Staff Nurse

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• Kincairney House* Care Home is looking to recruit a Staff Nurse on a permanent basis with contracts for up to *44* hours.

Our contemporary and cutting-edge care home is based in Perth*.* We are proud to offer the following: Residential Care, Dementia Care, Nursing Care, Respite Care, Palliative Care and End of Life Care for up to 80 residents.

What We Offer

• Competitive rate of pay £22.+1

• 28 days holiday Allowance

• Guidance & Development

• *Paid PVG* Check

• Career progression

• Free on-site Parking

• DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: *

• To provide leadership and support for care staff and act as a champion for residents’ safety and dignity.

• To liaise with GPs and other health professionals to ensure that residents receive the medical and clinical support they require.

• To support all care staff in the completion of induction programs, training and competency assessment.

• Take accountability for the safe and proper management, administration, and documentation of medications, including controlled drugs and oxygen, adhering to NMC requirements and Company Policies and Procedures.

• To act within your own skills and competence in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.

• Ensure the ongoing safety of residents, staff and visitors through systematic assessment, monitoring and reviewing processes.

• To ensure that areas of identified risk are appropriately monitored, and outcomes recorded and acted upon e.g. fluid and nutrition charts, turning regimes, blood glucose monitoring.

• To ensure that clinical equipment is maintained in a safe, clean and fully functional state. Report any equipment failures or damage to the Home Manager.

• To maintain standards of infection control within the home and to assist residents to maintain their own infection control needs.

• To provide information to residents and relatives in relation to care delivery, being mindful of data protection and Caldicott requirements.

• To intervene immediately in situations where there is significant risk to residents.

• To maintain residents’ confidentiality being mindful of Caldicott Requirements and following the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct.

About You

• You are be an RN or RMN, with experience in a care home setting caring for older people.

• You will have a kind and caring approach with a passion for delivering the highest possible standard of care and support for the residents.

• You have excellent communication skills and have a desire to work in a participatory manner with residents and relatives to enable them to achieve desired outcomes and goals.

• You will have experience and passion in supporting and developing less experienced staff members to ensure the delivery of exceptional care and support.

• You have experience and passion in training and guiding less experienced staff members to ensure the delivery of exceptional care and support.

• You work well within the team, leading, motivating and supporting co-workers, acting as a role model in delivering care upon best practice.

• You will have the right to work within the UK.

• All job offers are subject to satisfactory references and PVG Check.*

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £22.+1 per hour

Benefits

• Company events

• Health & wellbeing programme

• On-site parking

• Store discount

Schedule

• 12 hour shift

• Day shift

• Night shift

Application Question(s)

• Would you prefer day shift or night shift?

Experience

• Care home: 1 year (required)

• Nursing: 1 year (required)

Work Authorisation

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person