Registered Nurse

Agincare Weymouth; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend bonus

Career development

Training to QCF level 5

Blue Light discount

Company pension

On-demand pay

Job summary

Agincare Weymouth is recruiting a Registered Nurse to join St Peter’s Park Care Home & Retirement Village in Bexhill-on-Sea. The role is 24 hours per week on a part-time contract, plus a bank contract, with a mix of day and night shifts to support our residents and the care team.

You will mentor staff, administer medications safely, and coordinate care plans with families, social workers and professionals. Requirements include 12 months right to work in the UK, a current NMC pin without

Qualifications

• 12 months right to work in the UK
• Current, in-date NMC pin without restrictions
• Evidence of CPD: recent clinical development
• Experience in a care home setting is preferable, but not essential

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal care in line with individual care plans
• Liaise with care home management, families, social workers and medical professionals to meet residents' needs
• Administer and record medications safely
• Monitor residents' nutrition and update dietary plans as needed
• Monitor pressure areas and urinary/rectal outputs as part of care plans
• Participate in and support resident activities

Job description

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you an experienced nurse looking for a change? Or a newly qualified nurse looking to take your first steps into residential services? Come and join the Agincare family as a Registered Nurse! We are currently seeking 1 x part time contract of 24 hours per week and 1 x bank contract. This role will require you to work a mixture of day and night shifts.

Where you'll be working

St Peter’s Park Care Home & Retirement Village, Church St, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 2HF. Care Home in Bexhill-on-Sea | St Peter's Park Retirement Village | AgincareCare Quality Commission rating - St Peter's Care and Nursing Home - Care Quality Commission

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

• £22.66 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme up to £1000*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• A valid, in date NMC pin without restrictions to practice
• Evidence of recent clinical CPD
• Experience working in a care home setting is preferable, but not essential

A day in the life of a Registered Nurse

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for motivating, mentoring and developing a team of care staff in ensuring that the residents' clinical needs are attended to. You will be organised and ready to adapt to challenges, you will have the expertise you need to provide professional, safe, high quality care and support.

Responsibilities will include

• Assisting residents with personal care in accordance with their individual care plans
• Liaising with care home management, family members, social workers, medical professionals and the resident themselves in ensuring the care provision meets their individual requirements and making recommendations based on changes in care need.
• Administering and recording medication safely in line with company policy
• Monitoring resident nutrition and hydration and taking steps to update nutrition plans with any revised dietary requirements.
• Monitoring residents for risks around pressure wounds and any abnormalities regarding toilet output.
• Participating in, and promoting resident activities.

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers