Staff Nurse

Shaftsbury Mews
£21.43 per hour
Full Time – 38.5 hours

Location:

Shaftsbury Mews is located in the Jordanstown area of Belfast, off the main road on the Antrim coastline.

Shaftsbury Mews is looking to recruit a Registered Nurse to join the team to cover days and nights. It offers residential and nursing support to 18 people, who are on the autism spectrum, or have a learning disability. The home can also support those with physical health needs and a brain injury.

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our residents wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. As a lead nurse, you will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of residents.

Provide specialist clinical knowledge, expertise and support to the nursing team and wider MDT. Have oversight of the clinical and care needs of all service users, supporting the primary nurses in working with patients, their families, community teams and other stakeholders in meeting the individual needs of each person. Ensure that proactive clinical risk assessment and management are at the centre of planning care and interventions with service users and colleagues Constructively reviewing and challenging nursing practice in the service, leading by example, and providing expert knowledge to the nursing and wider MDT on a speciality or individual patient basis You can find additional information in the attached job description.

Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse on a relevant part of the NMC register, with evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the service.