This is a fantastic opportunity to join our hardworking team at Lincoln House nursing care home in Dereham. Our care team really do care about our residents and are dedicated and warm-hearted. Previous experience is necessary and additional training is given. A caring, compassionate, and warm approach is essential. Our company values - WE CAN - We are one big family, Everything we do is from the heart, Caring is our passion, Always have fun and Nothing is too much, can be felt from the moment you enter our care home.
Lincoln House is located in Swanton Morley Dereham and specialises in providing quality care and support to our residents in this 60-bed care home. Our care home is set in a beautiful location, nestled in landscaped gardens with a peaceful courtyard, with farmland views overlooking the Norfolk countryside.
The Role:
To promote and maintain professional, clinical, and administrative arrangements, training, and care planning within the home.
Working days/ hours:
This is a full time position for days of 36.75 hours per week in week, working alternate weekends. More hours available for sickness and leave cover ad hoc.
Responsibilities:
- Provide a high standard of nursing care that will enhance the quality of life of the residents, according to detailed personalised care plan, you develop together with residnets' input. The care will be delivered as part of a team with the home’s general care staff which is truly person centered.
- To create and maintain with the staff an environment in which all members of staff can contribute to the maximum of their ability in providing a high standard of skilled nursing care to the residents and encourage recognition of the resident as an individual
- You will lead your team.
- You will be responsible for development of care plans based on individuals' preferences and abilities.
- You will take responsibility for your allocated resident group to ensure that a quality service is provided to meet the individual needs of the resident group.
- You will manage an allocated group of staff, ensuring that regular supervision is provided and offering support and mentoring to ensure professional standards are maintained.
- You will be responsible for the development of relationship with individuals, relatives, and other healthcare professionals to produce and support person centered care planning.
- Responsible for the safe management of medication for your allocated resident group
Skills Required/ Qualifications:
- Registered General Nurse (RGN) with current unrestricted NMC registration.
- Professional, understanding and patient.
- Wound care, Bowel care, Male/ female catheterisation, Palliative care and PEG/ RIG experience, phlebotomy but not essential as training will be provided.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Care planning development and management.
- Reliable.
- Team player, willing to train and develop colleagues, whilst utilising their skillset for the benefit of our residents.
Benefits and culture:
- We live by our company values – we are one big family, everything we do is from the heart, caring is our passion, always have fun, nothing is too much.
- A rewarding role
- Variety – no two days are the same!
- Excellent employment benefits
- Ongoing training and development; including fully funded diplomas up to NVQ level 5.
- Long term career opportunities
- Annual Leave 28 days
- No DBS fees.
- Employee assistance program to support your health and wellbeing.
- Blue Light Card offering a number of discounts across retail and hospitality.
- Refer a friend scheme.
- NMC Annual renewal fee paid for by us (T&C's apply)
- Refer a friend scheme (T&C's apply)
Training and development
We see training and development as an instrumental part of the success of each of our care homes.
Every Registered General Nurse will receive a full induction on commencement of employment ensuring that everyone feels welcomed and has a good understanding of their role and our high standards and ethos of the business.
NO AGENCIES, PLEASE.
Pay: £22.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Can you produce and keep up to date a care plan, based on resident's preferences and abilities?
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- unrestricted NMC PIN (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
