Registered 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.Registered Nurse Ivydene Residential and Nursing Home, Staniforth Drive, Ivybridge, Plymouth, Devon£18.62 per hourPay rate effective from 1 April 2022Full and part time hours availableWe 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 and every day job satisfaction at Ivydene Residential and Nursing Home for all regardless of role.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 Ivydene Residential and Nursing Home is special and were looking for special people to join us. Become a partof it and apply for this role.Where youll workA forever home in which residents can continue to call home regardless of their needs changing, Ivydene is very much part of the local community. Set in a quiet residential area of the historic mill town of Ivybridge in Devon, our care home provides residentialcare, nursing care, dementia care, palliative care and respite care to residents. Every week children from Little Orchard Montessori Nurseries visit the home. Whether reading stories or doing arts and crafts with the residents, their visits are always a highlight.Ivydenes residents, some of whom receive residential care, dementia care and others who have greater nursing needs, love their visits from students at Dame Hannah Rogers School in Ivybridge.Are you our next Registered Nurse Heres more about the role:

• First and foremostwe work together as a team to enrich our residents liveslets support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• Youll give the highest quality of personalised care to our residents in line with their individual care plans that you prepare and monitor
• Youll regularly communicate with residents, their families and staff both verbally and written
• Providing comprehensive , systematic and accurate nursing assessments of the physical, psychological and social needs of the residents will be at the heart of your day
• Its very simpleif we can be the best Registered Nurse we can be by being kind and supportive in every way to our residents, their families and our colleagues, then were all doing a great job.

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
• CQC performance bonus
• 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.

Job reference 167022Closing date: 20 April2022We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Dont miss out, please apply early.Building Equality and DiversitySanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.