Registered Nurse

Role Details

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Reports to: Deputy Manager

• To positively support the Deputy Manager in providing leadership to the care staff within the service

Job Overview:

(Note - In addition • To maintain skills at a current level and undertake such training and

to these development as may, from time-to-time, be required to maintain that

functions, currency of practice

employees are • To manage the service in accordance with standards agreed with the

required to carry Registered Manager, Registered Provider, legislative requirements,

out such duties relevant regulations, in line with accepted best practice and within the

as may financial plans agreed, from time-to-time, with the Registered

reasonably be Provider

required)

Location: The service premises, but you may be required to work from other

locations at the discretion of the company and with appropriate notice.

Working Hours: 5 days over a 7-day period, as agreed with the manager.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Job

The Registered Nurse’s responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• • Ensure that service users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing
• • Undertake the care planning activities for service users to meet changing physical, psychological and social needs, taking into consideration privacy, dignity, personal choice and informed consent

Role-specific

Duties: • Ensure care plans are developed in collaboration with service users, their families and friends (where appropriate) and members of the multidisciplinary team

• Undertake all aspects of medicine management in line with legal, professional and regulatory requirements

• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals supported by the service

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Working with Others:

• • Develop effective working relationships with all employees within the service
• • Work in cooperation with members of the multidisciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for service users in the service

Other duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any (or

all) of the items in the following list:

• • Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth
• • Work within the NMC Code of Conduct

Other Duties:

• • To provide leadership to the care and nursing functions of the service
• • To provide nursing care in accordance with current best practice, according to policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations under the direction of the Manager and within the financial plans agreed from time-to-time
• • Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management
• • Be registered with the NMC and work within the Code of Conduct
• • To comply with NMC requirements for revalidation every three years;

Personal and Professional Development:

this will require (among other measures) obtaining practice-based

feedback, reflective discussions, written self-reflections on practice,

and obtaining confirming evidence of continued adherence to the

NMC codes of practice from a health care professional, normally the

line manager

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Person Specification

*The selections for essential and desirable have been left intentionally blank for you

to determine these.*

Specific Requirement for Qualifications Essential Desirable

Good English - written and verbal

Registered with relevant body, e.g. NMC

Level 1 Registered Nurse Qualification

Maintain PDP, attending workshops commensurate with the

role to develop and maintain best practice

Supervisory or management qualification

Specific Requirement for Skills Essential Desirable

Proficient Written Skills

Maintain all care plans/care records in accordance with the

service’s policy and audit care records following company

policy to ensure compliance

Problem-solving Skills

Registered Nurses need to be able to adapt and address

situations quickly

Plan, develop, implement and assess approaches to

promote health and wellbeing

Recognise and report situations where there might be a

need for protection

Promote the effective resolution of team conflicts

Ensure there are always adequate staff with the necessary

skills on duty

Share in the development of the strategic plans of the

service

Conduct mock inspections of the service and action plan the

shortfalls identified

Communication Skills

Supervise and communicate effectively with staff to ensure

that shifts run smoothly, making sure all work is carried out

in an organised and efficient manner, taking into

consideration peoples’ preferences

Liaise appropriately with all visitors and callers to the

service

Undertaking and undergoing formal supervision

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Specific Requirement for Skills Essential Desirable

Disposition/Personal Attributes

Specific Requirement for Previous Experience Essential Desirable

Previous experience of working in similar environments

Previous experience of working in similar supervisory roles

Experience of working with service users, in particular,

those that may have additional support needs

Knowledge of rota planning, ensuring adequate staff on duty

with the correct skill mix, and fair allocation of off

duty/annual leave

Specific Requirement for Immunisations/Vaccinations Essential Desirable

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Values-based Personal Qualities

Area Specific Requirement

• Involve Service Users, families, external agencies and

Working Together colleagues

• Speak up when things go wrong

• Understand person-centred care and can demonstrate

Respect and treating people as individuals and respecting choices

Dignity • Promoting independence and encouraging appropriate risk

taking

• Ensuring no one is discriminated against or excluded

Everybody • Understand human rights and impact on care delivery

Counts • Facilitating people to ‘speak up’ about concerns and acting

upon them

• Striving for quality in everything we do, recognising and

understanding what quality in care means for people using

the services

Commitment to

• Being accepting about criticism and focusing on

Quality of Care improvement

• Being open to new opportunities for learning and identifying

the limits of skills and knowledge

• Treating people with kindness

• Understanding the importance of empathy in all areas of

Compassion employment

• Understanding the values of others and always providing a

caring service

• Focus on how things could be done better and sharing ideas

• Understanding of wellbeing and what is important to people

using the service

Improving Lives • Improving outcomes for people

• Ensuring appropriate services are provided for people using

the services

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Company Values

At [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Group, we are dedicated to maintaining our resident’s quality of life,

whether this is low-level day-to-day support or specialist Dementia care.

We feel strongly that our residents should have the freedom to make decisions about their

own care, and we work with them and their families to create a truly resident-centered care

plan that ensure that every aspect of their need is being met. And since things can change

over time, we’ll review this regularly with everyone involved to ensure that the care we offer

always fulfils what’s required to keep them safe, healthy and happy.

We have 5 core values that we follow here at [Employer hidden] which are:

• We Care

• We Protect

• We Encourage

• We Accommodate

• We Understand

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