Staff Nurse

NHS; Widnes; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Staff Nurse at the Gateway Recovery Centre in Widnes. This role offers the chance to provide compassionate care to individuals with complex mental health needs while working within a supportive multidisciplinary team. With a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including career development opportunities and wellbeing support, you will play a vital role in improving the lives of vulnerable individuals. Experience a fulfilling career where your contributions truly matter, and enjoy a workplace that values kindness and teamwork.

Benefits

33 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

Free meals

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Special offers

Qualifications

• Must have a relevant nursing qualification and NMC registration.
• Strong teamwork skills and a commitment to high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective and compassionate nursing care to service users.
• Mentor and support team members while maintaining accurate records.

Skills

Nursing qualification

NMC registration

Teamwork skills

Self-motivation

Compassionate care

Evidence-based practice

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

This is an opportunity for an experienced Staff Nurse to join Elysium Healthcare's Gateway Recovery Centre in Widnes, Warrington. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team that works together to provide high-quality, compassionate care to individuals with complex mental health needs. The role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Main duties of the job

As a qualified Staff Nurse, you will be responsible for providing effective and compassionate nursing care to service users, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating their care. You will also mentor and support your team members, observe and report on any changes in service users' conditions, and maintain accurate records of the care provided. The role requires strong teamwork skills, self-motivation, a flexible approach, and a genuine passion for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established and stable company with over 8,000 employees, providing a range of healthcare services across England and Wales. As part of the Ramsay Health Care group, Elysium has a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people worldwide, offering excellent opportunities for career growth and development.

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced Staff 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 Gateway in Widnes and come and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As an experienced Staff 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 Nurse, you will ensure people with 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 teamwork skills
• A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
• A positive attitude and being naturally caring and compassionate
• A commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice

Where you will be working:

You will be working at the Gateway Recovery Centre, a state-of-the-art facility which provides care for men and women with complex mental health requirements.

The hospital is split into four distinct areas:

• Male Autism Service for the challenging and complex needs of adults with Autism and Asperger’s syndrome
• Assessment and rehabilitation for women with complex mental health needs and personality difficulties
• Specialist inpatient service for older men with complex mental health and physical health needs
• Low secure care setting for men with a mental illness with or without personality disorder/mild LD

You will be working alongside the team with the aim to improve the mental health and wellbeing of service users and to help them develop and maintain healthy relationships with others. Gateway Recovery Centre will work to reduce risk behaviors associated with mental health conditions so that our patients can ultimately live successful and fulfilling lives within the community.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £39,757
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including 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.

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

• To be considered for this role, you must have a relevant nursing qualification and be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

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.