Regional Nurse

Job Description

At Sanctuary Care, we believe in providing high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. It goes without saying that kindness is what care is all about, so first and foremost, we carefully choose our staff fortheir kind and compassionate nature. We aim to care, nurture and enrich the lives of all in our family at Sanctuary Care, whether thats our staff, residents or family members.RegionalNurseSupport 8 Homes across the West of Scotland£21.00 per hour39 hours per weekShift work including evenings, weekends and nightsWe pay up to £3,000 when you join Sanctuary Care. Relocation packages are also available.Why work for usWe spend so much time at work dont we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Lets have some fun while were at work, support each other and work hard as a team. Theres loads of training and promotion opportunitiesavailable for those who want to pursue it.Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can feel the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Sanctuary is special and were looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for thisrole.This role will require you to support 8 services in the west of Scotland located in Prestwich, Ayrshire, Kilmarnock, East Kilbride, Hamilton and Dumfries & Galloway.Are you our next Regional Peripatetic Nurse Heres more about the role:

• Provide a high quality peripatetic nursing service ensuring the delivery of the highest standards of nursing and care standards.
• Provide Nursing responsibility for Care homes within the region that require additional Nursing support as required.
• You will prepare and monitor residents care plans; supervise and participate in the delivery of all aspects of care to ensure that care is delivered to agreed quality standards and meets the needs of the individual.
• Promote, monitor and maintain high standards of clinical / care practice and procedures to meet legislation and organisational standards and reflect best practice.
• Carry out quality and risk assessments to ensure that services meet the needs of residents, clients and regulatory compliance, fulfil organisational aims and provide value for money for the business.
• Manage the coordination, communication and maintenance of relationships with internal and external customers, identifying and dealing with any shortfalls in service delivery and ensuring that complaints are dealt with appropriately and escalated when necessary.
• Take personal responsibility to remain clinically up to date.

.What skills do I need

• Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home
• You will be Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• You will have experience of working in a clinical setting
• Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach
• You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve
• You will use a good Nursing Process to formulate initial Nursing Diagnosis by collecting data from subjective and objective information given and then prioritising and managing care
• You will have experience of infection control, nutrition, moving and handling, wound care, phlebotomy and drug administration.

Benefits and rewardsWe know you work so hard and being the best Registered Nurse you can be needs to be rewarded. We are very proud to offer the following:

• holidays (pro rata)
• Life assurance
• Overtime enhancement
• Occupational sick pay after qualifying period
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme with payment of up to £500 available
• Contributory pension from Sanctuary Care
• Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, cinema, dining, days out and much more via My Rewards
• Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care.

The job reference for this position is 164103 25 March 2022</