Introduction

Are you a Mental Health Nurse looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck! Join our team in Thatcham.

As an experienced Nurse from the NHS or private care, you'll join the team at Thornford Park Hospital as a Mental Health Nurse (RMN) working 37.5 hours per week (12.5 hour shifts), where you will change lives for the better. 

Your career within Elysium will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills 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.

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.

What you will be doing

As a qualified and experience Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will ensure people with mental health conditions receive high-quality care, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting good teamwork.

You’ll enjoy £2,200 location allowance, £1,000 forensic allowance and a £5,000 welcome bonus to give you the best opportunities in your career with Elysium Healthcare.

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

You will have access to the Elysium Wellbeing team, which is on hand to keep you feeling great; be it a chat, massage or group activities. Who doesn’t like a free massage at work?

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 registration - RMN
• 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

The shift patterns include working nights and weekends, 12,5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week.  

Where you'll be working

Location: Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET

You will be working at Thornford Park, a 130 bedded independent hospital which supports service users that require medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. In addition to these services there is also a PICU Mental Health Service.

The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering people in their recovery and rehabilitation.
Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalised assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder, and females and males in a PICU service.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £32,975 (includes £2,200 location and £1,000 forensic allowance)
• £5,000 Welcome Bonus (terms & conditions apply)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking 
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Flexible working opportunities

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.

About your next employer

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