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SalaryLocated in Newtownards, Blair House Care Home is a modern, purpose-built nursing home, that supports people with mental ill-health as well as physical needs, who require assistance and care.
The homely and comfortable environment enables them to provide person-centred care tailored to the needs of residents. The dedicated and trained staff team provide a high standard of care to enhance the resident’s quality of life.
The home is designed to meet the needs of the people supported, with a comfortable lounge, dining areas and a fabulous arts and activities room. The attractive enclosed gardens and patio also provide residents with a relaxing place to sit and enjoy the outdoors.
Job title: Registered Nurse/ Registered Mental Health Nurse
Reporting to: Deputy Home Manager
Location: Based at the home you were interviewed for but may require you to work at other Healthcare Ireland sites
Main Purpose
Required to undertake and manage direct resident care, having participated fully in the assessment, planning and evaluation of care needs. To undertake the delivery of care, including individual and group sessions to agreed quality standards as prescribed by internal procedures and health legislation.
Key Accountabilities
Quality
1. Manage the assessment, implementation and evaluation of individual resident care plans while promoting a professional working environment to ensure a high standard of resident care.
2. Adopt a systemic, individual approach to all resident care plans and communicate the outcomes to the clinical team both verbally and in writing, ensuring all CPA and risk assessment documentation is kept up to date.
3. Ensure effective communication of any concerns relating to resident care.
4. Deputise in the absence of the Unit Manager and their Deputy to manage the staffing and clinical needs as required.
5. Support and supervise care staff or new recruits.
6. Professional experience and nous to know when medical concerns or decisions need referring to Deputy or Home Manager.
Innovation
7. Assist and support regional management in developing and implementing new services.
Value
8. Manage the assessment, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care plans while promoting a professional working environment to ensure a high standard of patient care.
Knowledge and Skills
9. First level registration.
Experience
10. Sound, demonstrable post qualified experience, acquired through professional training in a related environment.
Autonomy and Impact
11. Organise and prioritise own workload within established procedures, focussing on short-term objectives. Refer complex issues to senior staff. Oversee work of care staff.
Intelligent Problem Solving
12. Problem solving is based on acquired knowledge, skills and experience usually requiring the adaptation of existing systems and processes in response to clinical needs.
Responsibility
13. The role holder will be required to allocate and oversee the work of care staff.
Budgets and Equipment
14. Delegated responsibility for the care, security and maintenance of equipment, drugs and other consumables in the home.
Informatics
15. Shared responsibility for the confidentiality, security and accuracy of resident records, data and information. Ensure good quality resident documentation, which meets the regulatory guidelines and statutory requirements.
Communication and Interaction
16. Communication and interpersonal skills are key and will usually involve activities such as coaching, counselling with residents, their families and local external partners.
Working Environment
17. The problems faced by residents may present difficult and challenging situations, which may heighten the physical, sensory and emotional demands of the role.
Special Features
18. Prepared to undertake Continuing Professional Development.
Upholding Company Values Competency Required Level Descriptors
Quality - Of care, treatment, of facilities and of staff
- Carefully monitors and checks the accuracy and quality of own work as well as the work of others
- Follows procedures
- Corrects errors and mistakes
- Complies with relevant regulatory and statutory requirements
- Values the input and expertise of colleagues
- Keeps clear, detailed records and files
- Introduces new systems and processes to improve quality
- Highlights shortcomings in processes, investigating unusual behaviour and identifying underlying causes
- Introduces performance standards and relevant KPIs to improve the quality of processes and outputs
- Tests out hypotheses using modelling techniques to make predictions and forecasts
- Develops broad plans to take into account risks, conflicts, resources as well as timescales
Innovation - Being forward thinking and thought leaders
- Adapts new services already introduced in other areas within the group
- Amends these services to suit the needs of the local service
- Proposes new services to management, taking into account the local needs of the area
- Assists and supports management with developing and implementing these new services
Value - Due to transparency and flexibility
- Prices services in line with local needs
- Reacts to local feedback regarding pricing of services
- Regularly reviews services and price points adjusting where appropriate
- Adjusts prices in line with demand for services
Salary will be fully disclosed at interview stage.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £42,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overtime
Work Location: In person
