Senior Mental Health Nurse

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Chester; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing support

Ely-Vate rewards platform

Blue Light Card

Free meals and onsite parking

Wage access (Stream)

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is hiring a Senior Mental Health Nurse for Arbury Court in Warrington to care for adult women with Personality Disorder and Mental Health needs in medium and low secure settings, including PICU. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team and contribute to recovery-focused care.

Preceptorship is required; NMC registration is essential. The role offers wellbeing support, career development, and a comprehensive rewards package within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• You must have completed your Preceptorship to be considered for this post.
• You are an experienced Mental Health Nurse in the UK (NHS or private sector).
• You'll work in a multidisciplinary team focused on compassionate care and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, effective nursing care to adult women in medium/low secure and PICU settings.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for service users.
• Provide mentorship and support to team members.
• Observe, record, and report changes with accurate care documentation.

Skills

NMC registration

Team-working

Self-motivation

Caring & compassionate

Quality care & evidence-based practice

Flexible approach

Education

Nursing qualification (RMN)

Job description

Senior Mental Health Nurse

Date Posted: 2026-09-03

Location: Chester, Cheshire, GB, CH1 1

Application Deadline: 2026-10-18

Job Description

You must have completed your Preceptorship to be considered for this post. Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse 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 Arbury Court in Warrington and come and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

Are you 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

As a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will ensure adult women in medium, low secure, and psychiatric intensive care (PICU) environments, who have Personality Disorder and Mental Health conditions, receive high-quality care, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting positive 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
• 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

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 £40,751 - £43,292 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
• Free meals and onsite free parking

Where you will be working

Location: Arbury Court, Townfield Lane, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8TR

Arbury Court provides medium and low secure care and Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) for women aged 18 years and over with Personality Disorder (PD) and mental illness. Each service within the site has a unique focus, ensuring that the needs of all women can be met. Patients can move through services as their needs change, to focus on the next step in their recovery journey.

The service offers a personalised assessment and recovery-based treatment pathway for women with complex needs. Using the rehabilitation and recovery treatment approach, we ensure that care is focused on the person.

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.