Senior Nurse

Colten Care ,
Blandford Forum, Dorset
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Job Type: Full-time

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Vacancy reference: NTXLS521399 Date posted - 27th March 2020 Closing date - 27th April 2020 You may be contacted and offered an interview prior to the closing date. Please note that this vacancy may close early subject to the volume of applications received. Senior Registered Nurse Night working at Whitecliffe House in Blandford Forum Contracts are offered as 36 or 42 hours per week (plus paid handover) including alternate weekends For handover purposes shift times are 7pm-7:15am Opportunities exist for additional hours / overtime across all Colten Care Homes. Up to £24.12 per hour including all enhancements Rate breakdown: £20.32 per hour £1.00 per hour night enhancement £2.80 per hour weekend enhancement As a Colten Care Senior Nurse you’ll be working in a dynamic nursing home setting where no two days are the same and where training and career development opportunities exist in abundance. As an experienced Nurse with at least two years experience and up to date acute clinical skills you will need to demonstrate strong leadership and clinical capability within the nursing team. You’ll be key in supporting our senior management team to run our care homes. You will role model and promote best practice in matters of wound management, nutrition, tissue viability, catheterisation, venepuncture, PEG feeds, syringe drivers, end of life care and other acute clinical interventions. You’ll proactively engage in the development of Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, improving the skills and confidence of the team to ensure objectives are achieved to meet and exceed company standards and those of our regulators. As a Senior Nurse you will be responsible for the health and well-being of our residents, managing both acute and chronic conditions, applying sound, sensitive clinical judgement and decision-making every day. You will lead and enable the healthcare team to provide outstanding, evidence-based, individualised nursing care for older people living with frailty and complex needs, regularly updating person-centred care plans. Take the time to nurse; and let Colten Care take the time to look after you. Results from our recent nurses survey confirm that our nurses agree that Colten Care is a great place to work We’ve got plenty of reasons why you should join the team: Leading care home operator in the South Coast 25% of our nursing homes are rated ‘outstanding’ by CQC; all others rated 'good' Refer a friend bonus scheme of up to £500 Paid breaks and free meals Support to achieve revalidation Annual NMC subscription reimbursed Planned and fully supported induction regardless of experience Staff rewards, company recognition and awards night Clinical and Dementia Conferences led by the Colten Team Real career opportunities for senior career development; we regularly promote from within Support with practice supervisor and practice assessor roles, working with new NMC guidelines Proud to be collaboratively working with our associated Universities supporting 1st, 2nd and 3rd year student nurses and Trainee Nursing Associates Excellent staff ratios; you’ll work alongside a company of Nursing, Clinical and Quality experts 24/7 Medication trained Senior Care Leads and emergency on call support Payment towards Tier 2 visa application for eligible nurses Hands on practical training plus access to Health Education England and Nursing Times e-Learning modules We offer a unique opportunity to be supported by a Nurse Learning and Development Manager. There is always an opportunity to study further and develop your career at a Colten Care home. Whilst your existing clinical skills are recognised, we can provide the environment and opportunity to enhance your skills further. We invest in providing clinical skills updates including: Venepuncture Catheterisation skills T34 Syringe Driver End of life care and Verification of expected death Training courses on coaching and development to promote leadership skills And much more Our beautiful care homes showcase comfortable surroundings with a ‘wow’ factor – why not visit and see for yourselves? We encourage informal visits and welcome your interest in what we do. Be part of the development of nursing within care homes - we listen to your views and act on them. Apply today About us Colten Care is an expanding family-owned business with 21 beautifully appointed care homes across Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and West Sussex. Our established services are all rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we provide residential, general nursing, dementia and short-stay care. We are a prestigious, award-winning healthcare provider that champions the latest approaches to person-centred care. Each of our homes has a distinct character while retaining that all-important sense of ‘home.’ We play an active role in furthering dementia friendly communities as part of our work. Our aims are simple: to be recognised as both the care home ‘provider of choice’ and ‘employer of choice.’ Contact info We would be delighted to hear from you. Call our friendly recruitment team on 01425 460955 for more details. All appointments are subject to satisfactory background checks including a police and safeguarding check with the Disclosure & Barring Service and two employment references. cboxEECAuthorisedOnlyoncboxEECAuthorisedOnly txtJobVacancies2txtJobVacancies

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