Bank Registered Nurse - Kenway Court

As a Registered General Nurse you will be required to hold a valid NMC Pin and provide the details to Shaftesbury.

Your duties will include ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided to all people supported. You will be involved in assessments, medication administration and care planning implementation and evaluation.

To provide leadership to the care support staff ensuring they take their roles

effectively and service users receive high standard of care.

To have a key responsibility for the quality of nursing administration and

assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation.

To be directly involved in the clinical needs of the people residing at the

service.

1. To act as shift leader when allocated on the roster ensuring that all required

tasks to ensure the safety of the service user are undertaken and recorded.

2. To monitor that the unit is adequately staffed bringing to the attention of the

line manager where there are shortfalls in staffing levels and seek approval

for replacement cover

3. Act as a role model in the clinical setting demonstrating the delivery of

evidenced based, client centred care to service users with physical disabilities

with or without a learning disability

4. To coordinate, prepare and Participate in service user reviews including

preparing of appropriate reports prior to the meetings

5. Provide expert nursing advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team

caring for service users, especially within the residential home

6. Undertake quality standards monitoring and clinical audit system for care of

service users with physical disabilities

7. Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the care delivered

to service users, to their family or other carers is quality driven, in line with

best practice and quality standards

8. Participate in holistic care plan meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings and

case conferences

9. Promote a homely atmosphere where service users choice, rights freedom

and dignity are preserved.

10. Work with the Deputy Manager to identify areas where change is required or

where opportunities exist for improving treatment, care and support for service

users

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11. Collaborate with colleagues to identify family and carers needs and advise

residential staff on meeting these needs as appropriate

12. To ensure all stores and other areas of potential loss including confidential

service user and staff information are secured at all times according to

Shaftesbury policies and procedures

13. To report, and record any complaints or complements within the time frames

set by Shaftesbury policy and procedures and where necessary take remedial

action after consulting with the unit Manager /Deputy

14. To report and record any accidents or incidents within the timeframes set by

Shaftesbury policy and procedure and where necessary take remedial action

after consulting with the unit Manager /Deputy

15. To report and record any safeguarding incident within the timeframes set by

Shaftesbury policy and procedures and where necessary take remedial action

after consulting with the unit manager/ deputy

16. To be a key Nurse for individual service users with Nursing care package

17. To ensure that Shaftesbury policy and procedures are adhered to

At Shaftesbury, we believe everyone deserves a full and flourishing life. Our core values - Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous guide how we work, how we support one another and how we make a difference to the people we support.

Joining Treetops offers the opportunity to lead a specialist service with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, contribute to the high-quality nursing care and make a meaningful difference to residents and their families.

We value our people and are committed to supporting their development, wellbeing and contribution.

Qualifications

Desirable: - At least 1 years Clinical experience within care setting including supporting and supervision /appraising of staff