Newly Qualified Preceptee Nurse (RNLD)

NHS; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a newly qualified nurse to join their team at Thornford Park. You will receive 12 months of expert training and support through their Preceptorship Academy, working 37.5 hours per week to assist individuals with mental health conditions. A commitment to high-quality care and NMC registration is required. Attractive benefits include a salary of £31,695, a welcome bonus, and comprehensive annual leave.

Benefits

Annual salary of £31,695

Welcome Bonus up to £5,000

33 days annual leave including bank holidays

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

Career development opportunities

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Relevant nursing qualification and NMC registration required.
• Strong team-working skills and high level of self-motivation.
• Flexible approach and a commitment to high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside multidisciplinary teams to provide personalized assessment and treatment programs.
• Assist individuals with mental health conditions in their recovery pathway.
• Engage and motivate patients through daily routines.

Skills

Strong team-working skills

High level of self-motivation

Flexible approach

Positive attitude

Caring and compassionate

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

NMC registration

Job description

Overview

This is a great opportunity for a newly qualified nurse to join Elysium Healthcare, an established and stable company with over 8,000 employees. You will be enrolled in a 12-month Preceptorship Academy, receiving expert support, training, and supervision to help you apply your academic knowledge in real-life situations. You will work at Thornford Park, a combination of medium secure and low secure units, providing personalized assessment and treatment programs for males with mental illness, complex care needs, or personality disorders.

Responsibilities

As a newly qualified Registered Nurse, you will be automatically enrolled onto Elysium\'s Preceptorship Academy, where you will receive 12 months of expert support, training, and supervision to help you grow into a confident, autonomous professional. You will work 37.5 hours per week (12-hour shifts) at Thornford Park, helping people with mental health conditions through their recovery pathway. Your role will involve working alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide personalized assessment and treatment programs for service users, some of whom may have histories of offending or have failed in previous placements.

No two days are the same, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, a good amount of routine and colleagues there to help and encourage you. Your personal development matters, after all, a better you means better care.

Expect plenty of development opportunities to continually develop yourself throughout your career with Elysium, with openings or promotion open to all – over 2,000 of our staff were promoted last year. You could be one of them this year.

As a preceptee nurse, you’ll work 37.5 hours per week (12 hour shifts) at Thornford Park where you will help people with mental health conditions through their recovery pathway to lead as fulfilling and independent life as possible.

There is support from a multidisciplinary team to deliver personalised assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorders. Service users may have histories of offending and/or may have failed in previous placements.

Things that you will have

• Relevant nursing qualification
• NMC registration
• Strong team-working skills
• High level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
• Positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
• Commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice

Where you will be working

You will work at Thornford Park which is a combination of medium secure and low secure units and rehabilitation flats. The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering patients in their recovery and rehabilitation.

You will work alongside the multidisciplinary to provide personalised assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder. Service users may have histories of offending and/or may have failed in previous placements.

What you will get*

• Annual salary of £31,695
• Welcome Bonus up to £5,000
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers.

*Applicants who require sponsorship for this role and are applying from outside the UK will be eligible for an alternative International Relocation Package, further details of which can be provided on application.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with 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. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will need a relevant nursing qualification and NMC registration, as well as strong team-working skills, a high level of self-motivation, a flexible approach, a positive attitude, and a commitment to high-quality, evidence-based care.

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.