Staff Nurse

Randolph Hill Nursing Homes; Broxburn; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable nursing home provider in Broxburn is seeking a compassionate Staff Nurse to ensure high standards of care for residents. This position offers competitive hourly rates from £22.62 to £24.25, alongside benefits like a joining bonus, enhanced sick pay, and opportunities for career progression. Ideal candidates should have nursing experience, particularly with elderly care, and strong leadership capabilities.

Benefits

Joining bonus of £1500 for nurses

Enhanced sick pay covering up to 28 weeks

Fully funded stakeholder pension scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Free parking on site

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Ideally 12 months post-graduate experience in elderly care.
• Ability to provide guidance to staff and relatives.
• Experience with dementia care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote high standards of nursing care within the home.
• Supervise and support junior staff effectively.
• Maintain accurate patient records and care plans.

Skills

Time management

Strong communication skills

Leadership

Clinical support for elderly

Problem-solving

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

We care, the way you care

Come and join us in West Lothian!

Randolph Hill are looking for an outstanding person to join us as a Staff Nurse at either Holmesview in Broxburn or Kirk Lane in Livingston. Permanent full or part time or bank posts are available.

*** Excellent rates of Pay - from £22.62 - £24.25 per hour, with overtime at time plus 33% and career development potential ***

Company Benefits;

• Excellent rate of pay - £22.62 - £24.25 per hour - we are an accredited Living Wage employer
• Optional overtime paid at time + 33% (£30.08 - £32.25 per hour)
• Joining bonus of £1500 for nurses
• Permanent full or part time or staff bank opportunities available
• Enhanced sick pay covering up to 28 weeks
• Fully funded stakeholder pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave entitlement
• Long service holidays and awards
• Free parking on site
• Staff retail and leisure discounts through our benefits hub
• Rolling programme of mandatory training
• Structured career development opportunities to Charge Nurse, potentially management level
• Friendly, stable and supportive management and head office team
• "Recommend a Friend" scheme - £1000 for Nurses
• Positive reputation of our nursing homes with lower staff turnover than the sector average
• Well run nursing homes with positive care inspection grades across our homes
• More flexible working patterns can be achieved, if required, working on our separate staff bank team
  
  

Job Purpose

To provide professional clinical nursing to all residents whilst delivering strong leadership, abiding by the NMC’s code of professional conduct and supporting the Home Manager in the daily running of the Nursing Home.

Main responsibilities

• To promote the highest standards of Nursing care within the home
• To provide a safe and healthy environment for residents, staff and visitors
• To supervise and support junior staff where appropriate through effective leadership
• In the absence of the Home Manager to delegate daily workload, ensuring efficient and cost effective use of manpower
• To set a good example at all times in respect of dress, manner, hygiene and behaviour
• To maintain correctly written records and individual care plans as required by the company and statutory bodies
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Ideally 12 months post graduate experience, gained within any care of the elderly setting, whether this be nursing home, hospital or community based. However, we are keen to hear from newly qualified Nurses
• Experience of working with elderly people with dementia delivering clinical support in this area
• Time management, prioritisation of workload for self and greater team
• Ability to provide advice and guidance to internal staff, residents and their relatives in a sensitive manner
• The ability to problem solve and manage a diverse range of situations effectively within a nursing home setting
• Strong oral and written communication skills especially report writing, and care planning
• Being able to deal with a variety of complex issues and respond appropriately
  
  

Our Organisation

Randolph Hill is one of Scotland’s long standing, reputable providers of care for older people. We own and run 7 nursing homes across east central Scotland with strong care inspection grades and good staffing levels, making it the perfect place to develop your career whilst building positive relationships with our residents and delivering a higher standard of care in our purposely designed nursing homes.

At Randolph Hill, we provide a structure where you can make a real difference. We are large enough to be able to provide what our teams need, such as a supportive management, detailed policies and procedures and regular comprehensive training, whilst still small enough to avoid becoming overly bureaucratic and making the right decision to fit each circumstance. We have a career pathway allowing our staff to progress their career with many examples.

What do our Staff Say?

“It is important to me to be treated as a person and not just a number. This is achieved at Randolph Hill when the senior management team make an effort to get to know all the staff employed in all the homes.”

“I have always had better job satisfaction when employed by a smaller company in comparison to larger care home providers.”

“The rate of pay is competitive for the area”

“I enjoy the experience of caring for my residents and feel satisfied when I am able to make a difference in a resident’s quality of life. Randolph Hill provides a very comfortable environment and resources to make that possible. Randolph Hill provide a good and safe working environment, quality care and co-operative management and these were the most important factors in making my decision to join Randolph Hill.”

“I am very proud to work for Randolph Hill. I have been employed by the company for over 5 years. The residents receive a high standard of care, delivered in a person centred manner. The staff and management have helped me to develop and progress in my career.”

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