Night Senior Nurse-West Yorkshire

Night Registered Nurse (RGN) with experience in Nursing home with residents with physical disabilities, dementia, palliative care.

Hours of Work: Full time, 36 hours per week. Long shifts- 12-hour shifts. Sponsorship provided.

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• The right to work in the UK
• An experienced Registered Nurse (RGN, RMN). 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.
• Passionate, caring, fun and energetic, with a genuine commitment and desire to make a difference in the lives of the residents
• All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and 2 satisfactory references.