Night Registered Nurse

We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Night Registered Nurse to join our team at Whitgift House. You will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to our residents while supporting and leading care staff on shift.

About the role

The successful candidate will provide professional, clinical care to the residents who use Whitgift Care in line with the nursing code of practice and John Whitgift Foundation’s policies and procedures, ensuring they are safeguarded from any harm and that the privacy, self-respect, dignity, and well-being of every resident is maintained at all times.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Clinical

• To provide medical treatment to residents in line with professional expertise as required, liaising with external agencies such as GPs, physiotherapists and other professionals to ensure the individual needs of each resident are met in line with their care plans.
• To demonstrate expert knowledge and skills in use of equipment updating and implementing new practices in conjunction with the Senior Nurses.
• To be responsible for safe handling and storage of all drugs in accordance with Whitgift Care’s policies and procedures.
• To be responsible for administering all medications to residents as prescribed by the medical practitioner and ensuring accurate individual records are maintained.
• To ensure all equipment and resources are available to perform procedures according to the individual needs of the resident.
• To act as Key Nurse for specific residents, taking the lead responsibility for ensuring their program me of care is appropriate and implemented effectively.
• To take initiative in up-dating resident’s documentation as their care needs change.
• Provide excellent end of life care to residents, ensuring the requirements of the Gold Standard Framework are understood by staff and implemented effectively.

Communication

• To ensure accurate and adequate record keeping is maintained in accordance with NMC code of practice, company policies along with maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• To be a named nurse for identified residents. To work with key workers to ensure individual care plans are accurately maintained and then communicated to the care team implementing them.
• To ensure appropriate risk assessments are carried out and communicated to the staff members.
• To be responsible for communication effectively with the whole team, including ensuring effective handover at the end of the shift to the staff team taking over.
• To be responsible for keeping up to date with all relevant resident and home information by reading the relevant communications – e.g. the communication book, notice board, Person Centred Software.
• To maintain effective communication with other professional agencies that input into the overall care of residents.
• To communicate effectively and sensitively with residents and their relatives, ensuring their dignity and well-being is maintained at all times.
• To ensure all faults are reported and rectified effectively and efficiently.

Team Leading

• To be able to manage own workload along with that of others, by ensuring appropriate delegation of their skills and capabilities.
• Take responsibility for the initial informal management ensuring all policies and guidelines are adhered to.
• To supervise Team Leaders and the care assistants to ensure they carry out the care plans of residents appropriately and to required professional standards, delegating tasks to them as appropriate.
• Provide regular training to care staff to ensure they are able to perform their duties effectively.
• In the absence of the Clinical Lead or Home Manager, to be responsible for the safe running of the Home, ensuring to the best of your ability, that the staffing Rota is covered and that the health and safety of the residents and staff are maintained at all times.
• To initiate and take responsibility for the reporting of critical incidents, near misses and complaints, ensuring action is taken and the process is communicated appropriately in conjunction with the Manager.

About you

• You will be a qualified RGN with a valid NMC pin number and a good knowledge of the most up to date clinical practices.
• Experience as a registered nurse in a care home environment.
• Have excellent communication skills at all levels, verbally and written.
• Perceptive, flexible and effective leadership skills
• Ability to work independently and to lead a team.
• Confident offering clinical guidance for care teams, being crucial in helping with all CQC tasks.