Bank Night Nurse

Shaw Healthcare; Poole; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage employer

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Shaw Healthcare seeks a Bank Night Nurse for Figbury Lodge in Poole. Join a dedicated team delivering high-quality care to residents using modern care technology to support service users.

The role focuses on person-centred care, medication management, and clinical governance on night shifts while offering flexible working patterns and the stated hourly rate of £24.32.

Qualifications

• Leads a team and solves problems
• Communicates clearly with colleagues and residents
• Uses IT and care systems effectively
• Respects diverse needs of residents and colleagues
• Manages workload under pressure
• Has experience delivering nursing care to the elderly
• Participates in quality and clinical governance programmes

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standards of care and develop care plans
• Support independence and personal choice for residents
• Oversee medicine management on shift per policy
• Represent the service and liaise with visitors and external stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory guidelines
• Mentor others following the NMC Code

Skills

Team leadership

Effective communication

IT literacy

Respectful

Work under pressure

Elderly care experience

Quality governance

Job description

Bank Night Nurse at Figbury Lodge - £24.32 per Hour
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.

Shaw healthcare is looking for a Nurse to join the team in Figbury Lodge, Poole. You will join a team that is fully committed to making a difference to the lives of those who we provide care for. Our aim is to deliver the highest standard of care to our service users and to provide the same standard of care that we would expect our own family members to receive. You will be using the latest care technology that will enable you to spend more time with the service users that you care for. Figbury Lodge has an excellent reputation as highly valued provider of care. The needs of our service users are at the centre of all we do every single day.

About the service

Figbury Lodge, in Canford Heath, is home to 60 residential residents and 20 nursing residents.

Key Duties

• 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

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 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

Salary: £24.32 per hour
Working Hours: Bank (zero hour contract)
Shift times: 20:00-08:00