Department: Nursing
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Ayr Clinic
Compensation: £42,392 - £44,953 / year
Salary is £42,392 - £44,953 per annum plus £5,000 welcome bonus
Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3,000
Full Time - 37.5 Hours/Hours worked are over 7 days on a two week pattern with rotational days and nights worked in blocks. Pattern allows every second weekend off.
This role is not suitable for newly qualified nurses or preceptorship nurses.
Priory Hospital Ayr Clinic has an opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse in Mental Health or Learning Disability to join our team.
Ayr Clinic, Ayr, is a low secure mental health service for males and females with a mental health diagnosis and/or personality disorder. Due to the location of the service, access to a vehicle or the ability to drive is recommended.
You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.
You will provide direct personal care and clinical interventions to patients/service users, coordinating care delivered by colleagues. You will deliver high-quality, safe nursing care in line with the NMC Code, maintaining consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence.
You will lead the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centred care, addressing both physical and mental health needs while promoting patients’ rights, dignity and independence. You will also supervise junior staff and students, work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), maintain a safe and therapeutic environment, and ensure accurate and up-to-date clinical records.
You will be working rotational shifts over a two week period.
Day shift and night shift worked in blocks full time shifts:
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.
Priory is the leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care in the UK.
We support 26,000 people a year to move towards a healthier future so they can live their lives as fully and independently as possible.
We treat more than 70 conditions, including depression anxiety, addictions and eating disorders, as well as children’s mental health, across our nationwide network of sites.
We also support autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome and brain injuries, as well as older people, within specialist residential care and supported living facilities.
With over 13,000 colleagues working at Priory, we have a long and prestigious history, and an unrivalled reputation for making a real and lasting difference to the lives of every individual in our care.
Priory is part of MEDIAN Group, a leading pan-European provider of mental health, specialist care and rehabilitation services, focussed on restoring quality of life through effective, evidenced and data-driven care.
