Registered Nurse (Day & Night) - Berkeley Lodge

South Coast Nursing Homes; Worthing; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned wage access

Staff meals

Free uniform

DBS provided

Pension

Career progression

Cycle to work

Job summary

South Coast Nursing Homes in Worthing is seeking a Registered Nurse for a 36-hour weekly schedule, alternating day/night shifts at Berkeley Lodge, a dementia-focused home.

Reporting to the Home Manager, you will work with an experienced clinical team to provide proactive and reactive care, ensuring safety and dignity for residents.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or above and current registration
• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage care plans
• Strong reporting and documentation skills
• Experience in geriatric, dementia care desirable

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of patient care ensuring health and safety
• Champion patient choice and autonomy with dignity and respect
• Support and assist the care team on duty; collaborate for excellent resident care
• Promote morale and continuous improvement of team working
• Foster relationships with families and advocates; inform on changes
• Ensure comprehensive, timely documentation and care plan updates

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Education

Nursing degree or above

Tools

Excel

Word

MS Office

Job description

South Coast Nursing Homes is a family-owned provider of care across East and West Sussex. Each of the 9 registered homes offers the highest standards of resident care and comfort, 24 hours - day and night.

We currently operate 9 homes across East and West Sussex. We have 414 beds having recently opened a brand-new Home in Central Worthing, named The Poets. Each registered home offers the highest standards of resident care and comfort, 24 hours - day and night, for long and short-term stays.

Here at South Coast Nursing Homes, just as we provide excellent care to our residents, we cultivate an environment for personal and career growth within our own company too. We are growing and we are always on the lookout for the best talent across the care sector.

Position and reward for successful candidate:

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join us on Days AND Nights, within our team of nurses at Berkeley Lodge, our specialist dementia nursing home in Worthing.

Reporting to the Home Manager this role involves working with an experienced clinical team carrying out planned, proactive and reactive clinical duties.

The team is committed to providing professional, respectful and quality care within a safe home environment.

This is a hands‑on role and appropriate experience and relevant qualifications will be of paramount importance as is the commitment to provide a first‑class service to all of our residents.

Hours - Full time - 36hrs per week, alternating between Week 1 and Week 2:

Week 1 - Monday (night) 8pm-8am, Wednesday (night) 8pm-8am, and Saturday (day) 8am-8pm

Week 2 - Monday (night) 8pm-8am, Thursday (day) 8am-8pm, and Friday (day) 8am-8pm

Job responsibilities

• To maintain high standards of patient care ensuring the health and safety and welfare of all residents.
• To champion patient choice and autonomy. To ensure that all staff work in a dignified and respectful way to all who live and work in the home.
• Support and assist in managing the whole care team when on duty. Working in collaboration with colleagues to ensure excellent resident care and exemplary communication is delivered.
• To promote good morale amongst staff and continuously strive to improve effective team working and develop teams that need support.
• To foster relationships with families, advocates and NOK and ensure that they are kept informed of all changes to the residents' physical and emotional well‑being.
• To ensure all documentation is completed in a comprehensive, concise and time sensitive manner. This is to include the generation of individualized care plans, which must be reviewed and amended when residents needs change. Clear documentation of events, conversations, and formal arrangements with outside agencies and other professionals.

Essential:

• At least 1 years' experience in nursing role
• A Nursing degree or above
• Able to prioritise between tasks to achieve the most satisfactory outcome
• Good reporting skills both verbal and non‑verbal
• Previous clinical experience in geriatric, frailty, end of life and dementia care.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Hands on in their approach and a can‑do attitude
• An ability to think on your feet and under pressure when dealing with multiple tasks
• Good communication skills and the ability to get on with people but be able to act with confidence when dealing with staff, residents, managers, directors and contractors
• Some IT skills such as Excel, Word, MS Office etc. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential

Package:

• Pay £23.91 p/h - £25.11 p/h
• 36hrs permanent contract
• Access to earned wages on demand
• Subsidised staff food on 12hr Shifts
• Paid breaksFree uniform & DBSExcellent benefits including pensionIndustry leading training and development coupled with career progressionCycle to work scheme available

  Here at South Coast Nursing Homes, we value diversity and are committed to a culture of inclusivity, respect, and equality.

  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or socio‑economic background.

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