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Registered Nurse (RMN/RGN/RNLD)
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Reporting Line: Reports to the Clinical Team Leader
Salary Band: Band 7
This role works as part of a wider care team to provide person centred care to individuals suffering from Dementia, enduring mental illness and associated challenging behaviour.
Main Focus and Responsibilities
Clinical Leadership:
- To ensure that your own, and others clinical practice is person centred and evidence based, in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (The Code).
- Ensure that residents receive high quality person centred care at all times; and that the wider care team are mindful of the dignity, privacy, cultural and religious needs of clients, colleagues and visitors.
- To generate all notifications in relation to accidents suffered by residents, staff or visitors in line with requirements of the R.I.D.D.O.R. Regulations (latest Issue).
- Ensure that all complaints both formal and informal are dealt with promptly and courteously in accordance with the Willowbrook complaints policy and procedure.
- Meet with the Registered Manager on a regular basis to discuss, monitor and review clinical care, residents finance and resources and any HR issues, maintaining clear channels of communication.
- To contribute to the continued development of company standards and standard operating procedures, with the aim of enhancing residents care experience.
Team Leadership:
- To lead and mentor Care Assistants and Care Team Leaders within your team, including performing regular staff appraisals and supervision, identifying and actioning specific training needs.
- Promote best practice through knowledge sharing with fellow colleagues, leading by example, as well as reading and implementing new ways of working.
- To develop a staff duty rota to ensure safe and appropriate nursing care is given at all times.
- To ensure that all company policies and procedures are understood by staff and effectively implemented.
- To work with the Management Team to appropriately apply the company’s disciplinary and grievance procedure, where necessary.
Care Planning and Medication:
- Ensure that each resident is appropriately assessed and has a formally developed care plan, which is reviewed and updated regularly in line with the residents changing needs. The care plan should be developed with the involvement of the resident and their family or relatives.
- Act as a named Nurse – liaising with family members and the resident’s key worker to ensure that our resident has appropriate clothing, footwear, toiletries and that disability aids are maintained (glasses, hearing aids, dentures etc).
- Be responsible for the receipt, handling, storage, issue, administration and disposal of all medicines in line with the home’s medication policies and procedures, and to maintain the necessary records.
Professional Standards and Compliance:
- To be fully conversant with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (The Code) and associated national guidelines and abide by their guidance.
- Ensure that CQC quality standards are achieved and maintained; including high standards of record keeping.
- The post holder is expected to maintain a high standard of personal behaviour and ensure effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team, our residents relatives and visitors.
- Ensuring continuing professional development by keeping abreast of all new legislation and regulations relating to care standards, health and safety, C.O.S.H.H (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) and fire prevention – including attendance at all mandatory training provided by the company.
The Person
Behaviours
- Approachable, friendly and personable manner with an ability to interact with people on all levels.
- An extensive knowledge of Person Centred Care, being able to demonstrate this on a daily basis to enhance residents experience of care.
- A compassionate individual, with the ability to treat residents and colleagues with respect.
- Self-motivated with the ability to take responsibility for a problem and see it through to resolution.
- Able to show a willingness to learn in order to continue developing existing skills and knowledge.
- Have the courage to be able to challenge poor practice in a professional manner without prejudice.
Qualifications and Experience
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Registered Nurse with a current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration: RMN/RNG/RNLD.
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Experience in caring for patients/residents who require continuing care, suffering from dementia, mental health disorders and associated challenging behaviour.
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Knowledge of and able to practically demonstrate; safe drug administration, effective care planning skills, risk management etc.
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It is desirable that the employee would have previous experience of supervision, organisational and delegation skills.
Care Assistant (Adult Social Care)
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Reporting Line: Reports to the Care Team Leader
This role works as part of a wider care team to provide person centred care to individuals suffering from Dementia, enduring mental illness and associated challenging behaviour.
Main Focus and Responsibilities
- To provide high quality person centred care in line with the individual resident’s care plan.
- Working to the Care Provider and industry regulations, including adhering to the Skills for Care Code of Conduct for Adult Social Care Workers.
- To assist residents with daily personal care, including bathing, dressing and any ongoing personal hygiene requirements as required.
- To ensure that any used clothing and soiled bedding is removed from the resident’s room and taken to the laundry for cleaning.
- To support resident’s independence by encouraging residents (where possible) to participate in their own personal care and daily activities.
- To work in a professional manner, in order to uphold our residents’ right to privacy and dignity; including protecting their individual care records, maintaining a private environment during personal care activities; and discussing care information on a need to know basis with people who are key to the individual resident’s care.
- To ensure that all residents are offered and receive a variety of foods as well as a selection of hot and cold drinks throughout the day, in order to promote healthy fluid and nutrition levels.
- To assist less mobile residents with daily activities such as eating, drinking and moving around.
- To work with your colleagues to identify and (where possible) manage individual resident’s behavioural triggers.
- To respond promptly to nurse alarm calls, assessing each situation and supporting any residents in need of assistance.
To be able to identify and engage residents in opportunistic activities to uphold and promote their mental, physical and social wellbeing. - To communicate and engage residents in a manner appropriate to their mental health needs and level of understanding.
- Acknowledge and engage with our resident’s family and visitors to create a welcoming environment.
- Promote best practice through knowledge sharing with fellow colleagues, leading by example, as well as reading and implementing new ways of working.
- Maintaining resident’s records on the Care Docs system by recording daily care activities.
- Working in the best interests of residents by supporting the choices of individuals in our care and raise any issues that may conflict with this to the Clinical Team Leader.
- Act as a Key Worker – liaising with family members and the resident’s named Nurse to ensure that our resident has appropriate clothing, footwear, toiletries and that disability aids are maintained (glasses, hearing aids, dentures etc).
- Work in line with Health and Safety policies (including infection control) to maintain a safe environment for yourself, residents, visitors and your colleagues; reporting any accidents that may occur.
- Safeguarding residents in our care, raising any concerns with a Care Team Leader and/or a nurse.
- To assist with End-of-Life Care for residents who are terminally ill.
The Person
Behaviours
- Approachable, friendly and personable manner with an ability to interact with people on all levels.
- An understanding of Person Centred Care, being able to demonstrate this on a daily basis to enhance residents experience of care.
- A compassionate individual, with the ability to treat residents and colleagues with respect.
- Self-motivated with the ability to take responsibility for a problem and see it through to resolution.
- Able to show a willingness to learn in order to continue developing existing skills and knowledge.
- Have the courage to be able to challenge poor practice in a professional manner without prejudice.
Qualifications and Experience
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A Care Certificate or NQV Level 2 in Health and Social Care.
- If the individual does not have any previous experience in a Health and Social Care environment, they must have functional skills in Maths and English, demonstrating the ability to work towards a Care Certificate.
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