Staff Nurse

NHS; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Caerphilly is seeking a qualified Mental Health Nurse. The role involves providing high-quality care to adults with learning disabilities and mental health conditions, alongside mentorship responsibilities. Successful candidates will enjoy a salary of £34,500 plus a welcome bonus, annual leave, and extensive career development opportunities. Join a dedicated team where compassion and teamwork are at the core of care.

Benefits

Annual salary of £34,500

Welcome bonus of up to £5,000

33 days annual leave

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Strong teamwork skills.
• A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach.
• Commitment to high-quality care and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality care for adults with learning disabilities and mental illness.
• Provide mentorship and support to team members.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.

Skills

Strong teamwork skills

Positive attitude

Self-motivation

Compassionate care

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

NMC registration

Job description

Overview

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

Main duties of the job

As a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will ensure adults with a primary diagnosis of a learning disability who may also present with mental illness, personality disorders, and an autistic spectrum condition 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.

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 follow safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and are a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment.

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced 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 Cefn Carnau in Caerphilly 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.

Your working hours will include days and nights (7:30am to 7:45pm and then 7:45pm to 7:30am).

Job description

What you will be doing: as a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will ensure adults with a primary diagnosis of a learning disability who may also present with mental illness, personality disorders and an autistic spectrum condition, 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 teamwork 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:

Location: Cefn Carnau Lane, Caerphilly, South Wales, CF83 1LX

You will be working at Cefn Carnau; a low secure/rehabilitation service for adults with a primary diagnosis of a learning disability who may also present with mental illness, personality disorders and an autistic spectrum condition.

The programmes provided at the service include a sex offender treatment programme, anger management, trauma therapy, art psychotherapy together with bespoke psychological sessions aimed at people with learning disabilities.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £34,500
• A welcome bonus of 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 is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

*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 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, NMC registration, strong teamwork skills, a high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach, a positive attitude, and a commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice.

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.