Mental Health Nurse

Are you an experienced Mental Health or Learning Disability 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 Ballington House in Leek and come and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like. 

As an experienced Mental Health or Learning Disability 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.  

What you will be doing:

As a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or (RNLD) you will ensure female adults with complex mental health needs in this Mental Health rehabilitation service 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 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:

Location: Ballington Gardens, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 5LW

You will be working at Ballington House, a 13 bedded mental health rehabilitation hospital that provides services for women with complex mental health needs.

The environment at Ballington House offers a pathway from admission to discharge and for those that require more in-depth rehabilitation a two bedroom is available as part of this journey.

You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to support women who often have complex mental health and co-morbid conditions.

• Annual salary of £35,000 - £38,000 DoE
  
• 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.