Night Nurse

Job summary

Our homesprovide the right environment for you to deliver theoutstanding careour residents a qualified Nurse with current NMC registration, youll be responsible for the whole patient experience, dealing with clinical diagnosis and treatment. Surrounded by a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team, youll be fully supported in your role to provide the highest quality, person-centred care to our residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Nurse you'll deliver a broad range of healthcare services to olderpeople with mental and physical health needs, offering long termdementia care and bed based reablement for hospital leavers, so no twodays are ever the same.

You'll deal with clinical diagnosis and treatment, be responsible for thewhole patient experience and build relationships with the people in yourcare. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, and our sole aimis to give them the dignity, respect and independence they deserve

About us

Our vision, is to help people to live long, healthy and happy lives, with themaximum possible independence. Where support is needed, we worktogether, focus on personal strengths and what is possible, identifying thebest solutions that enable members of the community to live the best lifethey can with the help they have around them. Every member of ourteam, whether in a frontline or support role, is personally andprofessionally accountable for delivering the Vision for Adults' Health andCare in Hampshire.

Working as one organisation

We collaborate for the good of our service users, support each other torecover quickly from setbacks and take responsibility for our personal andorganisational wellbeing. We work together to ensure we are a healthyand resilient organisation.

Integrity and respect

We value and encourage every individual for their unique strengths anddemonstrate our confidence in each other through our language andbehaviour. We are fair, honest and reliable in everything we say and do.

Professionalism

We work hard to deliver the best services that we can, and we holdourselves accountable for our performance. We have pride in what wedeliver and enable.

Making a difference

Our work puts people at the forefront of what we do and helpscommunities across the County to thrive. We care.

Continuous improvement

We are ambitious. We challenge ourselves to innovate, be creative and work to create a sustainable, future proof Hampshire

Job description

Job responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for:

Provision of person-centred, professional nursing care to residents within Older Adults nursing homes and Short-Term Services. Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care plans for a designated number of residents. Maintaining accurate records on resident care and reporting clinical and non-clinical events to assist with internal and external audits. Supervising, mentoring, supporting and educating more junior staff in the home. Liaising with other healthcare professionals and work in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring a timely escalation when needed. Promoting good practice to achieve continuous improvements in nursing care and assist with audit trials and bench marking clinical services within the home.

Day to day tasks may include:

Phlebotomy, injections, syringe pumps, insertion/removal of urinary catheters and removal of sutures. Dealing with wounds. Supporting end of life care. Involving and engaging with residents and their families during the care planning process

Safeguarding

All employees will be required to adhere to internal safeguarding policies, procedures and guidance, taking action and raising concerns as appropriate. Where a professional code of conduct applies to the role, this must also be adhered to. All employees will be required to have an understanding and awareness of the specific responsibilities placed on individuals who care for vulnerable adults. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Nurse with current NMC registration

Experience

Essential

Good knowledge and understanding of elderly care and the Health and Social Care agenda. Good working knowledge of clinical governance standards. An understanding of how care is delivered in a social care setting. Experience of working in a relevant health or social care setting. Experience of involving residents/families or carers in care planning, monitoring and evaluating services. Good clinical skills. Able to provide direct care for Older Adults. Good communication skills and able to overcome barriers to communication where necessary, demonstrating patience. Able to engage and communicate effectively with people who may have specific communication needs. Able to build/sustain effective professional relationships with a range of people, including residents, their friends and relatives, colleagues and members of the wider multi- disciplinary team. Shows empathy and understanding of the emotional and social needs of older people and is able to effectively support these. Able to advocate on behalf of residents and to raise their needs appropriately. Professionally discreet, diplomatic and able to respect confidentiality. Resilient and able to work effectively under pressure, adapting positively to changing situations and demands. Basic IT skills/or a willingness to undertake training. Good organisational skills for managing your own time.

Desirable

Able to work successfully as part of a team. Be responsible, accountable and flexible when making decisions. Able to identify new developments in Health and suggest relevant changes for the service. Able to support and mentor students and more junior colleagues within the team. This is a physically demanding role, and you must consider yourself to be physically fit to meet the needs of the job. Responsible, accountable and flexible when making decisions and deciding actions. Flexible and can positively respond to the changing needs of the service and people who use it. Promotes inclusion and diversity, demonstrating this through behaviour, language and interaction. Shows compassion, empathy and respect. Is committed to demonstrating the organisation's values and behaviours in your work.

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