Elysium Healthcare

Newly Qualified Preceptee Nurse

The closing date is 24 November 2025

Job summary

This role is for a newly qualified nurse who is looking to kickstart their career with the support of a 12-month preceptorship program. The nurse will work in a mental health rehabilitation hospital, helping patients with complex mental health conditions through their recovery journey. The role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Main duties of the job

As a preceptee nurse, you'll work 37.5 hours per week at Ballington House, a 13-bedded mental health rehabilitation hospital that provides services for women with complex mental health needs. You'll be part of an experienced multi-disciplinary team and will help patients through their recovery pathway to lead as fulfilling and independent a life as possible. The environment at Ballington House offers a structured pathway from admission to discharge, with three phases: assessment, rehabilitation, and community phase-out.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is 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 are ample opportunities for growth and career progression.

Details

Date posted

25 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,853 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1388658655

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Leek

ST13 5LW


Job description

Job responsibilities

You’ve just qualified as a Nurse and are looking to choose your first job, one that will give your career the best start and the support you need. You've come to the right place.

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 37.5 hours per week at Ballington house where you will help people mental health conditions with 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

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 offers a pathway from admission to discharge which incorporates three phases; the assessment phase (accepting help), the rehabilitation phase (believing, trying and learning) and the community phase-out (self-reliance).

The patients journey generally begins on the ground floor and as they move through each phase of their pathway they proceed to the first floor and then the two bedroomed apartment on the first floor.

You will work alongside an experienced multi-disciplinary team consisting of a consultant psychiatrist, clinical psychologist and assistants, an occupational therapist and assistants, nurses, and support workers.

 

What you will get

  • Annual salary of £30,853
  • 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You’ve just qualified as a Nurse and are looking to choose your first job, one that will give your career the best start and the support you need. You've come to the right place.

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 37.5 hours per week at Ballington house where you will help people mental health conditions with 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

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 offers a pathway from admission to discharge which incorporates three phases; the assessment phase (accepting help), the rehabilitation phase (believing, trying and learning) and the community phase-out (self-reliance).

The patients journey generally begins on the ground floor and as they move through each phase of their pathway they proceed to the first floor and then the two bedroomed apartment on the first floor.

You will work alongside an experienced multi-disciplinary team consisting of a consultant psychiatrist, clinical psychologist and assistants, an occupational therapist and assistants, nurses, and support workers.

 

What you will get

  • Annual salary of £30,853
  • 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

Essential

  • Relevant nursing qualification, NMC registration, strong team-working skills, high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach, positive attitude, and a commitment to high-quality, values-based, and evidence-based practice.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant nursing qualification, NMC registration, strong team-working skills, high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach, positive attitude, and a commitment to high-quality, values-based, and evidence-based practice.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Leek

ST13 5LW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Leek

ST13 5LW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Elysium Healthcare

recruitment@elysiumhealthcare.co.uk

Details

Date posted

25 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,853 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1388658655

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Leek

ST13 5LW


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