Registered Nurse

Agincare; Lydney; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a Registered Nurse in Lydney to provide high-quality clinical care within a residential setting. You will work with a supportive team to ensure residents receive safe, compassionate care and that their needs are met with professionalism.

The role is 25 hours per week, with alternate weekends. Shifts range from early to late, and you will contribute to care planning, medication administration and ongoing resident wellbeing while collaborating with families and clinical teams.

Qualifications

• Valid NMC pin with no restrictions to practice.
• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK.
• Evidence of recent clinical CPD.

Responsibilities

• Administer and record medications safely.
• Assist residents with personal care per care plans.
• Liaise with home management, families and healthcare professionals.
• Monitor residents' nutrition and update dietary plans as needed.
• Monitor risks around pressure injuries and bowel elimination.
• Promote and participate in resident activities.

Skills

NMC pin

CPD evidence

Right to work in UK

Nursing experience

Job description

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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 aRegistered Nurse!

• 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
• This role is working 25 hours per week, including working alternate weekends
• The shift patterns will be a mixture of the following, depending on the needs of the home:
• 7:45am - 20:15pm, 7:45am - 14:15pm, 13:45pm - 20:15pm

A day in the life of a Registered Nurse

As aRegistered 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 tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers