Welfare Champion for Overseas Nurse

Introduction

Come and join St Mary’s Hospital in Warrington as a Welfare Champion for Overseas Nurses, where you will be the first point of contact for our international nurses starting their career with Elysium. You will be patient, compassionate and have a good understanding of the local area as you will assist with all arrangements associated with the nurse relocating to the UK.

Working 22.5 hours a week (with the occasional weekend and bank holiday), you will work in conjunction with the International Welfare Lead and the Overseas team, as you help settle international nurses into their new working environment and ensure full integration with colleagues and patient group.

Notably, you will be responsible for identifying the evolving needs of staff, providing resources, planning events and being a point of contact for those who may need further assistance. You will ensure access and support of the OSCE team, ensuring the international nurse achieves a first-time pass of the OSCE test.

Your responsibilities as Welfare Champion include ensuring international nurses have:

• Regular contact prior to travel
• Transport and collection from Crossley Manor to their accommodation
• Fully understood the welcome pack and relocation package
• Appropriate accommodation upon arrival to the UK and is supported in finding permanent accommodation local to the site
• Daily contact/ meetings to discuss and solve any issues
• Orientation to the site and local area
• Settlement into the accommodation and the knowledge and resources to support themselves
• Registered with the necessary authorities including the GP
• Travel to and from work safely and on time for their shifts
• Initial out of hours support as necessary

In order to be successful in this role, you will have:

• Excellent written and oral skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong administration and organisation skills
• Flexible, adaptable with the ability to solve problems/issues in a practical way

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £12,300
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Subsidised meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.

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.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.