Bank Nurse - Witham
About Outlook Care:
Outlook Care is a specialist provider of learning disability services across London and Essex. We also specialise in dementia, elderly care, end of life and mental health. Outlook Care started in 1990 and has now been running for over 30 years. We pride ourselves on our strong values:
- Listen – always with interest, concern and action
- Inspire – through every interaction so people can achieve their ambitions
- Kind – genuine care and compassion
- Excellence – by striving to be the best we can
- Integrity – acting ethically and being accountable
- Trusting – rely upon us to do what we say we will do
Benefits at Outlook Care:
We understand how important our employees are and to support you in making a difference to people’s lives, we have a fantastic range of benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Preferential dental / health contributory rates
- Comprehensive induction / training & development opportunities
- Reward Opportunities including Refer a Friend
- Empathy/ wellbeing program
- Disability friendly
- Workplace pension through NEST or option to join SHPS Pension membership including life assurance
About you:
Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives and are you interested in working in a warm, caring and compassionate environment alongside that puts the person and their family at the centre of all that you do.
Essential:
- Registered nurse
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent listening and communication skills are essential
- Good standard of written, verbal and numeracy skills
- Good IT skills
- Ability to work flexibly
- Team player, motivated, enthusiastic and able to build positive relationships.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of long term conditions such as heart failure, stroke, neurological conditions
- A commitment to organisational values.
- Leadership experience with the relevant client group is desirable, however transferrable skills will be considered in the absence of direct experience
- Understanding of care management processes or willingness to learn
- Experience of working alongside professionals from other disciplines/organisations to provide diverse packages of care.
- An understanding of the specialist needs of the client / user group
- Ability to chair meetings facilitate and lead groups including family and multi-disciplinary meetings
- Experience of working in a nursing home
- ENB 998 or teaching qualification
- NMC recognised Mentorship training
- Clinical supervision skills
Job Role:
- Carries out nursing procedures & leads the clinical care for nursing home residents on a shift basis
- Develops, implements and evaluates clinical care plans
- Demonstrates professional knowledge acquired through degree / diploma underpinned by clinical experience and practice. To act at all times within the standards of the NMC
- Demonstrates skills and knowledge to assess acute, chronic & other conditions and take appropriate actions
- Undertakes comprehensive assessments using Outlook Care’s assessment tools and is able to translate into comprehensive written and verbal reports
- Demonstrates skills of individual care planning incorporating, nutrition, hydration, infection control, life story, activities of daily living, medical and psychological issues. Involving the multidisciplinary team using a recognised model of care.
- Lead implementation and carry out regular evaluations and updating
- Take responsibility to reflect and develop own practice and promote a culture of continual learning and development by role modelling, sharing learning and supporting staff to learn
- Providing direction and support to colleagues and healthcare support staff as required.
- Set and implement standards for excellence in clinical practice and demonstrate leadership
- Leading on CHC reviews
- Care planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Mentoring and supervision of staff regarding clinical interventions
- Nutrition and hydration oversight including practical support at mealtimes
- Diabetes management and clinical oversight
- Administration of insulin and any controlled drugs
- Wound management/skin integrity
- Advising on prevention and undertaking the management of pressure areas/ulcers
- Falls management – attending to any resident who has had a fall – responsible for updating risk assessment, making referral as needed and advising staff on preventative measures
- End of life care planning
- Undertaking the GP round ensuring medication is reviewed 3 monthly for every resident
- Ensuring each resident has annual health checks available to the general population
- Monitoring of medication practice, including efficacy, use of antipsychotics & PRN
- Undertaking competency assessments of new Senior Carers and Nurses
- Attendance at resident review meetings
- Continence management and catheter care
- Training and coaching staff to recognise signs of ill health
- Equipment checks, infection control advice and guidance, clinical audits of mattresses, use of PRN medication, medication audits, slings and equipment, dysphagia & care plans
- Supporting the Deputy Manager in developing clinical practice and relevant guidance to meet the needs of residents
The Service:
St George's Nursing Home in Witham provides residential and nursing care, and specialises in high dependency, intermediate and long-term palliative care and end of life care. Our philosophy is to provide our residents with a relaxed and comfortable home in which their nursing care needs, well-being and choice are of prime importance. We achieve this by putting our residents at the centre of all decisions about their lives and by encouraging them to exercise their rights in all aspects of their care. We strive to preserve and maintain the dignity, individuality and privacy of all residents within a warm and caring environment that is both safe and comfortable.
Important Information:
- This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
- We strongly recommend you are vaccinated against Covid-19.
- Right to work documentation will need to be provided.
- Certificate of sponsorship is unavailable at this time (Skilled worker route).
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