Physical Health and Resuscitation Lead Nurse

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. 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. Click the button to apply