Job Description

Registered Nurse - days and nights

Based at Rowan Lodge, Crown Lane, Newnham, Basingstoke, RG27 9AN - a beautiful and modern family owned and managed care home with a CQC rating of "good" in all five areas. These accolades are only achieved through the teamwork of like-minded individuals passionate about delivering person-centered care. Our Care/Nursing staff to resident ratio is higher than the national average and nearly 50% of our team have been with us for over 5 years.

"I am very happy to work here. Staff are engaged and residents are very well cared for"

"Working at Forest Care has enhanced my career. The training provided by the home has developed my confidence to work more efficiently"

9.8 Review Score on carehome.co.uk

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join the motivated and happy team working at our beautiful Rowan Lodge care home. At Forest Care, we are proud to create positive working environments in each of our care homes by encouraging employee participation and humour in the workplace.

Starting salary 22.66 per hour. There are a variety of shifts patterns including weekdays and weekends, day and night shifts available. Please advise your preference when applying.

Please only apply if you live within a commutable distance to the care Home and don't require sponsorship as we are unable to offer it at this time.

Candidates will need access to their own transport to apply for this role.

As well as a competitive hourly rate, we offer the following benefits;

28 days Holiday (for full time workers)

Comprehensive induction training

NMC pin number revalidation fee paid

Ongoing training and development

Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme

NVQ Training

Paid breaks

Free Uniform

Enhanced pay for Bank holidays

Refer a friend scheme

Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 covering a full range of issues. Includes perks and discounts too!

Blue Light Staff Discount Card, Employee of the Month, Appreciation weeks and many more!

Forest Care

Forest Care is a family owned and managed company, currently with four care homes in Hampshire and Surrey. Our focus is to ensure we provide the highest standards of care to our residents, and their ongoing welfare, comfort and needs are central to how we run our homes. We want our homes to be a home in the truest sense, and we are committed to making our residents feel at home from the outset.

Main Duties of our Nurses;

Engage in nurse care planning and implementation of care plans.

Liaise with residents' families and friends in planning, implementing and reviewing care plans.

Work closely with other members of the care team, ensuring that effective, high-quality care is given to achieve planned goals.

Provide support and professional supervision to other care staff as appropriate.

Administer and order medicines as required in accordance with residents' needs

Liaise with residents' GPs and other healthcare professionals such as Pharmacy's, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, community nurses, etc.

To undertake any other duties as required by line management

Skills and Experience or our Nurses;

RGN/RNM/RNHM qualified

High level of written and spoken English

Excellent understanding of the following:

Safe storage and administration of medication

Awareness of clinical policy framework

DoLS/MCA

Please note this position is subject to a DBS check.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 22.66 per hour

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme Store discount
Application question(s):

Are you within a commutable distance of the Care Home? Do you have the right to work more than 20 hours a week in the UK without sponsorship?
Licence/Certification:

NMC pin (preferred) Manual driving licence and vehicle (preferred)
Work Location: In person