Registered Nurse - Rapid Response Team in Carlisle

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered General Nurse to join Alcedo Care's Rapid Response Team providing complex care at home. Are you passionate & compassionate about delivering quality care to enable people to live the best life possible in the comfort of their own home? We have current vacancies in Preston & Carlisle areas.

Alcedo Care is a multi-award-winning large care and support group that offers a range of specialist complex care and support services. Since starting in 2017, we have gained an enviable reputation as the support and care provider of choice, for case managers, commissioners and private individuals alike. As a collective, the leadership team challenge itself to be the best in each of the service areas they provide and aim to deliver excellent care, support and outcomes to the people of all ages who they support.

Clients' success has been achieved by recruiting only the very best candidates who share our passion, core values and objectives. Once employed, they focus on ensuring they retain their employees by ensuring they feel valued and, very importantly, have job satisfaction, training, continued professional development, internal promotion prospects and a rewarding pay structure.

Please note: this is a regional role, meaning frequent travel will be required between clients across the North of England.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Weekly Pay of £30 per hour for Day Shifts and £32 per hour for Night Shifts.
• Shift work, with flexibility to choose your hours.
• Not stuck in one place – you will work between friendly branch teams and out in the community in clients’ homes.

The role will involve (but is not limited to):

• Maintain an active registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council relevant to the position.
• Report to Head of Nursing.
• Support the business with Fast Track Package Cover as and when required.
• Assess and review clients and report to the Mobilisation Team regarding updates required for care plans and tasks.
• Devise, implement and evaluate care plans, risk assessments and associated care documentation while maintaining a person-centred approach.
• Provide clinical leadership, support, supervision and direction to carers, healthcare workers and staffing on the complex care POC to carry out enhanced clinical duties.
• Provide clinical expertise and guidance to staff in the field whilst on shift.
• Deliver outstanding quality of care to clients.
• Communicate effectively with clients and family members.
• Proactively manage and communicate to ensure safe, responsive and effective care is provided to reduce risks.
• Act in accordance with NMC standards to maintain client safety.
• Operate within all Alcedo Care, local and national policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Support the safe mobilisation of POC out with the community.
• Provide practical and theoretical training in clinical areas for support staff to provide outstanding care for clients.
• Work collaboratively with clients, family, other professionals and interested parties to enhance the quality of care delivered and offer support as needed.
• Ensure that clients receive the right clinical support and advice.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with an active NMC PIN.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience of community-based work is desirable but not essential.
• Experience and competence with spinal injuries, brain injury, tracheostomy care, non-invasive ventilation, long-term ventilation, cerebral palsy, neurological conditions, cough assist, epilepsy & rescue meds, PEG and other complex care competencies.
• Prepared to travel within the local regions between clients and branches.

If this role interests you and you would like to find out more, please call Victoria Roberts, Head of Nursing, at 07535921969 or email Victoria.roberts@alcedocare.co.uk.