery in Salford Quays). It is a hub of culture and a thriving business district - including the BBC’s North Offices in Salford Quays at MediaCity.