Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) Full Time

We are recruiting for Registered Nurses (RGN/RMN) for one of our clients’ Care Home in Preston, Lancashire. Our Client is an established Care Provider and has an outstanding reputation with persistent ‘Good ratings’ from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The working times are 36 hours on a three day (no weekend work unless and we’re happy to work with you on days you wish to work).

Qualities Needed for this role:

• Provide a high standard of direct nursing care to service users, based on the assessment of care needs and in consultation with the service users, their relatives and the care team.
• Assume responsibility for the nursing services provided by the home (e.g ., if appointed to lead a shift).
• Continuously evaluate the quality of care given, and regularly reassess the needs of service users in consultation with the service users, their relatives and the care team, and to effect change required to achieve planned goals.
• Administer and order medicines as required by service users and the home’s policies and procedures.
• Liaise with service users’ GPs and other healthcare professional involved such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, community nurses, etc.
• Engage in nurse care planning and implementation of care plans.
• Work within the NMC codes of conduct and Scope of Practice and within the home’s policies and procedures.
• Continuously review their own nursing practices to develop new skills and knowledge through continuous professional development training that contribute to the enhancement of patient care skills.
• Work closely with other members of the care team, ensuring that effective, high-quality care is given, to achieve planned goals.
• Provide support and professional supervision to care staff and nursing assistants as appropriate.
• Attend and participate in relevant staff meetings.
• Make effective and efficient use of all the home’s resources.
• Work in partnership with service users’ families and friends in planning, implementing and reviewing care plans.
• Enable service users to receive appropriate religious, cultural, emotional and psychological support.

 Qualifications and Training  

• Registered nurse – RGN/RMN qualification, and be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)of the United Kingdom
• Awareness of professional responsibilities.
• Knowledge of current nursing issues.
• Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills

 Experience:

• Nursing care/experience.
• Medicines administration
• Competent with syringe driver use

 Skills:

• Ability to prioritize work and to coordinate workload.
• Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care needs according to individual needs.
• Has good verbal and written communication ability.
• Computer literate
• Car Driver

 Knowledge:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the application of evidence-based practice
• Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing within a hospice environment

Personal attribute:

• Flexibility in shift/ working patterns to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to participate as a team member

Value

• Maintain CQC standards/regulations within the home and support staff
• Support all new employees in their induction, training, motivation and achievement of company standards.