Registered Nurse - Nights

Agincare; Dursley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a Night Registered Nurse for a care home in Dursley, UK. You will lead a team to provide high-quality, safe care during night shifts and respond to residents' changing needs with professional judgment.

There are options: a full-time contract at 48 hours per week (including alternate weekends) and two part-time posts at 24 hours per week with weekends still included. A 12-month right to work in the UK, an in-date NMC pin, and CPD evidence are required.

Qualifications

• Must hold an in-date NMC pin without restrictions to practice.
• Evidence of recent clinical CPD.
• Experience working in a care home setting is preferable.
• Right to work in the UK for at least 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate high-quality, safe night-time nursing care.
• Motivate and mentor a team of care staff to meet residents' needs.
• Administer and record medications accurately and promptly.
• Monitor nutrition, hydration and pressure risk, adjusting plans as needed.
• Collaborate with management, families and professionals to meet each resident's care plan.

Skills

NMC PIN

Care home experience

CPD evidence

Education

NMC Nursing Registration

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 a Night Registered 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


• Experience working in a care home setting is preferable


• There is a full time contract available working 48 hours per week, including alternate weekends


• There are 2 part time contracts available working 24 hours per week to include alternate weekends


• Please note this is a night shift position

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 Us:

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 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 across England .

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 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.