Cornerstone Healthcare is looking for experienced and passionate Bank Registered Nurses to join our award-winning team at The Burren. The Burren is a brand-new purpose-built service location South Bristol, providing high quality care & supporting residents with varying complex neurological, mental health & dementia care needs provided in a comfortable and safe living environment.
Our approach focuses on individualised care, considering the whole persons unique strengths and challenges, rather than just the diagnosis.
What do you need?
- Minimum 2 years experienced working as a Registered Nurse within the UK with a valid NMC pin
- Minimum of 2 years experience with either complex dementia, neurodegenerative conditions & brain injury conditions
- Experience working with adults that present with complex needs including challenging behaviours and mental health needs
- Ability to work alone as well as in a team and be able to form positive relationships with colleagues, residents and families
- A caring, empathetic and can-do approach to support resident, their families and visitors
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Working with CQC standards, regulatory frameworks and industry best standards
What hours will you work?
12.5 hour shifts, including days and nights.
What will you be doing?
- Organising and delegating workload to ensure effective delivery of resident’s care is carried out by appropriate skilled members of staff
- Developing a professional relationship with residents and their families, encouraging them to be actively involved in their care planning, discharge planning and meaningful activity.
- Assessing, planning and evaluating care needs or the provision of care
- Monitoring, supporting and overseeing care provided by Health Care Assistants & Senior Health Care Assistants on shift
- Participating in clinical meetings as required and reporting areas of concerns to managers
- Ensuring that relevant documentation is maintained in a comprehensive manner
- Respecting the confidentiality, dignity and privacy of residents and staff at all times
Benefits package worth up to £5,000
- Subsidised lunch available daily
- Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
- Monthly overtime raffle – receive a ticket for each overtime shift completed and the winner will receive an additional £200 in their pay packet
- Enhanced pay rates for overtime and bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Reimbursement of CPD fees for revalidation (up to £1,000 over 3 years) and we pay your NMC registration fee (subject to conditions)
- Bonus scheme for Nurses
- Enhanced DBS fully covered by us and automatically added to the update service
- Specialist training, beyond the mandatory training requirements
- Paid for e-learning training
- Reward and recognition through vouchers and cash incentives for Christmas and long service
- Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000
- Paid for company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700* including dentistry, optical plus access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme offering psychological support to staff to avoid stress and burn out
- Access to Blue Light card - over 13,000 discounts
*Subject to terms and conditions
PLEASE NOTE - We are NOT offering Sponsorship and are unable to take overseas applications at this time.
Cornerstone Healthcare provide specialist care for vulnerable people who present with challenging behaviours associated with complex neurodegenerative and mental health needs.