Registered Childrens Nurse

Active Care Group; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Registered Children's Nurse in Shrewsbury to support a medically complex teenage client within his home and community. This role involves providing 1:1 care, managing various medical needs, and promoting independence. The ideal candidate should have a current NMC Pin registration and a legal right to work in the UK. Benefits include 25 days holiday, extensive training opportunities, and access to health plans, allowing for both professional and personal development.

Benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Access to training and development opportunities

Confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension account

Medicash Health Plan

Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse with a current NMC Pin registration.
• Ability to support a medically complex client with various medical needs.
• Experience with personal care and promoting independence.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 care to a teenage client in his home.
• Assist with daily activities and promote independence.
• Manage clinical observations and various medical needs.

Skills

Current NMC Pin registration

Ability to promote independence

Experience with medical needs

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers in Neuro and Mental Healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We are looking for a registered children's nurse to join a team of nurses who support a male teenage client in his home and the community. Our client is a medically complex young man who needs support around the clock to ensure his needs are met. Whilst our client is medically complex, his family and care team are very knowledgeable and will support you fully to integrate into the team and routine. He lives at home with his family and their pet dog, enjoys playing on his iPad, as well as with his trains and figures, and enjoys going out with his family as long as it isn't cold or wet! He mobilises with assistance and has a wheelchair for longer distances. His family home as an adapted room downstairs which is fit for his needs.

What you'll be working:

A range of shifts are available to help support within the client's package of care;

he has support from nursing staff almost all of the time and requires 1:1 care during the day and overnight.

What you'll be doing:

Providing support to a teenage client in his home and in the community as necessary.

Interacting with him, playing games and watching his iPad.

Promoting independence where appropriate.

Personal care

Our client also has a variety of medical needs, including:

• A central venous line, IV medications and TPN. TPN training can be arranged and mum is fully TPN trained.
• An ileostomy
• Enteral feeds and medications
• Clinical observations - temperature, HR and SpO2
• Multiple severe allergies for which he has an EpiPen

What you'll have:

• A current NMC Pin registration (Registered Childrens Nurse)
• A legal right to work in the UK
• Own vehicle with work insurance

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

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