Registered Nurse

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities 1. To lead and motivate a team to deliver special experiences to residents, which promote choice and independence that make a positive difference to their daily lives. 2. Oversee and deliver the highest possible standards of care and outcomes for residents by ensuring colleagues meet individual care needs in accordance with policies and procedures, regulations, codes of conduct and individual care plans. This includes, but is not limited to assisting with personal hygiene, bathing, dressing and continence management. 3. Review, assess and evaluate our residents changing physical, social and psychological needs, in conjunction with relatives and health professionals, to ensure their care needs are accurately met and documented to enhance their quality of life. 4. Follow rigorous monitoring and recording practice; documenting efficiently and thoroughly all matters relating to our residents and employees. E.g. timely assessment on admission, person centred care planning, on-going review, incident reporting, complaints (datix) and management. 5. Oversee all aspects of medicine management, ensuring medicines are appropriately received, stored and administered to our residents, and where necessary disposed of, in accordance with medicine management approved guideline and protocols, ensuring each stage is properly documented. 6. Act as an ambassador of HMT whilst undertaking external visits to assess new residents for admission 7. Communicate effectively and professionally with colleagues, residents, visitors and other external stakeholders. 8. Participate knowledgably and professionally in all inspection visits from regulators, ensuring your teams are ready at all times to do the same. 9. Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory and best practice guidelines (NICE) ensure risks are proactively managed and issues identified and reported appropriately. 10. Promote a cohesive team approach, working collaboratively to ensure delivery of the highest quality care to our residents and to ensure that our staff are well supported to deliver that care. 11. Promote and practice high standards of nursing care for you and your team; ensuring all staff are supervised appropriately and the shift runs in a smooth and efficient manner. 12. Under the supervision of the home leadership team, responsible for the staffing rota, ensuring staffing levels are appropriate to residents needs and dependency, with the correct skill mix. 13. Promote at all times an atmosphere in which all staff members feel a connection to our residents, their Home and the wider organisation. 14. To understand the key targets, aspiration and strategic plan for your Home and support the Home Manager in the achievement of these. 15. Participate in the delivery of all aspects of resident care. 16. Support, guide, teach and mentor others in line with regulatory frameworks, training programmes and the NMC Code of Conduct. 17. Accept responsibility, show commitment and lead by example. 18. Attend relevant meetings both internal and external; attend regular team meetings and supervision and appraisals with line manager. 19. Organise and plan supervision and appraisals for care assistants and a senior care assistance 20. To undertake relevant audits and develop action plans as part of the quality assurance. 21. Act as a reflective and developmental practitioner demonstrating participation in continual professional development and meet the requirements of professional revalidation. 22. Accountable for incident reporting and monitoring interventions. 23. Have a working knowledge of the NMC code of practice and follow the codes at all times, including standards for competence. 24. Keep clinical knowledge and skills updated. 25. Must maintain NMC PIN and evidence of Continuing Professional Development/Revalidation. General Responsibilities To be responsible for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others whilst at work, including colleagues, residents and visitors to the Home and for alerting the officers responsible to any hazards or potential risks to health and safety. To be fully conversant with the HMT policies relating to Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Whistleblowing. To ensure compliance with the HMT Information Governance Policy and GDPR, maintaining an appropriate level of confidentiality around issues that may be personal or commercially sensitive. Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships both with colleagues, residents, visitors and other health professionals and agencies. To act as an ambassador for the HMT company Vision. Ethos and Values. To promote equality and diversity at all times and across all work activities, with an emphasis on protected characteristics and promoting Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity and Autonomy (FREDA) To adhere to HMT policies and procedures. Attend mandatory training days / courses, on or off site, as and when required To undertake any other duties and accountabilities which would be lawful, reasonable and appropriate to the role

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with relevant body (NMC)
• Good English - Written and verbal
• Supervisory or management qualification or
• willingness to work towards obtaining this
• Care Planning
• Medicine management
• Good verbal communication / language skills
• Able to competently organise and carryout designated
• work load within scope of knowledge, competence &
• training & with limited supervision
• Ability to work independently and with the multi
• professional team
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise workload in order to
• meet deadlines
• Ability to deal sensitively with resident/patient health
• needs and maintain confidentiality
• Commitment to achieving personal, departmental and
• organisational objectives
• Willingness to undertake further training and
• development appropriate to role
• Pleasant & social manner with a positive and caring
• attitude
• Person centred approach to care with ability to work
• to time
• Flexible to complete work according to service
• requirements
• Commitment to imparting knowledge and experience
• to others
• Reliable and proactive team member
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and cope
• under pressure
• Ability to adapt as the service develops and transforms
• to meet business and strategic plans of the
• organisations
• Self-motivated with ability to motivate others

Desirable

• Minimum of 2-3 years experience in
• adult social care

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).