South Coast Nursing Homes is a family-owned provider of care across East and West Sussex. Each of the 9 registered homes offers high standards of resident care and comfort, 24 hours a day and night. We currently operate 9 homes across East and West Sussex with 414 beds and have recently opened a brand-new Home in Central Worthing, named The Poets. We are growing and actively seeking the best talent across the care sector. If you’re passionate about care and want to be part of a flourishing company, we want to hear from you!
Position And Reward For Successful Candidate
We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join us on Days within our team of nurses at Berkeley Lodge, our specialist dementia nursing home in Worthing. Reporting to the Home Manager, this role involves working with an experienced clinical team carrying out planned, proactive and reactive clinical duties. The team is committed to providing professional, respectful and quality care within a safe home environment. This is a hands-on role and appropriate experience and relevant qualifications are essential, as is the commitment to provide a first-class service to all residents.
Hours: 36hrs per week - Days - will include alternate weekends
Responsibilities
* To maintain high standards of patient care ensuring the health, safety and welfare of all residents.
* To champion patient choice and autonomy. To ensure that all staff work in a dignified and respectful way to all who live and work in the home.
* Support and assist in managing the whole care team when on duty. Work in collaboration with colleagues to ensure excellent resident care and exemplary communication is delivered.
* To promote good morale amongst staff and continuously strive to improve effective team working and develop teams that need support.
* To foster relationships with families, advocates and next of kin, and ensure they are kept informed of changes to residents’ physical and emotional well‑being.
* To ensure all documentation is completed in a comprehensive, concise and timely manner, including the generation of individualized care plans and reviews when residents’ needs change. Clear documentation of events, conversations, and formal arrangements with outside agencies and other professionals.
Essential qualifications
* At least 1 year of nursing experience
* A Nursing degree or above
* Ability to prioritise between tasks to achieve satisfactory outcomes
* Good verbal and non-verbal reporting skills
* Previous clinical experience in geriatric, frailty, end of life and dementia care
We are looking for someone who is
* Hands-on in their approach and a can-do attitude
* Able to think on your feet and work under pressure with multiple tasks
* Good communication skills and the ability to get on with people, while acting with confidence with staff, residents, managers, directors and contractors
* Some IT skills such as Excel, Word, MS Office; accuracy and attention to detail are essential
Package
* Pay £22.88 p/h – £24.02 p/h
* 36hrs permanent contract
* Access to earned wages on demand
* Subsidised staff food on 12-hour shifts
* Paid breaks
* Free uniform & DBS
* Excellent benefits including pension
* Industry-leading training and development with career progression
* Cycle to work scheme available
Here at South Coast Nursing Homes, we value diversity and are committed to a culture of inclusivity, respect and equality. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background.
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