Registered Nurse

Job Description

Position Title:

Registered Nurse

Reports to:

Home Manager
Job base:
Client Residential Care Home
Shift work including evenings, weekends and nights;
Some on call work may be required.

To provide a quality nursing service that meets the needs of the residents and fulfils regulatory and organisational requirements.

The job sits within Care, which provides older people with high quality nursing and residential care throughout the country. Homes offer a wide range of high quality care options including respite, palliative and specialist dementia care.

The job holder will ensure that they fully understand and fulfil their responsibilities in respect of both health & safety and equality & diversity at all times. This profile is not an exhaustive list of duties and other activities may need to be carried out requiring similar skill levels.

• Provide a quality nursing service that meets the needs of the residents and fulfils regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Assist in the recruitment, performance management and development of quality staff to ensure that the required skilled staff are available to meet the needs of the service.
• Attend routine reviews with the wider multi-disciplinary team, participate in the completion of health and progress assessments and communicate outcomes to residents, significant others and staff.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers, identifying and dealing with any shortfalls in service delivery and ensuring that complaints are dealt with appropriately and escalated when necessary.
• Prepare and monitor residents' care plans and supervise the delivery of all aspects of care to ensure that care is delivered to agreed quality standards and meets the needs of the individual.
• Assist in maintaining rotas to ensure that sufficient staff are available to deliver care and to comply with legislative requirements.
• Monitor and maintain high standards of clinical care to meet legislation and organisational standards and reflect best practice.
• Ensure the completion of quality and risk assessments to ensure that services meet the needs of residents, and regulatory compliance, fulfil organisational aims and provide value for money for the business.
• Take personal responsibility to remain clinically up to date.
• Contribute, as appropriate, to special programmes and projects in support of the Group's values and objectives.

• A valid Registered Nurse (RN) qualification with current licensure.
• Proven relevant experience in a clinical role.
• Proven relevant experience in care of older people in a residential care home.
• Some experience of clinical supervision of staff.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and its application.

• Registered Nurse on part 1 of the NMC Register.
• Membership with the Royal College of Nursing (RCNi) or an Indemnity Insurance with a reputed insurance provider.
• Successful completion of the International English Language Testing System 7.0 in all 4 areas, if English is not the first language.
• Excellent understanding of written and spoken English.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to interpret system-generated data.
• Ability to demonstrate a positive and accepting approach to clients whatever their needs.
• Email and internet communications.
• Basic Microsoft Excel.
• Basic Microsoft Word.

Job Types: Temporary, Zero-hour contract