Nurse (RGN RMN)

Belong is a non-for-profit organisation with over thirty years’ experience in providing outstanding care. If you want to work in an environment that's interesting, rewarding and challenging, then joining the team here at Belong will give you plenty of scope to do exactly that.

Nurses are a crucial part of the multi-professional team that always puts the customer first.  Working across our Care Villages providing 24 hour specialist care for people living with dementia or those with a nursing requirement, you will need to use your clinical judgement to help customers improve, maintain or recover their health.

You will be a RGN/ RMN with experience of supporting people in a clinical or care environment ideally with nursing practice knowledge of older people, possess excellent communication skills, high standards of professional practice and the ability to provide leadership.  Most importantly, we are looking for an individual with an approach to care that provides everyone with the opportunity to enjoy a pleasurable and meaningful lifestyle in a Belong village.

 Responsibilities

• Assist the Lead Nurse in providing leadership to the support worker team, to ensure that care and support is delivered safely, efficiently and effectively
• Provide person-centered nursing care and support to each customer, which meets national and organisational standards and the ‘Compassion in Practice’ 6C’s
• Ensure that the core Belong values are translated into practice and high quality services are developed and maintained
• Provide physical, emotional and social support for customers in a way which encourages choice and independence and respects the privacy, dignity and lifestyle of each individual
• Provide direction, guidance and support to members of each household team, including providing leadership in the absence of the Senior Support Worker
• Assist in establishing and maintaining a highly skilled and customer focused team
• Deputise for the Lead Nurse and Support Manager in their absence by taking overall responsibility for the registered nursing care provision and for overseeing the health, safety and well-being of residents
• Develop positive working relationships and collaborate with colleagues and external professionals to support the delivery and development of quality services
• Conduct regular i.e. at least three monthly performance reviews and annual appraisals with members of the household Senior Support Worker teams (as delegated by Lead Nurse/Support Manager)

Requirements

• RGN or RMN
• Communicates clearly and concisely using a range of methods to a variety of people with different needs and abilities
• Ability to effectively assess, plan and evaluate the care needs of older people
• Experience in care for people with dementia type conditions and/or functional mental health problems and/or end of life care
• Experience of compiling care plans, carrying out risk assessments and writing reports
• Ability to work flexibly to oversee a 24 hour, 7 days a week nursing service
• Understands person-centred approaches and has a person centred focus at all times

Rewards

• £17.50 p/h
• Career development
• Flexible working hours
• Holidays – starting from 5.6 weeks a year (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Bank holidays – If you are required to work bank holidays you will receive a shift bonus of up to double your normal hourly rate
• Life assurance
• Pension – We offer two different pension schemes and will contribute up to 8% of your salary a month
• Champion awards – Annually we seek out those people who go that extra mile for our customers and colleagues by recognising their achievements at our Annual Award Ceremony
• Use of on-site facilities: Exercise studio, Salon, Bistro, Free Wi-Fi

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