Bank Registered Nurse

NHS Jobs; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Registered General Nurse to provide leadership to care support staff and ensure high standards of care for service users. The role includes nursing administration, assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation, and direct involvement in residents' clinical needs.

The post emphasizes shift leadership, safeguarding, quality standards, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to deliver respectful, person-centred care within Shaftesbury policies and

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Experience leading care teams and coordinating care planning.

Responsibilities

• Act as shift leader to ensure safety and required tasks are completed.
• Monitor staffing levels and seek replacement cover as needed.
• Provide expert nursing advice to the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical nursing

Care planning

Communication

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

rpose of the Job To provide leadership to the care support staff ensuring they take their roles effectively and service users receive high standard of care. To have a key responsibility for the quality of nursing administration and assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation. To be directly involved in the clinical needs of the people residing at the service.

Registered General Nurse Job Description & Person Specification

1. To act as shift leader when allocated on the roster ensuring that all required tasks to ensure the safety of the service user are undertaken and recorded.
2. To monitor that the unit is adequately staffed bringing to the attention of the line manager where there are shortfalls in staffing levels and seek approval for replacement cover
3. Act as a role model in the clinical setting demonstrating the delivery of evidenced based, client centred care to service users with physical disabilities with or without a learning disability
4. To coordinate, prepare and Participate in service user reviews including preparing of appropriate reports prior to the meetings
5. Provide expert nursing advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team caring for service users, especially within the residential home
6. Undertake quality standards monitoring and clinical audit system for care of service users with physical disabilities
7. Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the care delivered to service users, to their family or other carers is quality driven, in line with best practice and quality standards
8. Participate in holistic care plan meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings and case conferences
9. Promote a homely atmosphere where service users choice, rights freedom and dignity are preserved.
10. Work with the Deputy Manager to identify areas where change is required or where opportunities exist for improving treatment, care and support for service users
11. Collaborate with colleagues to identify family and carers needs and advise residential staff on meeting these needs as appropriate
12. To ensure all stores and other areas of potential loss including confidential service user and staff information are secured at all times according to Shaftesbury policies and procedures
13. To report, and record any complaints or complements within the time frames set by Shaftesbury policy and procedures and where necessary take remedial action after consulting with the unit Manager /Deputy
14. To report and record any accidents or incidents within the timeframes set by Shaftesbury policy and procedure and where necessary take remedial action after consulting with the unit Manager /Deputy
15. To report and record any safeguarding incident within the timeframes set by Shaftesbury policy and procedures and where necessary take remedial action after consulting with the unit manager/ deputy
16. To be a key Nurse for individual service users with Nursing care package
17. To ensure that Shaftesbury policy and procedures are adhered to