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Staff Nurse (RGN) - £19.80 an hour

Job details
Posting date: 03 May 2024
Salary: £19.80 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 June 2024
Location: Keighley BD20
Remote working: On-site only
Company: States Rec. Ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 637

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Summary

Role: Staff Nurse - RGN

Shift Patter: -Fulltime Time Nights, 9pm - 7am

Salary: £19.80 an hour

LOCATIONS: Keighley BD20

Reporting to: Home Manager

About The Home:

A 47 bedded Nursing Home with Good CQC-report based in Keighley BD20, caring for Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care and Sensory Impairment.
Registered Nurse:
To plan, assess, implement and evaluate the care given to the residents
To be the Nurse in charge when on duty
To facilitate a high standard of care through written care plans for the residents as directed by the Matron.
To contribute to the personal needs of the individual resident and ensure they enjoy a good quality of life by ensuring a friendly caring environment
To ensure that residents retain their dignity, choice and individuality
To help induct, train and supervise colleagues and junior members of staff in all aspects of their work at the Home
To provide care for the terminally ill resident and perform last offices
To be competent in the specific nursing skills required of your position and training

A Nurse Responsibilities:

To participate in residents’ leisure activities and enhance their quality of life when required by encouraging individual hobbies and activities whenever possible
To report any accidents/incidents immediately in the appropriate book
Ensure that the call bell system is answered as rapidly as possible, giving assistance if required
To follow infection control guidance at all times ensuring you have adequate protective clothing such as gloves and aprons when required
To ensure all charts in residents bedrooms are accurately recorded as required i.e. fluid, food and mouth care charts.
To ensure the highest possible standards of care are maintained through your own efforts and those that have been delegated to care for them on a daily basis
To ensure well organised and efficient care is given at all times
To ensure that all aspects of their care needs, i.e. physical, emotional, spiritual and social are met
To keep all records of care given in the residents care plan after each shift
To delegate responsibilities clearly, courteously and collaboratively, as required, to ensure the highest standards of care are maintained
To ensure full privacy and dignity is maintained for the dying and the bereaved
To ensure that any appropriate resident is commenced on the Liverpool Care Pathway when confirmed by their doctor as per protocol
To work with the Hospice care nurses to ensure that the dying receive the utmost care that we can provide
To develop a relationship of trust and friendship with the residents and their families
To promote independence when possible,
To act as a Named Nurse to a group of residents to ensure continuality of care is maintained to the resident and their families

General:

To ensure that all information of a confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties
To wear an identification badge at all times
To promote and ensure the good reputation of the Home at all times.Health and Safety
To ensure that you work in a safe environment in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
To attend and participate in staff meetings and attend all mandatory training when required
To attend supervision and appraisals ensuring that you have prepared for these when required
To attend any other training when a need has been identified
To assist with domestic duties in the home including cooking cleaning and laundry when the need arises
To communicate effectively with other staff, relatives and visitors including professional agencies regarding residents and work in a collaborative way
To answer the door and telephone courteously and respond accordingly
Make visitors feel welcome. Provide refreshments/assistance when required
To undertake any enquiries for the home by filling out the appropriate form in a courteous manner
To complete regulation 37 form when necessary
To assist fully with any inspections the Home may have from the Commission for Social Care Inspectorate
To report any faults/defects in the Home to the appropriate person or the Matron
To be fully aware of the fire policy and the awareness of food hygiene regulations
To ensure you are familiar with all current policies and procedures and understand your duty to comply and implement them when necessary
Be prepared to undertake any aspects of care or non caring duties as requested
To ensure that all communal areas are kept clean and tidy
To ensure that residents rooms are adequately heated and/or ventilated and that they have appropriate clothes on for the time of year
To wear uniform provided with flat sensible shoes at all times
To be aware of confidentiality at all times especially regarding the use of the walkie talkies
To ensure that staff do not use mobile telephones while on duty.

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