Registered Nurse - Bank

Location: Druid Stoke Bupa Care Home - 31 Druid Stoke Avenue Bristol BS9 1DE

CQC Rating: Good

Salary: £19.63 - £21.65 per hour depending on experience

Bank shifts across Druid Stoke Care Home, Elm View Care Home & Norewood Lodge Care Home.

We make health happen. Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

Responsibilities:

• Taking responsibility for the well-being of our residents and making sure their physical, emotional and social needs are met.
• Coaching and guiding the team, providing formal and informal teaching programmes for colleagues and other care professionals.
• Carrying out assessments and developing, implementing and evaluating individualised care plans for each of our residents.
• Monitoring work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and conform to the relevant standards, policies and legislation.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• As a Registered Nurse, with a valid NMC pin, you'll be responsible for managing the unit alongside clinical duties in the home.
• This includes oversight of care, administering and ordering medication, reviewing and evaluating individual care plans, and providing clinical guidance to the care team and delivering best practice continually.
• You have previous experience ensuring policies and standards are kept to a high clinical standard.
• You are confident offering clinical guidance for care teams, being crucial in helping with all CQC tasks.
• Effective communication and reporting skills are essential in order to effectively handover clinical issues to other team members and health care professionals.
• If working at night this will require enhanced skills to ensure patient safety as primarily you will be working alone with limited support from other healthcare professionals.
• You will need to have strong critical thinking skills, be confident and self-reliant with the ability to manage care staff and remain calm in an emergency situation.

Benefits:

• Flexible working patterns to fit around you.
• Comprehensive induction (fully paid).
• Free meal on every shift.
• DBS Check and Uniform provided and paid for by Bupa.
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK.

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Job Details:

• Time Type: Full time
• Job Area: Nursing & Theatres
• Locations: Druid Stoke

We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they're at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you'll be challenged, you'll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.