Job summary
Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury New Court Place we are recruiting for a Registered General Nurse.
We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce.
We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do.
Our disability services across adult care, childrens care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.
About the role
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.
New Court Place, Hertfordshire, is a residential home with nursing care for 24 adults with physical and intellectual disabilities, plus respite care and services for 16-18 year olds.
Our home is a large accessible building. Our spacious and welcoming environment provides modern facilities with daily nursing care.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
At Shaftesbury, we know that our workers are our greatest asset. Were proud to have some of the best and most committed staff in the sector and we want to attract more people like you to work with Shaftesbury. Were now offering even more great benefits to reward the work of our wonderful staff, which is listed below:
Great CQC, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by CQC in all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Job
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.
Main Duties
Clinical
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
Education
18.Act as an educational resource for the multi-disciplinary team
19.Provide specialist input on relevant in-house training courses and specialist
post-registration courses
20.Receive clinical/line management supervision from the Deputy manager and
participate in annual appraisal
21.Keep appropriate Nursing knowledge up-to-date
22.Maintain professional registration with NMC ensuring Shaftesbury are
updated with registration issues
Consultancy
23.Network with and establish effective relationships with residents,
family/carers, professional and managerial colleagues
24.Work with colleagues on service user and family education where relevant.
25.Network with and establish effective relationships with local PCT staff, GPs
and other Specialist Multidisciplinary professionals.
26.Participate in ensuring that effective communication systems exist between all
involved in care of the service users
Research
27.Collaborate with Unit Manager and other clinical specialists to create a climate
of clinical enquiry through practice with regards to the delivery of care to
service users with physical disabilities.
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28.Liaise with multi-disciplinary team to identify areas of best practice that need
to be researched and participate, where appropriate, in nursing and multidisciplinary research
29.Ensure that current literature and research are available to all involved in the
care of Service users
30.Lead, manage and monitor the staffing teams via the management structure
ensuring that employees are recruited, inducted, trained, supervised and
appraised in line with Shaftesbury policies and procedure, whilst ensuring
service provision is delivered within an efficient, effective and quality
framework.
31.To be responsible for and able to evidence own personal development by
undertaking relevant training, attending meetings, conferences and events
ensuring that you are updated in all matters relevant to the role within your
Personal Development Plan agreed with your manager.
32.To carry out additional duties and tasks that may be required within the range
of the responsibilities of the post.
Working Relationships:
Internal Registered Manager, Deputy Manager, Support Worker, other team
members
External Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Care Quality Commission (CQC),
Social Services
This job description and person specification is not exhaustive and amendments and
additions may be required in line with future changes in the post holders duties.
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Specification
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Person Specification
Essential Experience
Qualifications:
Evidence of continued professional and personal development
GCSE or equivalent in:
o English
o Maths
Registered Nurse(RN)/ Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)/ Registered Nurse
Learning Disability
ENB 998 or other relevant training qualification
Knowledge:
Up to date clinical and nursing knowledge
Experience:
At least 1 years Clinical experience within care setting including supporting and
supervision /appraising of staff
Ability to lead a team of staff.
Technical/Work based skills:
Computer skills to include competent use of Microsoft Suite
Word, Excel and PowerPoint
General skills and attributes:
Good teaching skills both formal and informal
At least 1 years experience working with people with physical disabilities
Ability to work on own initiative
Able to meet realistic deadlines
Good interpersonal skills
Good report writing skills
Excellent organisational skills
Outgoing personality
Self-managed travel
Desirable Experience
Experience:
Experience of working in service for people with disabilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Job
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.
Main Duties
Clinical
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
Job Description & Person
Specification
Page 2 of 5
Registered General Nurse
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
Education
18.Act as an educational resource for the multi-disciplinary team
19.Provide specialist input on relevant in-house training courses and specialist
post-registration courses
20.Receive clinical/line management supervision from the Deputy manager and
participate in annual appraisal
21.Keep appropriate Nursing knowledge up-to-date
22.Maintain professional registration with NMC ensuring Shaftesbury are
updated with registration issues
Consultancy
23.Network with and establish effective relationships with residents,
family/carers, professional and managerial colleagues
24.Work with colleagues on service user and family education where relevant.
25.Network with and establish effective relationships with local PCT staff, GPs
and other Specialist Multidisciplinary professionals.
26.Participate in ensuring that effective communication systems exist between all
involved in care of the service users
Research
27.Collaborate with Unit Manager and other clinical specialists to create a climate
of clinical enquiry through practice with regards to the delivery of care to
service users with physical disabilities.
Job Description & Person
Specification
Page 3 of 5
Registered General Nurse
28.Liaise with multi-disciplinary team to identify areas of best practice that need
to be researched and participate, where appropriate, in nursing and multidisciplinary research
29.Ensure that current literature and research are available to all involved in the
care of Service users
30.Lead, manage and monitor the staffing teams via the management structure
ensuring that employees are recruited, inducted, trained, supervised and
appraised in line with Shaftesbury policies and procedure, whilst ensuring
service provision is delivered within an efficient, effective and quality
framework.
31.To be responsible for and able to evidence own personal development by
undertaking relevant training, attending meetings, conferences and events
ensuring that you are updated in all matters relevant to the role within your
Personal Development Plan agreed with your manager.
32.To carry out additional duties and tasks that may be required within the range
of the responsibilities of the post.
Working Relationships:
Internal Registered Manager, Deputy Manager, Support Worker, other team
members
External Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Care Quality Commission (CQC),
Social Services
This job description and person specification is not exhaustive and amendments and
additions may be required in line with future changes in the post holders duties.
Job Description & Person
Specification
Page 4 of 5
Registered General Nurse
Person Specification
Essential Experience
Qualifications:
Evidence of continued professional and personal development
GCSE or equivalent in:
o English
o Maths
Registered Nurse(RN)/ Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)/ Registered Nurse
Learning Disability
ENB 998 or other relevant training qualification
Knowledge:
Up to date clinical and nursing knowledge
Experience:
At least 1 years Clinical experience within care setting including supporting and
supervision /appraising of staff
Ability to lead a team of staff.
Technical/Work based skills:
Computer skills to include competent use of Microsoft Suite
Word, Excel and PowerPoint
General skills and attributes:
Good teaching skills both formal and informal
At least 1 years experience working with people with physical disabilities
Ability to work on own initiative
Able to meet realistic deadlines
Good interpersonal skills
Good report writing skills
Excellent organisational skills
Outgoing personality
Self-managed travel
Desirable Experience
Experience:
Experience of working in service for people with disabilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional and personal development
- GCSE or equivalent in:
- o English
- o Maths
- Registered Nurse(RN)/ Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)/ Registered Nurse
- Learning Disability
- ENB 998 or other relevant training qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional and personal development
- GCSE or equivalent in:
- o English
- o Maths
- Registered Nurse(RN)/ Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)/ Registered Nurse
- Learning Disability
- ENB 998 or other relevant training qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
