Registered Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

London Borough of Enfield is now recruiting for Nurses for Bridgewood House.

We are seeking for Registered General Nurses with a valid NMC pin to join us in our 70 bed Nursing and residential Care Home:

"To enhance the lives of our residents by bringing joy, happiness, and fulfilment. We are committed to providing the highest quality of care and services while continuously striving for excellence."

Make a meaningful impact every day in an environment where compassion meets quality care.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

Deliver High-Quality Care:

• Ensure a high standard of care is consistently provided to meet the needs of the individuals we support.
• Oversee and guide the care team to achieve positive outcomes for residents.

Effective Communication:

• Maintain clear, effective communication through verbal and written channels.
• Accurately document resident updates and inform senior care team members of day-to-day changes.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Manage wound care and ensure adherence to care procedures in line with established policies.
• Oversee the ordering, administration, and recording of medications in compliance with statutory requirements and organizational policies.

Personalized Care:

• Provide personal care to residents, including washing, dressing, and toileting, tailored to individual needs.
• Offer physical, emotional, and spiritual support to enhance residents’ well-being.

Staff Management and Development:

• Conduct staff supervision and appraisals for assigned teams/units.
• Actively participate in the training and professional development of all team members.

Operational and Quality Management:

• Implement agreed changes in routines and procedures in collaboration with the Manager.
• Complete the duty Rota and perform internal quality audits as directed.
• Assist in the assessment of prospective residents to ensure suitable placement and care planning.

Budget and Resource Management:

• Support the Manager in maintaining financial efficiency within agreed budget parameters.

Leadership Support:

• Valid nursing registration with the appropriate regulatory body.
• Proven experience in patient care, preferably in a nursing home setting.
• Strong knowledge of anatomy and physiology to effectively assess patient needs.
• Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams.
• Ability to work independently while demonstrating strong organizational skills.

Join our team and make a difference in the lives of those we serve through compassionate nursing care!

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Essential requirement:

• NMC Pin

It is anticipated that the responsibilities outlined in this job description will be achieved with the appropriate ongoing support and development associated with annual appraisal and assessment.

Principle Responsibilities:

Quality/clinical governance

1. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of residents on admission with the involvement of residents and their relatives/carers.

2. Participate in internal shift rotation in order to provide 24-hour resident care

3. Participate within and as appropriate provide leadership to a team of nurses and support workers in the delivery of patient care

4. Maintain good communication links with the multidisciplinary team and all other relevant personnel

5. Continue to develop and maintain those competencies and skills required in the management of residents

6. Implement audit protocols in order to demonstrate standards of care and effect change

7. At all times act as the resident’s advocate

8. Plan, undertake and evaluate clinical procedures and treatments in line with the resident’s plan of care.

9.Support residents in maintaining their health and wellbeing.

10. Ensuring the service meets the standards set by LBE and external bodies relevant to the service including NHS nursing standards, End of Life Care and Care Quality Commission.

“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse 6 months recent post registration.
• Experience of working in nursing home.
• Basic Life Support qualification.
• Good level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of patient group.
• Knowledge of research and audit.
• Able to manage difficult situations.
• Awareness and commitment to delivering high quality Care Quality Commission Registered Services
• Experience of developing, implement and establish frameworks to monitor quality standards.
• Basic IT skills.
• Ability to negotiate and communicate with residents how best to meet their needs including those with dementia and other long-term conditions.
• Ability to work in partnership with carers and families and liaise with other staff & agencies to ensure that the needs of the service user are met.
• Ability to work using own initiative as part of a team while managing workload efficiently, prioritising work for the team and adopting a flexible approach to changing and competing demands.

Desirable

• Qualification in dementia or other challenging behaviour.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Enfield Council

Address

Bridgewood Nursing Home

Enfield

Greater London

EN3 5XX

Employer's website

https://www.enfield.gov.uk/services/jobs-and-careers (Opens in a new tab)