Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week to include alternate weekends. Maternity leave cover - fixed term contract
Hourly rate: £23.59 per hour, plus weekend enhancements where applicable
Key Results
Summary of responsibilities
- Support Clinical Deputy Manager in leading on clinical nursing care through assessing and monitoring residents' needs and undertaking clinical procedures and administering medication.
- Role model and advocate a holistic approach to care, working with the wider care home team (catering, housekeeping, volunteers, pastoral).
- Lead on admissions/discharges, complex clinical care needs, medical emergencies, and end of life care.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including, GPs, pharmacists, residents and their relatives/friends and colleagues.
- Maintain accurate records relating to clinical care e.g., care plans, audits, incidents, changes to health and well-being, finances, health & safety and moving & handling.
- Via specialism, disseminate knowledge to develop the nursing team (including preceptors, students and Registered Nursing Associates).
- 'Specialist' status for designated clinical area through further qualifications/training.
- Leadership role requiring covering more senior posts when required.
Skills and experience
Communication
- Interprets and explains information to others.
- Provides and receives some complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Persuasive, motivational, empathetic, reassuring skills.
- Confident negotiator.
- Shares knowledge and trains others on the job.
- Communicates openly and often with immediate and related teams. Objective review of complex matters.
Thinking Style
- Analyses complex facts or situations.
- Plans and organises a range of complex and interlinked activities and tasks (project planning).
- Uses sophisticated technical and problem-solving skills to enhance service area/discipline.
- Regular report writing, data analysis and recommending actions.
- Contribute to the development of policies and procedures in own discipline.
- Aware of longer term impact of decisions.
Leadership
- Active role in structuring and resourcing teams (where appropriate).
- Shares knowledge and best practice of specialist/service widely.
- Strong focus on buy-in and engagement.
- Contributes to wider organisational goals/strategy.
- Delivers coaching and guidance.
- Project planning skills involving multiple and varied stakeholders.
- Data management, processing information and analysis skills.
- People management skills.
- Budget management and financial planning.
Other Skills & Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified and NMC Registered Nurse (adult level 1).
- Working knowledge and understanding of the CQC Regulations and the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety, Infection Control, Medication, GDPR, NMCs standards and guidance and the Mental Capacity Act. Experience of working with older people, those with a disability, and/or dementia.
- Experience of working in a nursing home/hospital/sheltered housing/social care setting.
- Experience of conducting clinical audits and risk assessments.
- Experience of writing and reviewing care plans.
- Knowledge of good practice in relation to health and safety, first aid, moving and handling and infection control.
- In depth understanding of the ageing process.
- Qualification in a clinical specialism.
- Confident and competent in workplace assessment
- Working (or willing to work) towards further professional qualifications.
Desirable
- Completion of (or willing to complete) Supporting Students in Practice (formerly the Facilitated Learning and Assessment in Practice course).
- Experience of quality assurance systems.
- Experience of reviewing and developing internal practices and policies.
The role
At St Monica Trust, Nurses hold a lot of responsibility and have the authority to make important care decisions. You'll be taking the lead and caring for residents in a relaxing, homely environment for a much longer time than you would get the chance to in other settings.
You'll also be responsible for administering medicine, treating any wounds, advising on illness or injuries, making referrals to multi-disciplinary teams and preparing for GP visits.
Training and development
We offer a highly regarded preceptorship scheme that supports those nearing their official qualification. We also encourage CPD to enhance the skill set of our teams. Our capability guide shows the different levels of nursing, with a clear career path that combines various rewards, competencies and skills.