Medsolve is proud to be supporting a successful family-run business who are a top care home provider based in the North East of England who are currently recruiting for a Nurse/ Home Manager to work in their care home based in Newcastle.
Benefits
* Excellent rates of pay.
* Investment in training.
* Fantastic working environment.
* 25% discount loyalty card.
* Pension scheme.
* Comprehensive induction.
* Full training package.
* Dedicated development plan.
The successful candidate will oversee and maintain the care of Resident’s within the Care Home. In the absence of the Home Manager will take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Care Home, and ensure that all Company policies and procedures, and all legal requirements, are adhered to.
Your duties as a Nurse/ Home Manager will include:
• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individual care plans for service users, and assist care staff in their responsibilities.
• Taking responsibility for all clinical decisions
• Carrying out all nursing interventions in a professional manner and in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct for nurses.
• Ensuring all documentation is completed and evaluated as required by the care home in a timely manner and in accordance with the standards set by the NMC.
• Ensuring all Staff Members contribute to the best of their ability to the efficient running of the Care Home, and to the creation of an atmosphere conducive to the best interests of Residents.
• Interacting with Residents’ to ensure that their health care needs are being met and resolve any problems where appropriate.
• Ordering, receiving, storing, administering or supporting to self-administer and dispose of medication in accordance with the policy and.
• Practicing maximum integrity in all dealings with Residents’ personal and financial affairs, and avoid abuse of the privileged relationship that exists with Residents
• Ensuring the Care Home operates in accordance with all statutory, regulatory and contractual obligations.
• Implementing and initiating induction training for all Staff Members.
• Being ‘On Call’ for advice/action in any emergencies which may arise out of hours.
• Adhering to, and assist with the implementation of all HR policies & procedures.
• Liaising with external professionals
• Overall responsibility for the running of the home.
About you, the ideal Nurse/ Home Manager:
• Strong care home experience
• First level nurse qualification
• Previous management/supervisory experience
• Team player
• Satisfactory DBS Check, employment references and check against the ISA List (where applicable)
Our client’s homes provide general nursing care, specialist dementia units and care of young people with physical disability.