Preceptee Nurse job in Leek at Elysium Healthcare Careers

You’ve just qualified as a RMN/RNLD nurse. Congrats. Now you need to choose your first job; one that will give your career the best start; that won’t drop you in the deep end.

When you join Elysium as a newly qualified nurse, you are automatically enrolled onto the RCN-accredited 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 qualified nurse you will ensure patients diagnosed with a mental health conditions receive high-quality care, while supporting your colleagues and promote good teamwork.

No two days are the same, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, but also a good amount of routine.  

Your personal development matters, after all, a better you means better care. So expect plenty of opportunities to continually develop yourself throughout your career with Elysium.

You will have:

• Relevant nursing qualification and 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: 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 is a unique aspect of the service with care provided in one of six apartments which offer single and two person accommodation.

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

The service operates 24/7. You will work shift patterns including weekends, bank holidays and nights. Standard shifts are 12 hours a day, working 3 shifts per week.

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care.

Each and every employee is valued and supported, as everyone has an important role to play in the success of Elysium. It is only with the dedication, passion and hard work from staff that excellent care programs that truly benefit the service users can be delivered.

With a network of over 70 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.