Senior Mental Health Nurse

Integrated Care System; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Elysium Healthcare as a Senior Mental Health Nurse at Thornford Park in Thatcham, offering high-quality nursing care to service users. This role emphasizes teamwork and mentorship within a supportive environment, along with competitive salary and diverse benefits including professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual leave of 33 days

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with at least 18 months experience.
• Strong team-working skills and commitment to high-quality care.
• Positive attitude and caring, compassionate nature.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective and compassionate nursing care to service users.
• Mentor team members and support positive teamwork.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care of service users.

Skills

Team-working skills

Self-motivation

Caring attitude

Compassionate attitude

Education

Relevant nursing qualification and registration

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the team at Thornford Park in Thatcham, Berkshire. As a Senior Mental Health Nurse, you will provide high-quality, compassionate care to service users in a Mental Health service, while also supporting and mentoring your colleagues. The role offers a competitive salary, a range of benefits, and opportunities for career development and growth.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will be responsible for providing effective and compassionate nursing care to service users with mental health conditions. Your duties will include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, as well as observing, recording, and reporting any changes in service users' conditions. You will also be expected to provide mentorship and support to your team members, promoting positive teamwork and collaboration.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established and stable 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 ample opportunity for career growth and development.

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced Registered 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 teamatThornford ParkinThatchamand come and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As an experienced Nurse from the NHS or private sector, you'll join the team at Thornford Park with theMale Psychiatric Intensive Care Unitas a Senior Mental Health Nurse (RMN) working 37.5 hours per week (12.5-hour shifts), where you will change lives for the better.

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 Senior Mental Health Nurse(RMN), you will ensurepeople with Mental Health conditionsin thisMental Health servicereceive 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 and registration
• NMC registration
• 18-months experience as a Registered Nurse
• 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

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£37,621 (Inclusive of a £2,200 for forensic allowance & £1000 location allowance)
• Welcome bonus up to £5K
• Applicants who require sponsorship for this role and required to apply from outside the UK will receive an International Relocation Package
• 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.

*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 registration, as well as at least 18 months of experience as a Registered Nurse. Strong team-working skills, a high level of self-motivation, and a positive, caring, and compassionate attitude are also essential.

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.