Newly Qualified Preceptee Nurse

NHS; Abertillery; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified nurse to begin their career with Elysium Healthcare, a large and established healthcare provider. The role offers a comprehensive preceptorship program to support the professional development of the successful candidate, with a focus on empowering recovery and independence for the service users.

Main duties of the job

As a newly qualified preceptee nurse, you will work 40.25 hours per week at Aberbeeg Hospital, where you will help men with mental health problems, personality disorders, mild learning disabilities and/or drug and alcohol complications through their recovery pathway. The role involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, evidence-based care, with a focus on least restrictive practices and vocational activities. 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.

Job responsibilities

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 at Aberbeeg Hospital; where you will help men with mental health problems, personality disorders, mild learning disabilities and/or drug and alcohol complications through their recovery pathway to lead as fulfilling and independent 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

You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team at Aberbeeg Hospital, a secure hospital providing low and medium secure services for men.

Aberbeeg Hospital focuses on empowering recovery and independence through the least restrictive practices and vocational activities, including working with the in-house Aberbeeg radio station and our residential animals.

Aberbeeg is located within the boundaries of the county borough of Caerphilly, set in 11.5 acres of land with beautiful views of the Welsh countryside.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £32,504.29
• 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

• Relevant nursing qualification and NMC registration. Strong team-working skills, high level of self-motivation, and a positive, caring and compassionate attitude.

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.