Job Description

Job Title:

Staff Nurse

Responsible to:

Charge Nurse

Department:

Nursing

1. JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of a Staff Nurse is to lead staff to provide good quality care for residents ensuring best practice.

The Staff Nurse should anticipate the needs of unit and be proactive in ensuring the correct risks assessments are in place to maintain a safe environment for both staff and residents.

To ensure high standards of quality assurance are maintained and completed in a timely manor.

To ensure high standards of infection control are maintained.

Coach and support staff to deliver high standards of care

2. WORKING PATTERN

12 hours shifts between Monday - Sunday working days or nights.

Contracts include: 12, 24, 36 and 48 hours

3. MAIN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILIES

General Duties

MDT Meeting preparation

QCS - keeping up to date following the companies policies and procedures

Administration of prescribed medications.

Ensure residents and staff are safe.

Provide coaching, mentoring and support for new and existing staff.

Conduct Supervisions for Care Assistant on the Units

Complete diary jobs

Ensure Rota and staffing levels are managed each shift.

To commence the care plan process for all new residents who are admitted into the home

Completion of assessments for potential new residents

Attend the daily ops meetings.

Ensure PEEPs are up to date and reflective.

Ensure staff complete Datix following any incidents / accidents - (this should be completed by the person who witnessed it first).

Clinical Compliance - wound dressings, checking catheters, residents on dialysis.

Supervise Senior Care Assistants to ensure they are doing their role (running the floor, checking supplementary are being completed, ensuring that residents are well cared for, clean and presentable)

Night Staff Nurse to sign off all supplementary charts for the unit.

Night Staff Nurse to complete allocation for the next day at handover.

Provide a detailed handover to the next shift ensuring that staffing levels are safe during this period.

Build relationships with families of residents and external professionals.

Booking in of monthlies medications, ordering monthlies medications

Site Cover - holding the site cover book and moving staff around site to ensure this is safe (due to sickness or absence)

Attend weekly ops MDT.

Audits

Daily Walkaround Audit

Weekly Dining Audit

Weekly Weights Tracker Completion

Weekly Wound + Catheter Tracker Completion

Actioning Senior Management Audits which may include Care Plan Audits, Medication Audits, Maintenance and Cleanliness Walkarounds and Daily Walkarounds Audits

Residents - Care Plans

To be a named Nurse for an allocated amount of residents

To be an Associate Nurse for an allocated amount resident

4. PERSON SPECIFICATION

RGN / RMN / RNLD qualified with a valid pin

To behave professionally acting as an ambassador for the care home so residents, families and staff feel safe (onstage behavior)

To remain compliant with all mandatory training

Strong Timekeeping Skills.

Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills.

IT Skills with the ability to adapt to using online systems (EMAR / Electronic Care Plans)

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Being proactive in decision making.

Ability to work as part of a team or using your own initiative.

To be presentable in the workplace following the company's uniform policy

Leadership Skills

Experience of working with residents with dementia (desirable but not essential)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 23.00 per hour

Experience:

Nursing: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

NMC (preferred)
Work Location: In person