Nurse

Prestwick Care; Chester-le-Street; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Prestwick Care is a successful family-run business. We are a top care home provider based in the North East of England and we are currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse to work in our care home Covent House.

Covent House is located in Birtley. It is a purpose-built care home which provides Dementia Nursing Care, Dementia Residential, and General Nursing Care.

You will have a comprehensive induction and we will provide a full training package. We have a dedicated development plan and an exceptional in-house training programme.

Your Duties As a Nurse Will Include:

• Leading, supervising, and training the care team.
• General Nursing duties.
• Being responsible for ordering, storing, and administering medication.
• Keeping precise, up-to-date records.
• Maintaining the client's dignity and respect at all times.
• Achieving the highest possible standard of care in a professional manner through direct nursing care and effective supervision of staff.
• Taking management responsibility for shifts as directed.
• Ensuring that all Prestwick Care and project-specific Policies and Procedures are adhered to, including but not limited to, Safeguarding, Incident reporting, Risk Assessment, and Care plans.
• Working appropriately with your line manager in all matters and notifying them of any matter that has caused, or has the potential to cause, harm to anyone in our care or any member of staff or any issue that significantly affects the continuing quality of service delivery.

About You:

You will need to be a first-level nurse (RMN/RGN/RNLD) with a current PIN. You should be passionate about what you do, leading by example. You must be well-organised, able to work on your own initiative, and make effective decisions while working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a clear competency framework. You should be up to date with current evidence-based practice and have a working knowledge of CQC Standards and Regulations. You should be registered with the NMC and have a satisfactory DBS check, and check against the ISA list.

We provide excellent care for our residents which improves and enhances their quality of life. We invite nurses to join our team in a care management role to provide exceptional nursing care. We pride ourselves on having a Clinical leadership team made up of senior nurses and a director with over 40 years of experience in the care sector and N.H.S.

Our homes provide general nursing care, specialist dementia units, and care of young people with physical disabilities.