Could you provide nursing support to people with learning disabilities? Do you want to work for an award-winning charity?
We're currently recruiting for a Relief Nurse (RGN) to work at our registered care service in St Albans, Hertfordshire providing high quality nursing support to adults with learning disabilities.
How Relief hours work
It's a bit like a zero hour contract but without the bad bits.
* You don't have to work when it's not convenient for you..
* We offer these contracts not because it suits us but because it suits you.
* With over 95% of our staff are on permanent contracts you will be supported to apply for one when its right for you.
* Job security and career development
The Relief (Bank) post supports the permanent rota staff by completing shifts that are vacant due to annual leave, training and other staff absences. As such, hours are non-specific but your manager will endeavour to balance the needs of the service against your own work/life balance as appropriately as possible.
We normally plan the rotas one month in advance, but additional opportunities also come up due to unexpected staff absences.
About the role
You will join a team that provides 24 hour support for 12 people with a range of disabilities, in a friendly and homely environment. You'll be able to spend time building relationships with the people we support, getting to know them and their support needs and play a big part in their development. You'll get involved with a variety of activities from the get-go, including art and crafts, going out for walks and drives, music, watching films, and cookery.
Of course there will also be a more practical side to your role, such as assessing the nursing care needs of the people we support and participating in the development, implementation and regular review of their Health Action Plans (within the context of their wider Person Centred Plans) to ensure the best possible care is being provided.
You will also respond to and manage health concerns/ medical emergencies appropriately. You will administer medications, treatments and interventions as prescribed and monitor and record their effects. It will be your responsibility to audit, order and store these medications.
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About you
You will need to be a registered nurse with clinical nursing experience. You will be supporting a variety of conditions, including the management of PEG feeds, catheters and stomas.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and make a real difference to the lives of people along the way.
About us
MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.
We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions.
How to apply
If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.
Alternatively if you would prefer to complete a manual application form, call us 01908 357 016 and we will send an application form to you.
Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.
Pay and Rewards
We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:
* Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
* Workplace Pension scheme MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
* MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
* Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
* Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
* MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
* Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
* MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
* MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
* Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
* Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)
Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement
MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.
MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked “Accessibility” at the top of the screen.
COVID-19 Information
We will take every precaution to keep you and everyone involved safe during the recruitment process and your employment with MacIntyre. We encourage all our employees to follow Government advice and get vaccinated against COVID and flu. If you are a frontline care worker, you are on the priority list for vaccination.