Preceptee Nurse

NHS; Wellington; On-site; NZD 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Wellington is seeking a newly qualified Preceptee Nurse. You will receive expert support and training for 12 months while assisting individuals with mental health conditions. This role offers opportunities for personal development and career advancement within a supportive environment. The position involves working 40.25 hours weekly, including 12-hour shifts, at Wellesley Hospital with a focus on rehabilitation and care.

Benefits

Annual salary of £34,000

33 days annual leave

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support activities

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• You will need a relevant nursing qualification, NMC registration, strong team-working skills.
• A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach is required.
• A positive attitude and naturally caring and compassionate nature are essential.

Responsibilities

• You will help people with mental health conditions through their recovery pathway.
• You’ll receive 12 months of expert support and training.
• Your personal development will be a priority throughout your career.

Skills

Relevant nursing qualification

NMC registration

Strong team-working skills

High level of self-motivation

Positive attitude

Caring and compassionate nature

Commitment to high-quality care

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified Registered Nurse to join Elysium Healthcare as a Preceptee Nurse. You will receive 12 months of expert support, training, and supervision to help you apply your academic knowledge in real-life situations and grow into a confident, autonomous professional. You will be working at Wellesley Hospital, a purpose-built 101-bed hospital in Wellington, Somerset, for men and women with mental health needs, where you will help people with mental health conditions through their recovery pathway.

Main duties of the job

As a Preceptee Nurse, you will work 40.25 hours per week (12-hour shifts) at Wellesley Hospital, helping people with mental health conditions through their recovery pathway to lead as fulfilling and independent a life as possible. You will be developed to grow into a confident, autonomous professional with refined skills, values, and behaviours, and will have plenty of development opportunities to continually develop yourself throughout your career with Elysium.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is 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 an opportunity for you to grow and move within the organisation. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Job responsibilities

You’ve just qualified as a Nurse and are looking to choose your first job, one that will give your career the best start and the support you need. You’ve come to the right place.

When you join Elysium as a newly qualified Registered Nurse, you are automatically enrolled onto our Preceptorship Academy. That’s 12 months of expert support, training and supervision to help you apply your academic knowledge in real-life situations.

You will be developed to grow into a confident, autonomous professional with refined skills, values and behaviours. That’s on top of your new role helping to change the lives of others and making a difference.

As a Preceptee nurse, you’ll work 40.25 hours per week (12 hour shifts) at Wellesley Hospital where you will help people with mental health conditions through their recovery pathway to lead as fulfilling and independent a life as possible.

No two days are the same, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, a good amount of routine and colleagues there to help and encourage you.

Your personal development matters, after all, a better you means better care. So expect plenty of development opportunities to continually develop yourself throughout your career with Elysium, with openings or promotion open to all – over 2,000 of our staff were promoted last year. You could be one of them this year.

Things that you will have

• Relevant nursing qualification
• NMC registration
• Strong team-working skills
• High level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
• Positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
• Commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice

Where you will be working

Location: Westpark 26, Chelston, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9FF

You will be working at Wellesley Hospital, a purpose-built 101-bed hospital in Wellington (Somerset) for men and women with mental health needs.

There are 6 wards for people with mental health needs and 1 ward for people with Learning Disabilities and Autism.

The Wellesley Hospital, built in 2017, works alongside Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Avon and Wiltshire Foundation Trust, Cornwall Foundation Trust, 2gether Foundation Trust, and Livewell to deliver the best possible environment for patients with mental health issues.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £34,000
• 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.

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

• You will need a relevant nursing qualification, NMC registration, strong team-working skills, a high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach, a positive attitude and a naturally caring and compassionate nature, 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.