Registered Nurse - nights

Exemplar Health Care; Highburton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision & support

Discounts & rewards

DBS check

Electric car scheme

NMC membership

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care’s Lepton Heights care home in Huddersfield is seeking a Registered Nurse for night shifts. You will provide high‑quality, person‑centred nursing care to adults with complex needs, focusing on independence, dignity and safe outcomes.

The role is at Lepton Heights in Huddersfield. You will work with a well‑staffed team, receive strong training and development opportunities, and lead on medication administration and care planning during your shift.

Qualifications

• Must have NMC PIN and be registered as a nurse in the UK.
• Eligible nursing backgrounds include Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning and providing person-centred nursing care for the people we support.
• Safe administration of medication.
• Promoting health and wellbeing.
• Being the Nurse in Charge of a small unit whilst on shift.
• Managing situations when people display behaviours of concern.
• Promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect.

Skills

Medication administration

Person-centred care

Education

NMC Registration (First level) PIN

Job description

Position: Registered Nurse - nights

Care home: Lepton Heights

Location: 36 Wakefield Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0BG

Contract type: Full time - Nights - 42 hours per week

Rate: £22.75 per hour

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a forward-thinking and growing provider, who’ll support you to be the best Nurse you can be! Join us as a Registered Nurse at Lepton Heights care home in Huddersfield.

As a Registered Nurse with us, you’ll be empowered to really make a difference.

Our high staffing levels give you the time to provide truly person-centred nursing care, with a supportive team around you.

And our excellent training and career development pathways support you to be the best Nurse you can be.

About Exemplar Health Care

Lepton Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

Lepton Heights supports adults living with complex needs, such as acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

This is a highly skilled nursing role where you’ll be accountable and responsible for supporting people’s holistic needs. It requires a range of clinical and nursing skills.

You’ll provide the highest standards of nursing care for adults living with complex care and health needs. Our care focuses on maximising independence and building everyday living skills.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• assessing, planning and providing person-centred nursing care for the people we support


• the safe administration of medication


• promoting health and wellbeing


• being the Nurse in Charge of a small unit whilst on shift


• managing situations when people display behaviours of concern


• promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect.

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’ll also be:

• a great role model – able to coach, teach and support your colleagues


• someone with a calm nature who can deal with, and defuse, challenging situations


• an advocate of best practice in nursing


• able to demonstrate a range of clinical skills


• knowledgeable about assessment, admission and discharge processes


• knowledgeable of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and committed to working within its Codes of Practice.

A career with us will give you the opportunity to learn new skills and see the rewarding progress the people we support make.

To apply for this role, you must have a first-level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN. We’re looking for Registered Nurses, from all backgrounds (Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses).

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects


• retail and lifestyle reward discounts


• free DBS check


• electric car salary sacrifice scheme


• paid NMC membership


• paid access to the RCNi Learning platform


• 24/7 counselling and support


• Blue Light Card eligibility.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.