Bank Nurse at The Hawthorns

Shaw healthcare are delighted to announce that we are a Real Living Wage Employer as well as the UK’s largest employee owned healthcare company. In our recognition of your contribution to the care that our service users need, we are committed to making sure your salary is significantly more than the Government National Minimum Wage. Our employees are at the centre of everything we do.

Are you a Friendly, Compassionate and Caring person who is looking for a career where you feel valued and where you are rewarded for the work that you do? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Do you enjoy seeing people get the most out of every day and achieve what they want in life? This is what a Career in Shaw healthcare is all about. We look to provide as much flexible working as possible to secure your work/life balance.

The Hawthorns Care Centre is situated in the idyllic market town of Evesham on the edge of the Cotswold and Shakespeare’s county. Close to the M5, it has a direct train route to London, Oxford and Hereford. The Hawthorns provides two services which includes a specialist acquired brain injury (ABI) unit, and a care home facility for elderly people living with dementia. The ABI care centre offers an independent living environment for adults aged 18 to 65 who require rehabilitation through short, long stay, and respite care, and our specialist dementia service is focused on providing individualised nursing and personal care for people with advanced dementia, enabling each resident to lead a full and active life. The Hawthorns proudly has a CQC rating of Outstanding, and we are the preferred provider in Worcestershire to support people with a diagnosis of Dementia with complex needs.

Your Key Duties Include:

• Ensure the highest possible standards of care, assessing residents' needs and wishes, and developing services to enhance their quality of life.
• Champion appropriate independence and personal choice; developing, reviewing and updating care plans to meet our resident’s physical, social and psychological needs.
• Oversee all aspects of medicine management on your shift - ensuring medicines are appropriately received, stored and administered, in accordance with company policies and current legislation.
• Build the positive reputation of the Business; liaise professionally with visitors and other external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory and best practice guidelines - identify, investigate and resolve risks proactively.
• Support, guide, teach and mentor others in line with the NMC Code, following its guidance at all times.

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:

• The ability to lead a team, analyse problems and propose solutions or improvements.
• Able to communicate effectively and to develop professional relationships.
• Understands and effectively uses IT and communication systems required for the role.
• Respectful of the values, views and needs of others.
• Able to work under pressure and prioritise workload.
• Experience of delivering nursing care within elderly health care sector.
• Experience of participating in quality and clinical governance programmes.

Benefits:

We will provide you with full training. This includes our leadership programme which can support your development and opportunities for progression within Shaw. You will also enjoy access to a huge variety of benefits and services to support your physical and psychological well-being and throughout your career we will invest in you and you will enjoy additional support and benefits including:

Salary: £22.16 per hour
Working Hours: Bank 0hr contract. As/when required.

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