Senior Staff Nurse - RMN

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you'll be working:

We are a lifestyle friendly employer, therefore we offer a flexible working pattern to accommodate todays busy lifestyle.

37.625 Hours will be worked on a rota basis (Days & Nights)

What you'll be doing:

• Will be highly visible and accessible to the patients their families and staff ensuring all patients/relatives and staff have the opportunity to seek information, help and support or to communicate problematic or celebratory issues
• Will act as a lead for an area of quality (tissue viability, infection control, nutrition, falls, continence, patient experience and feedback etc.) or other as directed by the Ward Manager and contribute to the development and maintenance of patient-centered services.
• Plan, allocate, supervise and evaluate working practices of the team on a shift by shift basis, ensuring high visibility of all staff at all times on the floor.
• To be responsible for timely discharge/transfer of patients by working closely with the Discharge Community Liaison Coordinator and ensuring all medications are available to ensure a safe discharge/transfer
• Ensuring the care, welfare and safety of all patients is maintained at the highest possible standard.
• Creating individualised care plans for patients / Updating care plans daily.
• Safely administering and recording of medication.
• Liaising effectively with external suppliers and health care providers.
• Monitoring and developing performance of support workers
• Use a person-centred approach to ensure every individual’s needs are understood and met with the greatest privacy, dignity, and respect.
• Acting as Primary Nurse, taking overall responsibility for the nursing residents receive, through nursing assessments and care planning.
• Contributing towards MDT working, risk assessment management and on-going clinical improvement
• Providing written nursing reports for a range of statutory and clinical review processes
• To undertake clinical supervision to further develop competence and clinical practice.
• To act as a mentor/preceptor to students/support workers or health care assistants as appropriate.

What you'll have:

• A current NMC Pin registration, with at least 4 years’ experience in a similar environment
• A legal right to work in the UK
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
• Passionate about providing high quality care and the Patient and Carer Experience.
• Forward thinking, proactive and creative.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Paid NMC Renewal
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A current NMC Pin registration, with at least 4 years experience in a similar environment
• A legal right to work in the UK

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
• Passionate about providing high quality care and the Patient and Carer Experience.
• Forward thinking, proactive and creative.

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

Active Care Group

Address

Birmingham - Kings Norton Hospital

Birmingham

West Midlands

B30 3LN

Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)