Nurse

Full and Part Time Flexi (Casual) opportunities

Temporary ongoing work

Monday to Sunday - Days and Nights

Location: Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

As an employee of CTS Recruitment Limited, you will be paid PAYE weekly, as we do not use umbrella companies. Therefore, you will have no umbrella margins or payroll processing fees to pay.

Competitive salaries with some pay enhancements for nights/weekends and Bank Holidays working.

Auto Pension Enrolment paid.

Holiday pay on an accrual basis.

Career development opportunities and recognition of career milestones.

Refer a Friend Incentive, subject to conditions.

As a Nurse with CTS Recruitment Limited, you are responsible and accountable for the well-being of our clients' residents within various care settings, ensuring their residents/patients' physical, emotional, and social needs are met. You would be expected to provide leadership to the care team, and assess, develop, and evaluate individualised resident care, ensuring consultation with and involvement from residents, GPs, relatives, and carers.

Main Purpose

• To achieve the highest possible standard of care in a professional manner through direct nursing care and effective supervision of employees.
• To take management responsibility for a shift as directed.

Main Responsibilities

• Care and Care Planning
• Report any ill health amongst residents and make requests for GP/Professional visits where necessary.
• Ensure that residents’ Care Plans are completed and maintained in conjunction with residents, Relatives, and other Health Care Professionals, and following NMC guidelines & Company policy.
• Assess all aspects of residents’ care needs and provide health supervision and direct Nursing Care when required.
• Assess social and health care needs of new residents and maintain ongoing assessment and review of all other residents.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure that each resident within the Care Centre has an individualised Care Plan.
• Administer prescribed medicines and document the same following the NMC guidelines.
• To be the named Nurse for several residents.

Tissue Viability

• Ensure there are no home-acquired pressure sores by the delivery of a high standard of care.
• Detail any pressure sores and ensure these are reported to the appropriate parties.
• Ensure residents identified at risk of pressure sores have an individualised care plan.

Nutrition

• Ensure residents have a MUST assessment completed monthly.
• Ensure that residents at risk have an associated care plan, detailing interventions required.
• Ensure fluid and food intake charts are in place for residents with problems relating to nutrition or hydration.
• Record special dietary requirements in the care plan and ensure this is communicated to the kitchen.
• Ensure residents requiring food via a PEG have a care plan in place.

Continence

• Complete continence assessments where required.
• All residents with catheters must have a care plan detailing the catheter care.

Infection Control

• Uphold and promote the Home’s infection control policy.
• Observe staff to monitor they are maintaining standard universal precautions, washing hands appropriately and gloves and disposable aprons are worn by staff to deal with body waste.

Resident Hygiene

• Observe to ensure all residents are well groomed, wearing appropriate clothing and that the care records detail resident choices.

Resident Mobility

• Ensure that residents are enabled to move independently when possible and walking aids are accessible for resident use.
• Check to ensure that bedrails are not being used routinely.
• Residents at risk of falling must have a care plan detailing the interventions required to minimise risk.

Dignity and Respect

• Observe and ensure that residents are always addressed by their preferred name and in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Monitor care staff to ensure they knock on residents' room doors before entering and they are observed engaging with the residents personally.

Communication

• Participate in Staff, resident, and relative meetings as and when required.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with residents, relatives, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Deal effectively with complaints.

Training & Development

• Act as a mentor to student nurses and carers.
• Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence. Keep professionally updated in all areas of clinical expertise.
• Attend mandatory training days/courses as and when required.

Health & Safety

• Understand, and ensure the implementation of our Client's Home’s Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
• Promote safe working practices within all places of work.

General

• Adhere to all appropriate NMC guidelines/regulations.
• Maintain all records as required by both the Registering Authority and the company.

Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications:

• NMC Registered Nurse - valid NMC PIN Number.
• Ability to motivate and delegate effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Genuine interest in working with the elderly.
• Team Player - Ability to work across a multidisciplinary Team.

You must be aged 18 years or over to apply for this job.

We do not offer sponsorship to candidates at this time.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check (DBS), which is necessary due to the nature of this role. However, if you already have the correct DBS check and it is on the DBS update service, you will not need to complete another DBS check.

CTS Recruitment Limited has been established since 1983, supplying temporary and permanent staffing solutions nationwide, and is experienced and knowledgeable in the sectors we service.