We are recruiting compassionate and skilled Registered Nurses to support a complex homecare package for an adult female service user with significant clinical and mobility needs.
Due to the personal nature of care, this role is open to female applicants only (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1).
This is a rewarding role for a nurse who is confident delivering high-quality, person-centred care in a home environment. You will support a service user who requires skilled nursing input, including tracheostomy care, PEG feeding, medication administration, pressure care, repositioning, respiratory monitoring and communication support using an Eye Gaze system.
The service user has complex health needs, including motor neurone disease/ALS, and requires a small, consistent and competent team who can provide safe, respectful and dignified support. The care plan identifies the need for trained nurses and carers, specialist tracheostomy knowledge, PEG support, respiratory team involvement, dietitian involvement, SALT input and MND nurse specialist involvement.
The Role
As a Registered Nurse, you will provide 12-hour day or night support within the service user’s home. You will be responsible for delivering safe clinical care, monitoring health needs, supporting communication, maintaining comfort, and responding promptly to any changes in presentation.
You will play a key role in helping the service user maintain dignity, independence, choice and quality of life.
Key Tasks
Your duties will include:
- Providing tracheostomy care, monitoring airway safety and responding to respiratory concerns.
- Supporting PEG feeding, hydration and medication administration.
- Administering prescribed medication safely, including medication via PEG, eye drops, sublingual medication, nebuliser therapy and PRN medication.
- Monitoring breathing, comfort, skin integrity, circulation and signs of deterioration.
- Completing regular repositioning and pressure care.
- Supporting personal care in a dignified and person-centred way.
- Using hoists and slings safely for moving and handling.
- Supporting communication through the service user’s Eye Gaze system.
- Maintaining accurate care records, MAR charts, repositioning records and clinical notes.
- Escalating concerns appropriately to management, clinical professionals or emergency services.
- Working closely with family members, managers and external healthcare professionals.
Expertise Required
We are looking for a nurse with:
- Active NMC registration.
- Experience in complex care, respiratory care, neurological conditions, community nursing or high-dependency care.
- Tracheostomy care experience, or willingness to complete competency-based training.
- PEG feeding and PEG medication experience.
- Medication administration competence.
- Strong understanding of infection control, pressure care and clinical documentation.
- Confidence using hoists and moving and handling equipment.
- A calm, patient and compassionate approach.
- Ability to support someone who communicates through assistive technology.
- Lane Fox training or equivalent tracheostomy training would be highly desirable.
What We Offer
- Salary of £35,000 per annum
- 12-hour day and night shifts available - (8am-8pm-8am)
- Opportunity to work within a specialist complex care package.
- Training, competency assessment and ongoing clinical support.
- A meaningful role supporting one person in a person-centred homecare setting.
- A supportive team environment focused on safety, dignity and quality of life.
About You
You will be professional, reliable, caring and clinically confident. You will understand the importance of working within your competence, following care plans, maintaining accurate records, and escalating concerns early. Most importantly, you will be committed to delivering safe, respectful and person-centred care.
Pay: £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Application question(s):
- Do you require Visa Sponsorship to work in the UK?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road
