Elysium Healthcare

Learning Disability Nurse

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Job summary

Are you a Registered Learning Disability Nurse looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will develop your career to help you achieve your goals and become the best nurse you can be?

Main duties of the job

Provide high quality care

Support your colleagues by promoting teamwork

Improving or maintaining a person's physical and mental health

Reducing barriers to them living an independent life

Supporting the person in living a fulfilling life

Provide treatment to patients and ensure medications are correctly administered

Assess patients

Work to understand the source of patients' disorders

Prepare patients' records and maintain them effectively

Conduct risk assessments on patients

Monitor patients progress

Ensure all legal requirements are complied with.

About us

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. Where you will be working: Location: Hillview Hospital, Hillside, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom, NP23 5YA Hillview Hospital has recently been acquired by Elysium Healthcare and has started a transformational journey which includes a full renovation, change of service and Service User population and aligned culture, environment and high standards.

Details

Date posted

05 May 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£44,367 to £44,367 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

7448

Job locations

Hillview Hospital, Hillside, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom, NP23 5YA

Ebbw Vale

NP23 5YA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you a Registered Learning Disability Nurse looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will develop your career to help you achieve your goals and become the best nurse you can be? Join our team at Hillview Hospital which has recently been acquired by Elysium Healthcare and is on a transformational journey to make it an area-leading service. Your nursing career at Elysium will be enjoyable and rewarding as you enjoy a £5,000 Welcome Bonus and develop specialist skills throughout your time with us and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy. It's what delivering great healthcare should feel like. What you will be doing As an experienced UK nurse from the NHS or private sector, you'll join the team as a Registered Learning Disability Nurse to help improve the lives of local adult men and women with a range of complex conditions. You'll be working with a range of complex conditions including personality disorder, eating disorders, depression, self-harm, physical health problems and psychological distress such as trauma. Progresses people through the rehabilitation care pathway to live more independent lives in the community and provide a stabilising environment to prevent further escalation of behaviours which will lead to improved quality of life and independence. No two days are the same, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, but also a good amount of routine. The shift pattern is 40.25 hours per week on a two-week rota basis of 3 shifts one week and 4 shifts the next week. The rota includes days, nights and weekend working. There are also career development opportunities, with a huge range of courses that will help you grow and succeed. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, we can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals. Things that you will have:

  • A relevant nursing qualification and 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
  • Join us on this journey to help shape a positive future for Hillview, which provides a rehabilitation service for men and women with complex conditions who require specialist care to help them move through the care pathway and live more independent lives in the community. The Acute service for adult men and women accepts emergency admissions for people who are in crisis and who cannot be safely cared for in the community. What you will get: With the Elysium Wellbeing team on-hand to keep you feeling great; be it a chat, massage or group activities, and a huge range of career development opportunities to help you grow and succeed, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, we can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Annual salary of up to £44,367 + Benefits
  • Welcome Bonus of £5,000
  • Relocation Package up to £5,000
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off!
  • Free meals
  • Wellbeing support and activities
  • Career development and training
  • Pension contribution
  • Life Assurance
  • Enhanced Maternity Package
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more. The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19. 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.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Are you a Registered Learning Disability Nurse looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will develop your career to help you achieve your goals and become the best nurse you can be? Join our team at Hillview Hospital which has recently been acquired by Elysium Healthcare and is on a transformational journey to make it an area-leading service. Your nursing career at Elysium will be enjoyable and rewarding as you enjoy a £5,000 Welcome Bonus and develop specialist skills throughout your time with us and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy. It's what delivering great healthcare should feel like. What you will be doing As an experienced UK nurse from the NHS or private sector, you'll join the team as a Registered Learning Disability Nurse to help improve the lives of local adult men and women with a range of complex conditions. You'll be working with a range of complex conditions including personality disorder, eating disorders, depression, self-harm, physical health problems and psychological distress such as trauma. Progresses people through the rehabilitation care pathway to live more independent lives in the community and provide a stabilising environment to prevent further escalation of behaviours which will lead to improved quality of life and independence. No two days are the same, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, but also a good amount of routine. The shift pattern is 40.25 hours per week on a two-week rota basis of 3 shifts one week and 4 shifts the next week. The rota includes days, nights and weekend working. There are also career development opportunities, with a huge range of courses that will help you grow and succeed. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, we can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals. Things that you will have:

  • A relevant nursing qualification and 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
  • Join us on this journey to help shape a positive future for Hillview, which provides a rehabilitation service for men and women with complex conditions who require specialist care to help them move through the care pathway and live more independent lives in the community. The Acute service for adult men and women accepts emergency admissions for people who are in crisis and who cannot be safely cared for in the community. What you will get: With the Elysium Wellbeing team on-hand to keep you feeling great; be it a chat, massage or group activities, and a huge range of career development opportunities to help you grow and succeed, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, we can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Annual salary of up to £44,367 + Benefits
  • Welcome Bonus of £5,000
  • Relocation Package up to £5,000
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off!
  • Free meals
  • Wellbeing support and activities
  • Career development and training
  • Pension contribution
  • Life Assurance
  • Enhanced Maternity Package
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more. The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19. 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.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Desirable

    • A relevant Nursing Qualification
    • Registered Nurse Learning Disability

    Experience

    Desirable

    • Registered Nurse Learning Disability
    • Child & Adolescents Mental Health
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Desirable

    • A relevant Nursing Qualification
    • Registered Nurse Learning Disability

    Experience

    Desirable

    • Registered Nurse Learning Disability
    • Child & Adolescents Mental Health

    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.

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Elysium Healthcare

    Address

    Hillview Hospital, Hillside, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom, NP23 5YA

    Ebbw Vale

    NP23 5YA


    Employer's website

    https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Elysium Healthcare

    Address

    Hillview Hospital, Hillside, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom, NP23 5YA

    Ebbw Vale

    NP23 5YA


    Employer's website

    https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Elysium Careers

    Elysium Careers

    careers@elysiumhealthcare.co.uk

    02083271800

    Details

    Date posted

    05 May 2023

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £44,367 to £44,367 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    7448

    Job locations

    Hillview Hospital, Hillside, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom, NP23 5YA

    Ebbw Vale

    NP23 5YA


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