Band 5 Staff Nurse- The Gillivers Learning Disability Short Breaks
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Job Overview
Are you a caring, compassionate and enthusiastic person? Come and work for us in our Learning Disability short breaks homes.
Job Overview
Are you a caring, compassionate and enthusiastic person? Come and work for us in our Learning Disability short breaks homes.
We are a team of friendly people who offer short breaks to adults with a learning disability. You'll be looking after a small number of patients, so your contact with them will be high.
An exciting opportunity has come available at the Gillivers Short Breaks Unit for Learning Disabilities. We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic staff nurses to join our team. The Gillivers provides respite to individuals with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities. The service provides respite for individuals with dedicated health needs, in single sex stays with specialist nursing and support staff.
We are looking for registered nurses (RNLD/RGN's) with excellent communication skills, enthusiasm and motivation to provide support to the team and leadership within the Unit.
We welcome applications from pre-registration nurses and have an excellent preceptorship package / arrangements to support you.
For further details / informal visits contact: Charlotte Needham, charlotte.needham1@nhs.net, 07881 852432
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
The post holders will be band 5 nurses who can demonstrate that they have a range of transferable skills that will benefit the delivery of high standards of care and enrich the MDT.
The role involves supporting the nursing team to deliver packages of care to a diverse group of people with complex needs. You will need to be able to display a positive attitude and have the ability to challenge positively where necessary.
The role will involve working closely with various members of the MDT and the team manager to ensure that care is of the highest standard, and performance standards and best practice are achieved.
Tasks Will Include Meeting Individual Needs 24/7 Such As
* Personal care
* Moving and handling
* Medication administration
* Care planning and completing risk assessments.
* Cleaning
* Preparing meals
* Laundry
* Meeting social and engagement needs
* Supporting specific health needs such as feeding via PEG and epilepsy management
We provide 24/7 care throughout the year and our staff work various shift patterns across days and nights. Band 5 nurses work on a rotational basis to provide care to our patients.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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