Lead Nurse / Deputy Care Centre Director

Are you a Senior Registered Nurse looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help to develop you to achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, join the team at Lakefields Neurological Centre as Lead Nurse/Deputy Care Centre Director.

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.

What you will be doing

As an Senior/Experienced RN you will provide a high profile, visible clinical leadership to the nursing team at Lakefields Neurological Centre. You will promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of all service users, employees and visitors.

You will ensure that standards of resident care are always maintained within the parameters of operational policies and governing legislation, working 37.5 hours per week, recognising the need for flexible hours to meet the needs of the service.

As you work alongside the team, you will provide exceptional support to the units providing specialist care and rehabilitation with a wide range of neurological needs. You will be working in an environment where there is an emphasis on teamwork. You will provide operational leadership in the delivery of highest quality nursing services.

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

There are career development opportunities, with a huge range of training 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.

As a Lead Nurse/Deputy Care Director you will have:

• A relevant qualification and registration with several years' post qualification experience
• Management and leadership experience
• Strong clinical skills
• Effective team-working skills
• Influencing skills
• A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
• A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
• Highly skilled at report writing
• Good organisational skills
• A commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice

Where you will be working:

Lakefields Neurological Centre will be a 22-bed service that delivers specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complex long-term neurological conditions who require ongoing support and assistance to maximise their functional ability and improve their quality of life. The Centre specialises in neuro-rehabilitation, tracheostomy and ventilator care.
Bedrooms are adapted to individual requirements, fitted with high dependency equipment including ceiling track hoists, wall mounted suction and oxygen equipment. There are also well-equipped therapy facilities, spacious lounge areas and wheelchair access to beautiful gardens.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of up to £53,000 (37.5 Hours a week)
• Enjoy a £5000 welcome bonus* (pro-rata for part-time)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off!
• Subsidised meals and free 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 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.

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.