Complex Care Nurse (RGN) - Care in the Home

Active Care Group Recruitment; Pembroke; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Pembroke is hiring experienced Adult Complex Care Nurses to monitor patients with complex conditions during day and night shifts. The ideal candidate will have an NMC registration and experience in community settings. Responsibilities include respiratory monitoring, tracheostomy management, and comprehensive care planning. Attractive benefits include training opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension account

Medicash Health Plan

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with valid NMC Pin.
• Experience in adult complex care within a community setting.
• Demonstrate infection prevention and control principles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor respiratory function and support ventilation.
• Conduct tracheostomy care and management.
• Ensure accurate record keeping for patient care.

Skills

Observation skills

Tracheostomy management

Non-invasive ventilation

Infection control

Emergency airway management

Clinical risk management

BLS training

Education

Current NMC Pin registration

Job description

Active Care Group’s Care in the Home division continues to go from strength to strength ensuring we provide a safe, reliable and outcome-based care to all clients by our exceptional support workers, clinicians, and management team.

Please note we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore will not be able to progress any candidates who require a certificate of sponsorship to work in the UK.

This is an expression of interest advert and any roles will be dependant on business growth.

Due to continued growth plans for the business we are looking to expand our teams and are looking for experienced Adult Complex Care Nurses (RGN) with a positive and proactive attitude to potentially join us in Pembrokeshire.

Our care in the home services support children, young people and adults with a wide range of conditions, including: brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurological conditions and neurodegenerative diseases, respiratory conditions and gastro-intestinal conditions, including percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding.

What you’ll be working:

• 12 hours shifts

We are looking for registered nurses to provide a package of care during the night (x 1 nurse) and possibly 3 days a week (x 1 nurse)

What you’ll be doing:

Duties within the role will include:

Assessment of respiratory function - monitoring oxygen saturations & CO2 levels saturations

Checking pressures tubing & filters

Recognising alarms and troubleshooting basic issues. ensuring backup power and safety equipment. ensuring equipment calibration and accurate record keeping

Observations of hypoventilation and apnoea.- awareness of early signs of cyanosis, morning headaches, using overnight oximeter

NON -invasive ventilation (NIV) & Tracheostomy management - setting up , checking and maintaining BiPAP/CPAP devices

Suctioning techniques (tracheostomy) suctioning competence- infection control and tracheostomy observations, changing of Tracheostomy if required

Humidification systems and airway clearance technique

Emergency airway management - Basic and advanced airway support skills

Use of Ambu bag with oxygen and knowledge of escalation policy

Night -time respiratory monitoring .- overnight oximetry and CO2 trend interpretation

Recognising hypoventilation.- escalation process

Autonomic & Neurological monitoring - Monitoring for temperature dysregulation, heart rate, blood pressure fluctuations. Management of episodes of hypothermia, or sudden bradycardia/tachycardia

Understanding of sleep disorders associated with ROHHAD. e.g. central hypoventilation - recognise abnormal findings & accelerate according to care plans

Enteral feeding support via Gastrostomy

What you’ll have:

• Current NMC Pin registration (Registered General Nurse)
• A legal right to work in the UK
• Experience of keeping comprehensive care planning and documentation
• Demonstrate infection prevention and control principles
• Adhere to medicine management policies
• Demonstrate safeguarding awareness and escalation process
• Understand consent and capacity in young adults
• Up to date with BLS & Moving and handling . pressure area care
• Ideally experience of behaviours that challenge and positive behaviour management.
• Experience in adult complex care within a community setting is desirable
• Management of clinical risk management and individualised, person-centred care planning experience

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know
• … and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group