Elysium Healthcare

Lead Nurse

The closing date is 20 December 2025

Job summary

This is a senior nursing role within Elysium Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare services across England and Wales. The Lead Nurse will be responsible for providing clinical leadership to the nursing team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and driving continuous improvement. The role offers excellent career development opportunities and a range of employee benefits.

Main duties of the job

As a Lead Nurse, you will have extensive experience in a similar setting, either within the NHS or private care. You will lead and guide a team of nurses, promoting and safeguarding the wellbeing of all service users, employees, and visitors. This is a varied role with no two days the same, providing both routine and engaging work. You will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills and make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is a large and established healthcare provider with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales. They offer a unique approach to care delivery, with a focus on rehabilitation, recovery, and personalized treatment. As part of the Ramsay Health Care group, Elysium has a global network spanning 10 countries and employing over 86,000 people.

Details

Date posted

22 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1410773381

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Warrington

WA2 8TR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you a Senior 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, join the team at Arbury Court as a Lead Nurse and change lives for the better.

As a senior member of the nursing team, you will have experience within a similar setting from the NHS and/or Private Care. You will lead and guide a team of nurses to provide exceptional care.  

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 a qualified RMN/RNLD you will provide a high profile, visible clinical leadership to the hospital wide nursing team. You will promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all service users, employees and visitors. You will ensure that standards of patient care are maintained at all times within the parameters of operational policies and governing legislation.

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

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.

Other responsibilities:

  • To actively promote multidisciplinary working.
  • Participate in the Senior Nurse on call arrangement
  • Provide the Director of Nurses with relevant, accurate and timely information required for effective decision making
  • Leadership of Nursing Services ensuring highest possible professional standards
  • Management of resources within budget allocation
  • Supervision of senior nurses
  • Direct involvement in the preadmission assessment process
  • Direct customer and contract liaison in conjunction with the unit manager
  • Deputising for the Unit Manager
  • To comply with individual responsibilities of relevant legislation

Things that you will have:

  • RMN or RNLD
  • Post Graduate qualification at degree level relevant to healthcare
  • Management qualification (DMS or equivalent preferred)
  • 7 years post qualification experience
  • Budgetary and financial management
  • Project management
  • 2 years operational
  • Management at senior level

Where you will be working:

Location: Arbury Court, Townfield Lane, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8TR

Arbury Court provides medium and low secure care and Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) for women aged 18 years and over with Personality Disorder (PD) and mental illness. Each service within the site has a unique focus, ensuring that the needs of all women can be met. Patients can move through services as their needs change, to focus on the next step in their recovery journey. 

The service offers a personalised assessment and recovery-based treatment pathway for women with complex needs. Using the rehabilitation and recovery treatment approach, we ensure that care is focused on the person.

What you will get:

  • Competitive annual salary 
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave –( inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
  • 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

Are you a Senior 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, join the team at Arbury Court as a Lead Nurse and change lives for the better.

As a senior member of the nursing team, you will have experience within a similar setting from the NHS and/or Private Care. You will lead and guide a team of nurses to provide exceptional care.  

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 a qualified RMN/RNLD you will provide a high profile, visible clinical leadership to the hospital wide nursing team. You will promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all service users, employees and visitors. You will ensure that standards of patient care are maintained at all times within the parameters of operational policies and governing legislation.

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

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.

Other responsibilities:

  • To actively promote multidisciplinary working.
  • Participate in the Senior Nurse on call arrangement
  • Provide the Director of Nurses with relevant, accurate and timely information required for effective decision making
  • Leadership of Nursing Services ensuring highest possible professional standards
  • Management of resources within budget allocation
  • Supervision of senior nurses
  • Direct involvement in the preadmission assessment process
  • Direct customer and contract liaison in conjunction with the unit manager
  • Deputising for the Unit Manager
  • To comply with individual responsibilities of relevant legislation

Things that you will have:

  • RMN or RNLD
  • Post Graduate qualification at degree level relevant to healthcare
  • Management qualification (DMS or equivalent preferred)
  • 7 years post qualification experience
  • Budgetary and financial management
  • Project management
  • 2 years operational
  • Management at senior level

Where you will be working:

Location: Arbury Court, Townfield Lane, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8TR

Arbury Court provides medium and low secure care and Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) for women aged 18 years and over with Personality Disorder (PD) and mental illness. Each service within the site has a unique focus, ensuring that the needs of all women can be met. Patients can move through services as their needs change, to focus on the next step in their recovery journey. 

The service offers a personalised assessment and recovery-based treatment pathway for women with complex needs. Using the rehabilitation and recovery treatment approach, we ensure that care is focused on the person.

What you will get:

  • Competitive annual salary 
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave –( inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
  • 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

  • To be successful in this role, you will need to be a qualified RMN or RNLD with a postgraduate qualification at degree level relevant to healthcare. You should also have a management qualification (DMS or equivalent preferred), 7 years of post-qualification experience, and demonstrable skills in budgetary and financial management, as well as project management.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be successful in this role, you will need to be a qualified RMN or RNLD with a postgraduate qualification at degree level relevant to healthcare. You should also have a management qualification (DMS or equivalent preferred), 7 years of post-qualification experience, and demonstrable skills in budgetary and financial management, as well as project management.

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

Warrington

WA2 8TR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Warrington

WA2 8TR


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

22 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1410773381

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Warrington

WA2 8TR


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