Mental Health Nurse

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Tendring; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave including bank

Birthday leave

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Pension contribution

Subsidised meals

Onsite parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare in Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, is seeking an experienced Mental Health Nurse for Dunnock View. You will provide compassionate, evidence-based care and participate in assessment, planning, and evaluation to support service users' recovery.

You must have completed your Preceptorship, be NMC registered, and demonstrate teamwork and a flexible, caring approach. Shifts are 12.5 hours over 3–4 days including weekends and nights, with wellbeing support and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• A relevant nursing qualification
• NMC registration
• Strong team-working skills
• High level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
• Positive, caring and compassionate outlook
• Commitment to high-quality care and evidence-based practice

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality, effective and compassionate nursing care to service users
• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• Mentorship and support to team members
• Observation, recording and reporting changes and maintaining records

Skills

NMC registration

Nursing qualification

Teamworking

Self-motivation

Caring attitude

Evidence-based practice

Job description

*You must have completed your Preceptorship (with evidence) in order to be considered for this post. Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse wanting to work in an environment where kindness and teamwork is integral? Where you'll be invested in, with opportunities to develop and grow your career to achieve your goals? Then join the team at Dunnock View in Clacton-on-Sea and come and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like. As an experienced Mental Health Nurse from the NHS or private sector in the UK, you can join a multidisciplinary team that works well together to change lives for the better as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. Your career at Elysium will be rewarding and fulfilled, where you can take pride in knowing that you've made a difference. While you're caring for service users, improving their lives and looking out for your colleagues, we'll be looking after you. With Wellbeing support and activities to support your mental health, a range of benefits that can save you money and make a difference, and development to nurture your career.

What you will be doing:

• Providing high-quality, effective and compassionate nursing care to service users
• Being responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• Providing mentorship and support to team members
• Observing, recording and reporting all service user changes, and maintaining accurate records of care provided

Skills and knowledge you will have:

• A relevant nursing qualification
• NMC registration
• Strong team-working skills
• A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
• A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
• A commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice

Shifts are 12.5 hours, 40.25 hours per week working over 3-4 days including weekends, nights and bank holidays.

Where you will be working:

Location: Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BX Dunnock View is a 42-bed service, providing treatment for men and women who may have suffered trauma and are affected by Mental Health disorders. A trauma-informed care model is used to focus on length of stay to make sure individuals are able to move as quickly and safely as possible from the service to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them. Service users could be suffering from Acute mental illness, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Personality Disorder, Dual diagnosis, Self-harm, Substance misuse issues.

What you will get:

• Annual base salary of £35,875 to £39,000 (DoE)
• 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
• Subsidised 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.