Job summary
The Nurses on the front line of our Adults Health and Care service do so much more than care, they transform lives. Our nurses are caregivers, advocates and true heroes of healthcare. We value them for the fantastic work they do. We deliver a broad range of healthcare services to older people with mental and physical health needs, offering long term dementia care and short stay community beds. Some of our settings offer a unique discharge service that supports hospital leavers either return home with a package of care, or on to a residential setting. This variety means that no two days are ever the same.
Surrounded by a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team, you'll be fully supported in your determination to provide the highest quality care to our service users. Our nurses deal with both clinical diagnosis and treatment. As a qualified nurse with current NMC registration, youll be responsible for the whole patient experience and build relationships with the people in your care. Our service users are at the heart of everything we do, and our sole aim is to give them the dignity, respect and independence they deserve. If you have a like-minded approach and would like to know more about the opportunities available to you working with the largest care provider in Hampshire, wed love to hear from you. Full COVID-19 vaccination status is no longer required as a condition of employment, but being fully vaccinated is strongly encouraged.
Main duties of the job
Your role
As a Nurse you'll deliver a broad range of healthcare services to older
people with mental and physical health needs, offering long term
dementia care and bed based reablement for hospital leavers, so no
two days are ever the same.
You'll deal with clinical diagnosis and treatment, be responsible for the
whole patient experience and build relationships with the people in
your care. Our service users are at the heart of everything we do, and
our sole aim is to give them the dignity, respect and independence that
they deserve.
About us
What we can offer you:Hampshire County Council cares for those who care and we recognise the outstanding contribution you make to peoples lives. In return, we offer a commitment to your development and wellbeing, enabling you to be the best nurse you can possibly be. This is offered alongside a competitivebenefitspackage, which also includes:
- Flexible working to help you find your perfect work-life balance.
- NMC revalidation funding.
- A range of CPD activities that will not only support your NMC registration but allow you to continually upskill and excel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provision of person-centered, professional nursing care to residents within Older Persons nursing homes and Short-Term Services.
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care plans for a designated number of residents.
- Maintaining accurate records on resident care and reporting clinical and non-clinical events to assist with internal and external audits.
- Supervising, mentoring, supporting and educating more junior staff in the unit.
- Liaising with other healthcare professionals and work in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring a timely escalation when needed.
- Promoting good practice to achieve continuous improvements in nursing care and assist with audit trials and bench marking clinical services within the nursing unit.
Day to day tasks may include:
- Phlebotomy, injections, syringe pumps, insertion/removal of urinary catheters and removal of sutures.
- Dealing with wounds.
- Supporting end of life care.
- Involving and engaging with residents and their families during the care planning process
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provision of person-centered, professional nursing care to residents within Older Persons nursing homes and Short-Term Services.
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care plans for a designated number of residents.
- Maintaining accurate records on resident care and reporting clinical and non-clinical events to assist with internal and external audits.
- Supervising, mentoring, supporting and educating more junior staff in the unit.
- Liaising with other healthcare professionals and work in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring a timely escalation when needed.
- Promoting good practice to achieve continuous improvements in nursing care and assist with audit trials and bench marking clinical services within the nursing unit.
Day to day tasks may include:
- Phlebotomy, injections, syringe pumps, insertion/removal of urinary catheters and removal of sutures.
- Dealing with wounds.
- Supporting end of life care.
- Involving and engaging with residents and their families during the care planning process
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You will have the following knowledge, skills and behaviours:
- Knowledge
- Essential
- Registered General Nurse (RGN).
- You'll have a good knowledge and understanding of the discharge to
- assess provision and fast paced service.
- Able to provide direct care for the client group you'll be managing
- and have an understanding that the delivery of care is within a social
- care setting.
- A good working knowledge of clinical governance standards and
- good clinical skills.
- Skills
- Good communication skills (verbal and written).
- Basic IT skills/or a willingness to undertake training.
- Experience of managing/supervising staff.
- Organise your own time and that of the team on the unit.
- Able to work as part of a team.
- Be responsible, accountable and flexible in your decision making and
- actions.
- Identify new developments in Health and suggest relevant changes
- for the service.
- Experience of involving residents/families or carers in care planning,
- monitoring and evaluating services.
- Able to engage successfully with patients, families and carers and
- able to support and mentor students and more junior nursing staff
- within the team.
- Behaviours
- Person centred - You put the needs of individuals at the heart of
- your thinking and decisions.
- Resilience - You successfully manage change and understand the
- importance of your own well-being, as well as that of others.
- Accountable - You take responsibility for your work, actions and
- development and acknowledge individual and shared accountability.
- Team player - You build supportive relationships through teamwork
- and communication.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You will have the following knowledge, skills and behaviours:
- Knowledge
- Essential
- Registered General Nurse (RGN).
- You'll have a good knowledge and understanding of the discharge to
- assess provision and fast paced service.
- Able to provide direct care for the client group you'll be managing
- and have an understanding that the delivery of care is within a social
- care setting.
- A good working knowledge of clinical governance standards and
- good clinical skills.
- Skills
- Good communication skills (verbal and written).
- Basic IT skills/or a willingness to undertake training.
- Experience of managing/supervising staff.
- Organise your own time and that of the team on the unit.
- Able to work as part of a team.
- Be responsible, accountable and flexible in your decision making and
- actions.
- Identify new developments in Health and suggest relevant changes
- for the service.
- Experience of involving residents/families or carers in care planning,
- monitoring and evaluating services.
- Able to engage successfully with patients, families and carers and
- able to support and mentor students and more junior nursing staff
- within the team.
- Behaviours
- Person centred - You put the needs of individuals at the heart of
- your thinking and decisions.
- Resilience - You successfully manage change and understand the
- importance of your own well-being, as well as that of others.
- Accountable - You take responsibility for your work, actions and
- development and acknowledge individual and shared accountability.
- Team player - You build supportive relationships through teamwork
- and communication.
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
