Job Title: Registered Nurse 

Salary £ 40,950 per annum

Hours per week: 40 hours per week  

Shift Details: 3 long days a week, 12.5 hour shifts. Paid breaks. Working every other weekend.

Location: Birchmere House Care Home, in Knowle 

At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, support your career development and offer a range of apprenticeships, and cover the cost of your Blue Light Card so that you can enjoy a wide variety of retail and leisure discounts. We will also reimburse the cost of your NMC renewal.

We are seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as a Registered Nurse.

Your focus as a Registered Nurse will be to act as person in charge, to stand in for the Manager as required and observe all instructions to act upon his/her behalf, ensuring high standards of care to residents in line with company policy  & Registration.

Other responsibilities include:

• Undertaking nursing tasks including distribution of medication, dressings, catheterisation, tube feeding and management of chronic medical conditions.
• Advising families of residents and GP's of any changes in condition, which gives rise to concern and keeps them informed and involved in choices for ongoing care.
• Responsibility for the effective deployment and supervision of staff within the care team, ensuring all tasks are completed during the period of duty and residents receive required care.

• Providing high standards of care by undertaking accurate assessment and planning.

This list is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities, and other tasks and responsibilities may be allocated to the role which are appropriate for the skills and experience expected in this role.