Nursing Assistant

**Nursing Assistant**

**Salary: From £12.11 to £13.96**

**Hours: 36.25 hours a week, days & nights.**

**Must hold level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care**

At our nursing home in Radbrook, we are looking for a Nursing Assistant who is a hardworking team player who is passionate about developing their career in the social care industry.

You will be motivated and compassionate, with a genuine interest in benefitting the lives of those within our care.

Your main duties will be to provide assistance to the Registered Nurse or Nurse Manager by undertaking a range of duties relating to nursing, medication and shift management to ensure the provision of a high standard of care to residents whilst maintaining a homely, supportive and stimulating environment.

Main Duties of the Nursing Assistant will include some or all of the following:

- Once trained, competent and safe to do so, and at the direction of the Homes qualified Nurse or Manager, undertake a range of Nurse and Care tasks, which may include but are not limited to:

- Medication
- Phlebotomy
- Wound care and dressings
- Tracheostomy care
- Other clinical tasks
- Hands on care duties
- To assist the homes nurses to manage each shift by monitoring standards and using initiative to ensure that:

- Residents receive required care or support in accordance with their Care Plan and their presentation of care need
- Daily records and any other required/delegated documentation is completed
- The work of Care Assistants, Care Practitioners and Care Supervisors is supervised effectively
- The home is neat and tidy
- Staff breaks are well planned

Any other reasonable duties as may be required.
**Progression - Level 1 - entry**
1. To be aware of residents’ care needs and changes in condition. To make written notes on appropriate documents as required.
- To carry out resident centred hands on care and nursing care in a holistic way, maintaining the residents ‘dignity at all times and respecting their individual needs.
- Provide clear regular updates to the Registered Nurse throughout the shift.
- To assist in the control of stock and the use of equipment, as agreed at local level.
- To facilitate staff supervision of Care Assistants in their day to day work.
- To be aware of all regulations regarding the health and safety of residents and staff and to report and record all accidents, incidents and complaints.
- To participate in and contribute to meetings and discussions concerned with resident care and procedures.
- Support either directly or generally with mentoring new Care Assistants.
- Carry out routine clinical observations and procedures (such as, but not restricted to, recording body weights, body temperatures, blood pressures, stoma care) within scope of knowledge and training. This should include Blood Glucose Levels, SATS and urine analysis.

**Level 2 - Intermediate - all the above plus**
- To manage specific areas of responsibility as delegated by Nurse Manager/ Home Manager or Registered Nurse.
- Extend supervision support either directly or generally with the mentoring of new staff to include Care Practitioners.
- To ensure that the principles of infection prevention and control are upheld.
- Extend support either directly or generally with mentoring to include Care Practitioners.

**Level 3 Proficient/Advanced - all the above plus**
- Once trained, competent and safe to do so assist with the setting up and monitoring of clinical tasks relevant to individual care setting e.g PEG feeds.
- Where requested to assist with medicine management within your scope of training. To include
- Assisting with ordering and stock control
- Administering medication
- Extend supervision support either directly or generally with the mentoring of new staff to include Care Supervisors.
- Extend mentoring support either directly or generally with mentoring to include new Care Supervisors.

**Skills and Experience of the Nursing Assistant**:

- Caring, and compassionate nature
- The desire to make a positive contribution to the lives of others
- Good written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to work as part of a team
- Flexibility to work alternate weekends

**Benefits of the Nursing Assistant**:

- Comprehensive induction programme
- Ongoing training and development, the opportunity to build a career
- Workplace pension
- Double pay on bank holidays
- Enhanced overtime pay
- Paid breaks
- Employee discount scheme
- Paid day off on your Birthday
- Free DBS
- Free Uniform
- Free on-site parking
- ‘Refer a Friend’ payments of up to £500
- Mentorship bonus scheme
- Complimentary toast, tea and coffee if you miss breakfast before your shift

We are a well-established, family run care provider and have been delivering kind and compassionate nursing care in our six Nursing Homes across Shropshire and Cheshire since 1989.
Our fully trained care teams go the extra mile every day to help our residents continue to live fulfilling lives, where th