Staff Nurse

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

Job summary

A reputable care provider is looking for an experienced Staff Nurse to join their team in Edinburgh. This permanent position involves providing clinical nursing to residents, supervising junior staff, and maintaining care records. Applicants should ideally have at least 12 months of experience in elderly care. The role offers flexible working options and a range of benefits including enhanced sick pay and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Fully funded pension scheme

Annual leave entitlement up to 33 days

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months post-graduate experience in elderly care is preferred.
• Ability to support and supervise junior staff effectively.
• Strong problem-solving skills for diverse situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional clinical nursing to residents.
• Promote high standards of nursing care.
• Maintain accurate records and care plans.

Skills

Experience with elderly care

Time management

Oral and written communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

Come and join us in Edinburgh - We care, the way you care. Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group are searching for an outstanding Staff Nurse to join us at our Ashley Court Nursing Home in Morningside, Edinburgh. This is a permanent post and will be working on night shift. Our home has been one of the top performing homes in Edinburgh for a long time with a stable staff and management team and consistently strong inspection grades. We offer an exceptional environment in which to develop and grow your nursing career.

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.

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 minimum 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 also happy 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 structure to 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”

Benefits and Working Arrangements

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 up to Charge Nurse and potentially on to management level. Flexible working patterns can be achieved, if required, working on our separate staff bank team.