Registered General Nurse

NHS; Luton; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Registered General Nurse (RGN) to join their team in Luton. The role involves delivering compassionate care to service users with mental health conditions, ensuring high standards of nursing practice while supporting colleagues in a collaborative environment. The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

33 days annual leave plus birthday off

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

24-hour GP Service

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Packages

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Qualified Registered Nurse with NMC registration required.
• Experience in mental health care preferred.
• Positive attitude and commitment to high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care to service users.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Mentor and support team members.

Skills

Self-motivation

Flexibility

Compassion

Teamwork

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

NMC registration

Job description

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. They have a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, providing opportunities for growth and development.

Main duties of the job

Elysium Healthcare is looking for an experienced Registered General Nurse (RGN) to join their team at Stockwood House in Luton. The role involves providing high-quality, effective, and compassionate nursing care to service users with mental health conditions. Responsibilities include assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, as well as mentorship and support for team members. The successful candidate will have a relevant nursing qualification, NMC registration, strong team-working skills, and a positive, caring, and compassionate attitude.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. They are committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment and follow safer recruitment practices.

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced RGN wanting to work in an environment where kindness and teamwork are integral? Where you'll be invested in, with opportunities to develop and grow your career to achieve your goals? Then join the team at Stockwood House in Luton and come and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As an experienced 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 fulfilling, 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:

As a qualified Registered Nurse, you will ensure people with Mental Health conditions receive high-quality care, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting good teamwork.

The wards are busy, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, and a good amount of routine and variety. Your day-to-day will include:

• 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
• 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

Where you will be working:

Locations: 32 Studley Road, 1 & 10 Cutenhoe Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1BB

You will be working at three care homes (Ellenbrook House, Stockwood House, and Talbot House) in Luton within close proximity to each other.

The care homes provide care and support for people with eating disorders, with extra support around meals and food choices, a comprehensive group timetable, and higher levels of assistance with community activities. Recovery at Talbot House can lead to a discharge to nearby Stockwood or Ellenbrook House, which offer a more multifaceted rehabilitation plan, allowing you to be part of their longer-term recovery, seeing them improve up to being discharged.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £41,000
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
• 24-hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be
• 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 Packages so you can truly enjoy this special time

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers, and much more.

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 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A relevant nursing qualification and NMC registration are required for this role.

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.