Lead Nurse

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual base salary £63,408

33 days annual leave including bankhol

Career development and training

Ely-Vate rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card discounts

Pension contribution

Free meals and onsite parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Lead Nurse to provide senior visible clinical leadership across the hospital nursing team, promoting wellbeing for service users, staff and visitors while maintaining patient care standards within governance and legislation.

You will line-manage ward managers, support daily nursing operations, contribute to governance processes, and help develop the service to reach its full potential. This role emphasizes leadership, collaboration and clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification at degree level relevant to healthcare.
• Registered Nurse with the NMC and current registration.
• Experience in NHS or private care settings at senior level.
• Ability to manage budgets and resources within healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior visible clinical leadership across the hospital nursing team.
• Lead and guide a team of nurses to deliver high standards of care.
• Participate in governance processes and provide timely information for decisions.
• Manage resources, supervise senior nurses and oversee on-call arrangements.
• Support development of services to reach their full potential.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting & finance management

Project management

Staff supervision

NHS/private care experience

Education

Postgraduate qualification in healthcare

Registered Nurse with the NMC

Job description

Are you a Senior Nurse Leader looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be?

As a Lead Nurse you will provide senior visible clinical leadership to the hospital wide nursing team. You will promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all service users, employees and visitors. You will ensure that standards of patient care are always maintained within the parameters of operational policies and governing legislation. You will be a line manager to some of the experienced ward managers within the hospital, supporting with the day-to-day management of the nursing department. You will play a fundamental part in maintaining high standards and developing the service to reach its full potential.

As a senior member of the nursing team, you will have experience within a similar setting from the NHS and/or Private Care. You will lead and guide a team of nurses to provide exceptional care. You will be supported by the Director of Nursing who will be your line manager in this role.

Your career within Elysium will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy.

Main duties of the job

As a Lead Nurse at Elysium Healthcare, you will be a senior member of the nursing team with responsibilities of providing visible clinical leadership across the hospital. Your role will include promoting and safeguarding the well-being of service users, employees, and visitors while ensuring patient care standards are maintained. This position requires extensive experience in similar settings within the NHS or Private Care and includes participation in senior on call arrangements. Part of your role will be formulating and presenting updates that will be required through the hospitals governance processes. You will be responsible to manage resources, supervise senior nurses and form and integral part of the clinical structure in maintaining and developing high standards of care.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is a distinguished provider with over 8,000 employees and more than 80 services across England and Wales. Specializing in Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and more, the organization forms part of Ramsay Health Care's global network, which operates in 10 countries and employs more than 86,000 people worldwide. Elysium Healthcare is committed to inclusive recruitment and is a Disability Confident employer. They focus on delivering exceptional care and creating an environment where their employees can grow and progress. The aim is to uphold high standards of patient care while providing ample support and career growth opportunities for the staff. The company values professional development and employee well-being, offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to aid personal and professional success.

Other responsibilities:

• To actively promote multidisciplinary working.


• Participate in the Senior Nurse on call arrangement


• Provide the Director of Nursing with relevant, accurate and timely information required for effective decision making


• Leadership of Nursing Services ensuring highest possible professional standards


• Management of resources within budget allocation


• Supervision of senior nurses


• Direct involvement in the preadmission assessment process


• Direct customer and contract liaison in conjunction with the unit manager


• To comply with individual responsibilities of relevant legislation

Things that you will have:

• Post Graduate qualification at degree level relevant to healthcare


• Registered Nurse with the NMC


• Budgetary and financial management


• Project management


• 2 years operational


• Management at senior level

Where you will be working

Location: Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET. You will be working at Thornford Park, a 141 bedded independent hospital which supports service users that require medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. In addition to these services there is also a PICU Mental Health Service.

The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering people in their recovery and rehabilitation. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalised assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder, and females and males in a PICU service.

What You'll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £63,408


• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.


• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals


• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!


• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance


• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts


• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind


• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.


• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be


• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time


• Pension contribution, to help secure your future


• Free meals and onsite free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.