Staff Nurse - Elderly Ward

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Widnes; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Staff Nurse in Widnes, where your compassionate care and teamwork will directly impact the lives of those with mental health needs. In this rewarding role, you'll work on an Elderly Ward, providing high-quality nursing care and mentoring colleagues. Enjoy a supportive environment with benefits like 33 days of annual leave, free meals, and career development opportunities. Be part of a stable organization committed to making a difference in the community and enhancing the well-being of vulnerable individuals.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Free meals

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development

Pension contributions

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Special offers

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse with NMC registration and relevant nursing qualification.
• Strong teamwork skills and a commitment to high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, 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 attitude

Evidence-based care commitment

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

Introduction

Are you an experienced Staff Nurse wanting to work in an environment where kindness and teamwork are integral? Join the team at Gateway in Widnes 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, developing specialist skills and making 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 you've made a difference. While caring for service users and supporting your colleagues, we'll look after you with wellbeing support, benefits, and career development opportunities.

What you will be doing

As a qualified Nurse, you will work on an Elderly Ward, ensuring high-quality care for people with mental health conditions, supporting colleagues, and promoting positive teamwork. The ward is busy, with routine and variety, and your daily tasks will include:

• Providing high-quality, compassionate nursing care to service users
• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care
• Mentoring and supporting team members
• Observing, recording, and reporting service user changes, maintaining accurate records

Skills and knowledge you will have:

• A relevant nursing qualification
• NMC registration
• Strong teamwork skills
• High self-motivation and flexibility
• A positive, caring, and compassionate attitude
• A commitment to high-quality, evidence-based care

Where you will be working:

Location: Bennett’s Lane, Widnes, Warrington, WA8 0GT

You will work at the Gateway Recovery Centre, a state-of-the-art facility providing care for men and women with complex mental health needs. The hospital has four distinct areas:

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

Your role will involve improving mental health and wellbeing, helping service users develop healthy relationships, and reducing risk behaviors to enable them to live fulfilling lives within the community.

Work Pattern: 8am - 4pm, 5 days a week (not Mondays - Fridays)

What you will get:

• Salary: £34,983 - £42,857 (depending on experience)
• 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contributions
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.

About your next employer:

You will work for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a broad approach to care across Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education sectors. There are opportunities for growth and mobility.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, operating in 10 countries with over 86,000 staff globally.

We follow safer recruitment practices and are a Disability Confident employer. All staff are responsible for safeguarding service users, and all candidates will undergo a DBS disclosure.