Registered Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Position: Registered Nurse

Location: Mirfield, WF14 0DQ

Salary: £21.00/hr (for newly qualified Nurses, £19.00/hr is payable for the first year post qualificaton)

Hours: Full or part-time available, including alternate weekends off and some night cover where required

The Role

• To deliver a high-quality nursing service to meet the needs of individual people with profound and complex disabilities.
• To be responsible for the assessment of their nursing needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of care plans
• To provide day to day management and operational control of the service alongside and during the absence of the newly appointed Registered Manager.
• To provide holistic support to our adults following the Trusts principles and behaviours.
• To provide the highest quality of nursing care, support, and community experience to assist our adults who have a range of complex disabilities to maintain a degree of independence and improved quality of life.
• To work alongside our strong team, to enhance, develop and strength an already exciting service, and to give experiences to our clients that may extend their life skills.
• To support and enhance our electronic documentation
• To foster and build positive relationships with other professionals
• To be dynamic and individual to yourself and be part of a team that likes to fill our clients lives with fun, enthusiasm, and laughter.

You will need a good, strong work ethic, along with some experience of working with adults and young people with PMLD and complex needs. If successful, you will have a good in-depth induction, with access to our extensive in-house training.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification to ensure you meet the required criteria. If a suitable candidate is appointed prior to the closing date of this advert, we reserve the right to close this advert early.

What we look for from our staff:

• Confidence being self-assured, asking for help when you need it and challenging behaviour or practices that you feel are inappropriate or unsafe.
• Curiosity being inquisitive and welcoming change, asking questions about the way that we do things and why, and putting yourself forward to try new things.
• Happiness being cheerful and positive, bringing your best self to work and sharing your enthusiasm for life with the people we are here to support.
• Kindness being caring and compassionate, reaching out to your colleagues if they look like theyre struggling, being an active member of the team and working together to achieve shared goals.

What we Offer

• NMC Pin renewal reimbursement
• A competitive salary, based on experience.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Enhanced rates of pay for Bank Holidays and Overtime.
• An open and supportive working culture.
• Paid pre-employment training.
• Employee benefits and rewards, including retailer discounts.
• Free parking on site.

To find out more, please call David Blondin or Rebecca Wilby on 01924 490833 or emailwillowcourtmanagement@hollybanktrust.com

Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy. We will ask you to pay for your inital DBS check, unless you have a portable DBS, and then the cost of this will be reimbursed to you upon successful completion of your probation period.

PLEASE NOTE WE PRIMARILY COMMUNICATE VIA EMAIL

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer sponsorship to work in the UK.

We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen. Clickhereto find out more about our approach to equality and diversity.

Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of professional qualification.
• Current Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN number and additional relevant experience gained by attendance on courses.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a person centred way
• Experience of planning, implementation and evaluating programmes of care
• Multi disciplinary team working
• Experience of the administration of medication

Desirable

• Experience of the administration of gastrostomy medication
• Experience of oral and deep suctioning
• Experience of working in a care home setting
• Experience of working with young physically and cognitively disabled adults

Work Attributes

Essential

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, including a fluent grasp of the English Language
• Ability to work independently managing own time effectively
• Ability to demonstrate use of evidence based practice
• Ability to work flexibly & be adaptable to the needs of the service
• Ability to use a problem solving approach
• Ability to coach / train support/mentor staff
• Reliable at all times
• An ability to work on a 24 hours rota basis including nights and weekends
• Creativity, initiative, energy and enthusiasm
• Fully committed to the work of Hollybank Trust
• Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

• Ability to work with young people who display some challenging behaviours
• A full clean driving licence and the willingness to drive Trust vehicles

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

Hollybank Trustees Ltd.

Address

Hollybank Trust & School

Far Common Road

Mirfield

West Yorkshire

WF14 0DQ

Employer's website

https://www.hollybanktrust.com/ (Opens in a new tab)