Registered Nurse

Athena Care Homes; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Langdon House Care Home in Cambridge seeks a Registered Nurse to provide high-quality clinical care to residents and lead a dedicated care team. Reporting to the General Manager, you will uphold dementia and relationship-centred care standards within a warm, family-feel environment.

The role offers a competitive hourly rate (£22.71) with 44-hour weeks on a rotating 12-hour shift pattern, Monday to Sunday, at 20 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge.

Qualifications

• Qualified and NMC registered RN, RMN or RNLD with 1 year post-registration experience.
• Proven track record leading, empowering, supporting and motivating a clinical team.
• Experience delivering high quality relationship centred care.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Clinical Care Manager with the care delivery in the home, to ensure continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care.
• Assist with ensuring care plans are regularly audited and that they are appropriate to the residents needs and reflect the care being delivered.
• Actively engage with residents in meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
• Lead the clinical team to ensure they are aligned with the Athena vision and are operating from the Athena Charter.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical care

Relationship centred care

Education

NMC registered RN

Job description

As a Registered Nurse at Langdon House Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring a high level of clinical care is provided to our residents.

About Langdon House Care Home:

Langdon House is an exceptional residential care home in Cambridge. At Langdon House we pride ourselves on our family-feel, attractive gardens and providing outstanding care to each of our residents.

We’re based in a quiet nook in Chesterton on the north eastern side of Cambridge, three miles from the city centre. Our home offers fantastic 24-hour care to up to 51 residents.

About the role:

Reporting to the General Manager, the Registered Nurse will provide strong clinical knowledge and leadership to ensure the highest standards are achieved in the delivery of care within the home including relationship centered care, clinical care and dementia care.

Salary:

£22.71 per hour

Shift Pattern:

Up to 44hours per week, 12-hour shifts worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location:

20 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1QB – 3 miles from the city centre.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist the Clinical Care Manager with the care delivery in the home, to ensure continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care.
• Assist with ensuring care plans are regularly audited and that they are appropriate to the residents needs and reflect the care being delivered.
• Actively engage with residents in meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
• Lead the clinical team to ensure they are aligned with the Athena vision and are operating from the Athena Charter.

Training, Skills & Experience Required:

• Qualified and NMC registered RN, RMN or RNLD with 1 year post-registration experience.
• Proven track record leading, empowering, supporting and motivating a clinical team.
• Experience delivering high quality relationship centred care.

What we can offer:

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Paid DBS and NMC renewals.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena:

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care,clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.