Lead Nurse/ Deputy Care Centre Director

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Chigwell Row; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £56,000

33 days leave incl bank holidays

Birthday off

Career development

Ely-Vate platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access

24/7 GP

Enhanced Maternity

Pension

Free meals

Onsite parking

Job summary

Lakefields Neurological Centre, part of Elysium Healthcare Limited, seeks a Lead Nurse/Deputy Care Centre Director to provide high-profile clinical leadership to a 22-bed neurological service in Chigwell. You will guide a team of nurses, monitor quality outcomes, and drive standards across the service.

You will deputise for the Care Centre Director, attend meetings with stakeholders, and promote a strong culture of teamwork while delivering patient-centred care for complex neurological

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RGN) with senior leadership experience.
• 5+ years in respiratory ward/ITU.
• Ability to oversee quality outcomes and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong clinical leadership across the nursing team.
• Oversee quality outcomes and handle complaints.
• Lead regulatory and statutory compliance within the site.
• Represent the Care Centre in internal and external meetings.

Skills

RGN

Respiratory ward/ITU

Multi-tasking

Detail-oriented

Proactive and creative

Integrity

Regulatory knowledge

Quality objectives

Senior management

Job description

If you already have extensive senior manager experience within healthcare and are looking for a new challenge in a large and diverse Care Centre, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for. Join Lakefields Neurological Centre as the Lead Nurse/ Deputy Care Centre Director and be part of helping some of the most vulnerable people in society.

You’ll support the Care Centre Director in providing strong and robust leadership. Lakefields is a fully refurbished 22-bed neurological service for people with neurological and spinal conditions who require specialist rehabilitation following an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or other neurological condition.

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 involved in all operational functions of the service with specific accountability for monitoring quality outcomes and development within the service.

In deputising for the Care Centre Director, you will be required to attend both internal and external meetings with key stakeholders.

Your already strong leadership qualities will ensure a strong culture of teamwork and cooperation, encouraging potential, providing support and setting goals to drive performance and standards.

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.

As the Lead Nurse/ Deputy Care Centre Director, you will be:

As experienced RGN with tracheostomy -ventilator care experience you willprovide a high profile, 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 maintained at all times within the parameters of operational policies and governing legislation.

No two days are the same, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, but also a good amount of routine.

• Providing strong and robust leadership within the service
• Responsibility for quality outcomes and complaints
• Promoting and safeguard the well-being and interests of all Residents, employees and visitors
• Ensuring site is compliant with all Regulatory guidelines and statutory requirements

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Registered Nurse RGN
• 5 plus years of respiratory ward/ITU experience
• Ability to deal with multiple issues simultaneously in a highly dynamic environment
• Focus to detail, quality and positive can do attitude
• Proactive and creative
• High level of integrity
• A detailed understanding of statutory regulations
• Ability to oversee and deliver quality objectives
• Management at senior level

Location:

Lakefields Neurological Centre, Lambourne Road, Chigwell , IG7 6HH

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 £56,000
• 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 90 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