Registered Nurse 36 hours per week - Fixed Term 6 Months

Registered Nurse – Day Shift – 6-Month Fixed Term Contract

Parkhaven Trust – Maghull

Parkhaven Trust is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our team on a 6-month fixed-term contract, working day shifts at our general nursing home in Maghull.

We are looking for an RGN or RMN with relevant nursing experience who has experience of supporting and caring for adults and older people with general, complex and/or dementia-related nursing needs.

You will provide high-quality, person-centred nursing care, ensuring that the individual care, health and social needs of our service users are met in a way that promotes dignity, privacy, choice, independence and respect at all times.

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse, you will play an important role in ensuring that care is delivered in line with CQC Fundamental Standards, relevant legislation, professional standards and Parkhaven Trust policies and procedures.

You will promote a culture of safe, effective, compassionate and person-centred care, ensuring that each service user's care reflects their individual needs, preferences, choices, assessed risks and desired outcomes.

Working as part of the day team, you will provide effective clinical leadership and support to colleagues, ensuring that the service operates safely and effectively throughout your shift.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering and overseeing high-quality, person-centred nursing care in accordance with individual care plans, clinical assessments and evidence-based practice.
• Ensuring service users are treated with dignity and respect, with their rights, privacy, choices and independence promoted at all times.
• Providing appropriate nursing care and support to people with general, complex and dementia-related needs.
• Carrying out a range of nursing procedures in accordance with individual care plans, clinical guidance, professional standards and relevant policies.
• Supporting people living with dementia through a person-centred and respectful approach, recognising individual communication needs, preferences, routines and behaviours.
• Ensuring effective medicines management, including the safe administration, recording, storage and monitoring of medication in accordance with legislation, professional requirements and Trust policies.
• Recognising and responding appropriately to changes in service users' physical and mental health, escalating concerns and seeking appropriate clinical intervention where required.
• Promoting safeguarding and taking appropriate action in response to concerns relating to abuse, neglect, exploitation or risk of harm.
• Ensuring appropriate consent is obtained and that service users are supported to make informed decisions and choices about their care wherever possible.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, confidential and contemporaneous care and clinical records.
• Working collaboratively with carers, families, GPs, community services and other healthcare professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Supporting service users with personal care, mobility, nutrition, hydration, wellbeing and general health needs where required.
• Ensuring appropriate care plans and risk assessments are implemented, reviewed and updated in response to changing needs.
• Maintaining a safe, clean, secure and well-maintained environment and ensuring health and safety requirements are consistently met.
• Providing effective clinical leadership, direction and support to care staff throughout the day shift.
• Responding appropriately to incidents, accidents, complaints and safeguarding concerns, ensuring these are recorded, reported and escalated in accordance with Trust procedures.
• Contributing to quality assurance, continuous improvement and good governance, helping to ensure that care remains safe, effective, responsive and well-led.
• Promoting a positive culture of openness, learning, professional accountability and continuous improvement.
• Acting as a positive role model for colleagues and promoting high standards of professional conduct and care delivery.

Skills and Experience

We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse who can demonstrate:

• Current NMC registration and active PIN – RGN or RMN with relevant general nursing experience.
• Previous experience within adult social care, nursing care or a similar setting.
• Experience of supporting adults and/or older people with general, complex and/or dementia nursing needs.
• A sound understanding of the CQC regulatory framework and Fundamental Standards.
• Knowledge and understanding of person-centred care, dementia care, safeguarding, medicines management, risk management, consent and clinical governance.
• Experience of leading and supporting a team of care staff within a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Effective leadership and people-management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with service users, relatives, colleagues and healthcare professionals.
• The ability to recognise and respond appropriately to changes in health and wellbeing and to escalate concerns when necessary.
• The ability to maintain accurate and appropriate clinical documentation and demonstrate professional accountability.
• A commitment to delivering consistently high standards of safe, effective and compassionate care.
• A commitment to continuous learning, quality improvement and maintaining professional standards.

Working Pattern

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract.

Shifts are operated on a 12-hour day shift basis, working:

8:00am – 8:00pm, 3 days per week (36 hours).

Shifts are worked on a rota basis and will include some weekends.

A full job description is available on request.

What We Offer

We are proud to record very high levels of staff satisfaction and, as an Investors in People Gold Standard Employer, we offer competitive pay rates together with a range of benefits, including:

• Life assurance
• Pension
• Sick pay
• Regular supervision
• Training and development opportunities
• Onsite parking
• Opportunities for continued professional development

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Parkhaven Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all and to providing an inclusive environment for our service users, colleagues and applicants.

We regret to advise that we do not have a sponsorship programme for candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

We do not accept approaches from recruitment agencies. Only applications submitted via this advertisement will be accepted.

Pay: From £21.90 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Application question(s):

• Do you need sponsorship to work in the UK?

Experience:

• Nursing Care Home: 1 year (preferred)
• Qualified nursing: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• NMC (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person