Job Description Excellent opportunity for a ambitious Nurse. This post is only open to NMC Pinned nurses already in the U.K. £19.25 - £22.00 per hour DOE JOB DESCRIPTION – REGISTERED GENERAL NURSE Reports to: Home Manager and Deputy Manager Key Objective: To take the lead in the provision of nursing care, ensuring that the nursing and personal care of residents is maintained on a daily basis and in strict accordance with the individuals’ care plan. To liaise with the residents’ family, friends, GP, Community Nurses, specialists, pharmacists, local authorities, local councils, voluntary bodies and any other associations related the care for the residents. To actively promote and encourage as much personal independence and choice as possible in the residents’ daily living and activities undertaken within the home. To ensure that as much of a stimulating and attractive environment as possible is provided for the residents. To put residents at the heart of everything you do. Key Accountabilities • To ensure the correct level of care and assistance is delivered to each resident enabling them to maintain their dignity and independence at all times. • To maintain effective communications with residents, relatives, staff and external bodies to ensure that appropriate information is shared and residents’ needs are met. • To ensure that all care practices within the home are maintained at the highest level at all times. • To complete all residents’ documentation in line with the regulatory framework of the Care Standards Act. • To be responsible for and to carry out general nursing duties including but not limited to maintaining peg tubes, catheter care, the changing of dressings and administering of medication etc. • To be responsible for the ordering of repeat prescriptions, administration and strict handling of residents’ medication in line with the Company’s policies and procedures, ensuring adherence at all times to be in line with the Associated Minimum Standards and pharmaceutical guidelines. Sponsorship available. Requirements: You’ll need to have current NMC registration and a good knowledge of the most up-to-date clinical practices. Experience of producing well-developed care plans and detailed risk assessments is important too, as is an understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs /MCA and Pharmaceutical guidelines. Dedicated and compassionate, you’ll pride yourself on your person-centred, thoughtful approach to nursing. Benefits: Excellent relocation package Comprehensive induction and ongoing paid training to develop your career Welfare support Buddy scheme – to help you settle in Free uniform Pension scheme Fast track career options Relocation support Safer recruitment / security checks Rehabilitation of Offenders Exceptions (NI) Order 1979 as amended. This act requires you to tell us about any criminal convictions or offences that you may have. Within the Health Service, criminal convictions are never regarded as spent and therefore you must tell us about all previous or pending convictions or offences (including motoring convictions), even if they happened a long time ago (other than protected convictions). Access NI Disclosure – all our employers operate in line with the Access NI Code of Practice. Further details can be obtained from www.accessni.gov.uk. It should be noted that some posts fall within the definition of ‘Regulated Activity’. Further information on Regulated Activity can be obtained on request. Any post falling within the definition of Regulated Activity will be subject to an Access NI Enhanced Disclosure check with Barred list check.