Staff Nurse

Active Care Group; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider in Neuro and Mental Healthcare in Scotland is seeking a Staff Nurse to join their team at Murdostoun. The role focuses on patient care, nursing assessments, and supervising junior staff, aiming to improve patients' lives post-brain injury. Applicants must hold a current NMC Pin registration and have the legal right to work in the U.K. The position offers various benefits including 25 days holiday, enhanced sick pay, and training opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Access to training and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension account

Paid NMC Renewal

Medicash Health Plan access

Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Must have a current NMC Pin registration.
• Legal right to work in the U.K. required.

Responsibilities

• Act as Primary Nurse, responsible for nursing assessments and care planning.
• Supervise junior staff in their care plans.
• Administer medicine according to guidelines.

Skills

Nursing assessments

Care planning

Team collaboration

Patient advocacy

Infection control

Education

Current NMC Pin registration

Legal right to work in the U.K.

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers in Neuro and Mental Healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as a Staff Nurse at our service Murdostoun in North Lanarkshire.

At Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre, we offer rehabilitation, care and support to people over the age of 16 years with a brain injury or other neurological condition, helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.

What you'll be working:

38.625 Hours ( Rotational Dayshift & Nightshift )

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as Primary Nurse, taking overall responsibility for the nursing residents receive, through nursing assessments and care planning.
• Contributing towards MDTworking, risk assessment management and on-going clinical improvement
• Providing written nursing reports for a range of statutory and clinical review processes
• To supervise junior staff in carrying out their care plans.
• To liaise effectively with all actively involved in the care process, including carers and relatives, aspiring to provide an effective, seamless and integrated service to patients/residents.
• To maintain and update relevant knowledge and skills; maintain a professional portfolio and participate in further training as appropriate, in order to enhance quality of care for patients/residents and carers.
• To comply with the Active Care Group Health and Safety Policies and Protocols in order to contribute to safe working practices.
• To protect vulnerable adults/children from internal/external factors and act as a Patient Advocate.
• To ensure a comprehensive assessment is completed for the patients/residents/clients to ensure a comprehensive person-centered assessment is completed for their pathway and care plan.
• Ensure that each patient/resident/client has an individual care plan and risk assessment, which takes into account the patient (if appropriate) and their carer's views, with regular reviews.
• To administer medicine within the guidelines and framework of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• To ensure that infection control measures are in place and adhered to and, where applicable, that audit data is routinely collected.

What you'll have:

• A current NMC Pin registration
• A legal right to work in the U.K.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Benefits Hub App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Paid NMC Renewal
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know
• and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group