Registered General Nurse

About Loveday

Loveday is the UK’s leading provider of luxury senior living and care. We are proud to combine world-class hospitality with exceptional clinical expertise, creating residences that not only feel like five-star hotels but also deliver truly personalised support. Our residences in Kensington, Belgravia, Abbey Road and Esher are designed with elegance, comfort and dignity at their core. Every detail has been carefully considered to ensure our members enjoy outstanding dining, bespoke lifestyle experiences and the highest standards of care, whether they are living with us permanently, staying for recovery or respite, or joining as Day Club members.

What makes Loveday unique is our commitment to both excellence and innovation. We continually invest in our people, our environments and our services to set a new benchmark in luxury senior living. Joining Loveday means becoming part of a dedicated, professional and passionate team who share the same goal, to deliver the very best in care and hospitality for our members and their families.

Rewards Package

• Paid breaks
• Company pension plan
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Access to Wagestream platform
• Access to Perkbox, discounts platform
• Opportunities for Training & Development
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discretionary bonus
• Employee Recognition Programmes
• Death in Service benefit
• Scope for progression and promotion within the company as we grow from one Care Home to the development and subsequent opening of four new homes in London.
• Employee Referral Scheme

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all staff members contribute, to the best of their ability, to the efficient running of the home and the creation of an atmosphere conducive to the best interests of our members.
• Duties may include acting up for the Head of Wellness.
• Reporting any ill health of the members and making requests for GP/Professional visits where necessary.
• Ensuring that Member’s care plans are completed and maintained in conjunction with members, relatives and other healthcare professionals, and in accordance with NMC guidelines and company policy.
• Assessing social and health care needs of new members and maintaining ongoing assessment and review of all other members.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring that each member within the home has an individualised care plan.
• Members care plans to be reviewed on a monthly basis, or more frequently as and when required, in accordance with NMC guidelines & company policy.
• Ensuring a clear and concise Handover Report is given to all relevant team members at the end of each shift.
• Administrating prescribed medicines and maintaining the appropriate records in accordance with the company’s procedure and NMC guidelines.
• Establishing and maintaining good communication with members, and relatives.
• Supervising and mentoring new staff members in all aspects of their work in the home and giving help and guidance where appropriate.
• Maintaining and improving professional knowledge and competence.
• Keeping professionally updated in all areas of clinical expertise.
• Attending mandatory training days/courses on or off site, as and when required.
• Reporting any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a member, colleague, self or another.
• Understanding and ensuring the implementation of the home’s health and safety, infection control and hygiene policies, and emergency and fire procedures.
• Promoting safe working practice within the home.
• Contributing to the safeguarding of adults by ensuring you are aware of your role in relation to the home’s safeguarding adult’s policy, taking steps to protect members from any form of abuse or neglect and using the appropriate reporting mechanisms to inform the home management of any concerns.
• Adhering to all new and changes in local and central government initiatives as and when they are implemented.
• Adhering to all appropriate NMC guidelines/regulations.
• Ensuring that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.
• Notifying the head of wellness, or the general manager, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return to work from all periods of absence.
• Ensuring the security of the home is maintained at all times.
• Adhering to all company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.
• Ensuring all equipment is clean and well maintained.
• Carrying out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.

Qualifications

• Nurse qualification and valid PIN.
• In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must either be eligible to live and work in the UK or must obtain permits to work in the UK prior to application. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

Eligibility

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must either be eligible to live and work in the UK or must obtain permits to work in the UK prior to application. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

Loveday & Co is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Working variable hours (on a rota basis) to suit business needs, including evenings and weekends. The ideal candidate will be punctual, hardworking and quick to learn, with a high attention to detail. Excellent communication skills and an outgoing personality and a positive work ethic is ideal for this role as well as good physical stamina & mobility.

Skills

• Initiative: The ability to use initiative and solve problems
• Valid Nurse PIN
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to listen well

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Health Care Provider Hospitals and Health Care