Nurse - Treetops, Colchester

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Treetops we are recruiting for a Registered General Nurse. We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce. We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do. Our disability services across adult care, children's care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

About the role: As a Registered General Nurse you will be required to hold a valid NMC Pin and provide the details to Shaftesbury. Your duties will include ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided to all people supported. You will be involved in assessments, medication administration and care planning implementation and evaluation. Shaftesbury Treetops is a high-dependency, residential care home providing 24-hour nursing and personal care for adults with disabilities, most of whom are younger. Our home is a large accessible building. Our spacious and welcoming environment provides modern facilities with daily nursing care.

Main duties of the job:

• To provide leadership to the care support staff ensuring they take their roles effectively and service users receive high standard of care.
• To have a key responsibility for the quality of nursing administration and assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation.
• To be directly involved in the clinical needs of the people residing at the service.

At Shaftesbury, we know that our workers are our greatest asset. We're proud to have some of the best and most committed staff in the sector and we want to attract more people like you to work with Shaftesbury. We're now offering even more great benefits to reward the work of our wonderful staff:

• Happy Birthday to you! As well as sending you a birthday card, all frontline care staff can have the opportunity to take the day off on their birthday, taken from your annual entitlement.
• Great CQC, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by CQC in all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher.
• We want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to £50 for going above and beyond within your role.
• Excellent training package provided for all staff.
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.
• Pension Scheme.
• Access to our employee assistance program.

Job responsibilities:

• To act as shift leader when allocated on the roster ensuring that all required tasks to ensure the safety of the service user are undertaken and recorded.
• To monitor that the unit is adequately staffed bringing to the attention of the line manager where there are shortfalls in staffing levels and seek approval for replacement cover.
• Act as a role model in the clinical setting demonstrating the delivery of evidenced based, client centred care to service users with physical disabilities with or without a learning disability.
• To coordinate, prepare and participate in service user reviews including preparing of appropriate reports prior to the meetings.
• Provide expert nursing advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team caring for service users, especially within the residential home.
• Undertake quality standards monitoring and clinical audit system for care of service users with physical disabilities.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the care delivered to service users, to their family or other carers is quality driven, in line with best practice and quality standards.
• Participate in holistic care plan meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings and case conferences.
• Promote a homely atmosphere where service users' choice, rights, freedom and dignity are preserved.
• Work with the Deputy Manager to identify areas where change is required or where opportunities exist for improving treatment, care and support for service users.

This job description and person specification is not exhaustive and amendments and additions may be required in line with future changes in the post holder's duties.

Person Specification:

• Evidence of continued professional and personal development.
• GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths.
• Registered Nurse (RN)/ Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)/ Registered Nurse Learning Disability.
• ENB 998 or other relevant training qualification.
• At least 1 year’s clinical experience within care setting including supporting and supervision/appraising of staff.
• Ability to lead a team of staff.
• Good teaching skills both formal and informal.
• At least 1 year’s experience working with people with physical disabilities.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good report writing skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.