About the role
Salary: Negotiable
Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Treetops we are recruiting for Bank Registered General Nurses. This will cover a combination of day or night shifts.
As a Registered General Nurse you will be required to hold a valid NMC Pin and provide the details to Shaftesbury.
rpose of the Job
To provide leadership to the care support staff ensuring they take their roles
effectively and service users receive high standard of care.
To have a key responsibility for the quality of nursing administration and
assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation.
To be directly involved in the clinical needs of the people residing at the
service.
Main Duties
Clinical
1. To act as shift leader when allocated on the roster ensuring that all required
tasks to ensure the safety of the service user are undertaken and recorded.
2. To monitor that the unit is adequately staffed bringing to the attention of the
line manager where there are shortfalls in staffing levels and seek approval
for replacement cover
3. Act as a role model in the clinical setting demonstrating the delivery of
evidenced based, client centred care to service users with physical disabilities
with or without a learning disability
4. To coordinate, prepare and Participate in service user reviews including
preparing of appropriate reports prior to the meetings
5. Provide expert nursing advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team
caring for service users, especially within the residential home
6. Undertake quality standards monitoring and clinical audit system for care of
service users with physical disabilities
7. Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the care delivered
to service users, to their family or other carers is quality driven, in line with
best practice and quality standards
8. Participate in holistic care plan meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings and
case conferences
9. Promote a homely atmosphere where service users choice, rights freedom
and dignity are preserved.
10. Work with the Deputy Manager to identify areas where change is required or
where opportunities exist for improving treatment, care and support for service
users
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11. Collaborate with colleagues to identify family and carers needs and advise
residential staff on meeting these needs as appropriate
12. To ensure all stores and other areas of potential loss including confidential
service user and staff information are secured at all times according to
Shaftesbury policies and procedures
13. To report, and record any complaints or complements within the time frames
set by Shaftesbury policy and procedures and where necessary take remedial
action after consulting with the unit Manager /Deputy
14. To report and record any accidents or incidents within the timeframes set by
Shaftesbury policy and procedure and where necessary take remedial action
after consulting with the unit Manager /Deputy
15. To report and record any safeguarding incident within the timeframes set by
Shaftesbury policy and procedures and where necessary take remedial action
after consulting with the unit manager/ deputy
16. To be a key Nurse for individual service users with Nursing care package
17. To ensure that Shaftesbury policy and procedures are adhered to