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Registered Nurse

£18.87 per hour

Tonbridge, Kent

Rapport Housing and Care

Barnes Lodge has vacancies for Bank Nurses, to join our night care teams providing cover for holidays and absences.

SUMMARY OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

To support the Deputy Manager within the Home in providing leadership to the care team and effective 24hr management of the Home within the available resources. The post holder will have a key responsibility for the quality of nursing assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation and associated care staff training issues to ensure that at all times residents receive excellent quality care.

Take responsibility for the safeguarding of adults and follow the Organisations whistleblowing policy as required.

To ensure that the home provides a homely and safe environment to all residents consistent with their dignity, wellbeing and the principles of person centred care.

SUPERVISORY

To have responsibility for the management and allocation of duties to care and support during the course of shift.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHERS:

INTERNAL

Management of the home

Home Care and Nursing Colleagues

Residents

Catering, Housekeeping, Maintenance and Administrative Staff

Head Office

EXTERNAL

Families, Carers and Advocates

Legal Representatives

GPs, Social Services

Pharmacists

District Nurses, Physio, OTs and SALTs

Hospice

Voluntary organisations

Education establishments

Other statutory service providers

For the right candidate, this is a marvellous opportunity to join an established, growing organisation in the heart of Kent.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

- A relevant nursing qualification

- Registered with the NMC

- Satisfactory references

- Right to work in the UK

Benefits of working for Rapport Housing and Care include:

20 days paid holiday PLUS Bank Holidays

Comprehensive Induction and Training Packages Continual professional development

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Confirmation of all appointments is subject to proof of Eligibility to Work in the UK, satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory references, satisfactory numeracy and literacy assessments and medical clearance.

If you have any questions about the role or about Rapport Housing and Care, please feel free to contact HR on 01634 729137.

Otherwise and to apply, please click on the apply now button and complete the online form.

Rapport Housing and Care offers Residential, Nursing and Supported Care to older people with physical frailty and Dementia across Kent.

Rapport Housing and Care values the diversity that exists in all our communities and works towards this being reflected in our workforce.

Charity No: 254140.

Rapport Housing and Care offers Supported, Residential and Nursing Care to older people with physical frailty and Dementia across Kent.

OUR PHILOSOPHY:

We want everyone who meets us, no matter in what context, to experience our friendly, caring, compassionate philosophy, which runs through our whole organisation. We are a leading housing and social care provider in the south-east, flexible and responsive to the needs of people in later life.

OUR VALUES:

o Compassion: behaving in a manner that treats people with respect and dignity, listening to what they say and responding;
o Openness: Offering high quality services that are adaptable, flexible and that meet the changing needs of service users in a manner that offers genuine choice;
o Integrity: acting at all times in an honest and straightforward way with all those with whom we come into contact;
o People focussed: reflecting the ethos inherent in the organisations philosophy.


Benefits of working for us include:

- We pay the Adult National Living Wage to all of our employees, regardless of their age

- 28 days paid holiday (pro-rota if part time)

- Comprehensive Induction and Training Packages Continual professional development

- Opportunities to apply for our Academy and National Diploma courses

- Stakeholder Pension Scheme Opportunities to progress.

Confirmation of all appointments is subject to proof of Eligibility to Work in the UK, satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory references, satisfactory numeracy and literacy assessments and medical clearance.

If you have any questions about the role or about Rapport Housing and Care, please feel free to contact the General Manager on 01732 369171.

Otherwise and to apply, please click on the apply now button and complete the online form.

Rapport Housing and Care is committed to delivering compassion and companionship as well as care and we are proud of our reputation and profile as one of the major care providers in Kent.

Rapport Housing and Care values the diversity that exists in all our communities and works towards this being reflected in our workforce.

Charity No: 254140

PLEASE NOTE: applications that do not include full education and work histories (with gaps between jobs explained) may not be considered.

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