Lead Nurse

Elysium Healthcare; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave incl. birthday

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Pension contribution

Onsite meals & free parking

Career development

Stream wage access

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Senior Nurse Leader to provide visible clinical leadership across Thornford Park hospital in Thatcham. The role focuses on maintaining high care standards, safeguarding wellbeing, and overseeing resources while guiding a team of senior nurses within the NHS/private care context.

You will participate in on-call arrangements, contribute to governance updates, and drive multidisciplinary collaboration to deliver safe, person-centred care for service users and their

Qualifications

• Post graduate qualification at degree level relevant to healthcare.
• Management qualification (DMS or equivalent preferred).
• Registered Nurse with the NMC.
• 7 years post qualification experience.
• Budgetary and financial management.
• Project management.
• 2 years operational.
• Management at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership across the hospital.
• Promote safeguarding and wellbeing of service users, staff and visitors while maintaining patient care standards.
• Manage resources and supervise senior nurses within the clinical structure.
• Participate in senior on-call arrangements and governance processes.
• Present updates required for hospital governance.
• Direct involvement in preadmission assessment processes.
• Liaise with the Director of Nursing for timely information for decision making.
• Ensure high standards of care within budget allocations.

Skills

Budgeting

Project management

Operations experience

Senior management

Education

Post graduate qualification in healthcare

Management qualification (DMS or equivalent)

Registered Nurse with the NMC

7 years post-qualification experience

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?

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
• Management qualification (DMS or equivalent preferred)
• Registered Nurse with the NMC
• 7 years post qualification experience
• 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

• 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 Healthcare 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.

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