Night Registered Nurse in Birkenhead

Nursing Home located within the idyllic village of Port Sunlight, and is a purpose-built 62-bed care home; all rooms have en-suite facilities for privacy and comfort. Providing 24/7 care to all of our residents, we specialise in residents with physical disabilities, dementia, palliative care.

Hours of Work: Full time, Long shifts - 12-hour shifts.

Ideal candidates have good interpersonal skills, a caring, supportive, understanding and compassionate approach to your role.

Nurse Job Role: To be responsible for the assessment of the care needs of patients and the development, implementation, and evaluation of care plans under the direction of the Head Nurse, thereby ensuring that a high standard of care is delivered.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining accurate, complete health care records and reports.
• Administering medications to patients and monitoring them for side effects/reactions.
• Prescribing assistive medical devices and related treatments.
• Supervising, developing and teaching other care team members.
• Monitoring standards of care delivered to our residents.
• Ensuring all Day staff on your shift contribute to the best of their ability to the efficient running of the Home.
• Ensuring resident needs are being met by interacting with them, resolving any problems where appropriate.
• Reporting any ill-health amongst residents and making requests for GP/Professional visits when needed.
• Preparing, updating and evaluating Resident Care Plans.
• General Nursing work and personal care as appropriate.
• Attending relevant staff meetings.
• Advising the Registered Care Manager of any incidents/accidents.
• Ensuring there is a clear and concise handover at every shift.

Essential Criteria:

• Previous working experience within a similar position.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Flexible and used to working on own initiative.
• Strong team skills.
• Person centred.
• Responsible.
• Able and willing to undergo further appropriate training.
• A good communicator with good oral and written skills and able to undertake administrative duties within the role.
• Aware of current Health and Safety Procedure.

Employee Benefits:

• Excellent rates of pay.
• Free, ongoing training and great promotion opportunities within the company.
• FREE uniform.
• Enhanced pay on Bank Holidays.
• 5.6 weeks of paid holiday each year.
• Company pension scheme.
• Free meal on 12hr shifts.
• Flexible hours of work.
• Optional overtime.

Requirements:

• The right to work in the UK.
• An experienced Registered Nurse (RGN, RMN or RNLD). The service welcomes applications from all General Nurses, Mental Health Nurses and Learning Disability Nurses.
• Registered with a valid NMC Pin and full eligibility to live and have right to work in the UK.
• A newly qualified nurse ready to take the leap from training into your first role.
• Passionate, caring, fun and energetic, with a genuine commitment and desire to make a difference in the lives of the residents.

If you are a Registered Nurse interested in this position, please submit your interest today by applying for the position below and someone will be in touch with you shortly.