Nurse – Market Lodge

Are you a Friendly, Compassionate and Caring person who is looking for a career where you feel valued and where you are rewarded for the work that you do?  If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Do you enjoy seeing people get the most out of every day and achieve what they want in life? This is what a Career in Shaw healthcare is all about. We look to provide as much flexible working as possible to secure your work/life balance.

Shaw healthcare is looking for a Nurse to join the team in Market Lodge, Ledbury.

Market Lodge is a 10 bed unit which is nurse led to provide a rehabilitation program for service users aged 18 years old and over who have received an acquired brain injury through direct or organic trauma and require supported living.  The Management team are passionate in ensuring that the service users live as independent as possible.

Market Lodge has achieved a ‘Good’ in a recent CQC inspection and our aim is to improve our service to achieve outstanding.

You will join a team that is fully committed to making a difference to the lives of those who we provide care for. Our aim is to deliver the highest standard of care to our service users and to provide the same standard of care that we would expect our own family members to receive. You will be using the latest care technology that will enable you to spend more time with the service users that you care for. Market Lodge has an excellent reputation as highly valued provider of care. The needs of our service users are at the centre of all we do every single day.

As a Nurse your key duties include:

• Ensure the highest possible standards of care, assessing residents’ needs and wishes, and developing services to enhance their quality of life
• Champion appropriate independence and personal choice; developing, reviewing and updating care plans to meet our resident’s physical, social and psychological needs
• Oversee all aspects of medicine management on your shift – ensuring medicines are appropriately received, stored and administered, in accordance with company policies and current legislation
• Build the positive reputation of the Business; liaise professionally with visitors and other external stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory and best practice guidelines – identify, investigate and resolve risks proactively
• Support, guide, teach and mentor others in line with the NMC Code, following its guidance at all times

Qualities/Experience

• The ability to lead a team, analyse problems and propose solutions or improvements
• Able to communicate effectively and to develop professional relationships
• Understands and effectively uses IT and communication systems required for the role
• Respectful of the values, views and needs of others
• Able to work under pressure and prioritise workload
• Experience of delivering nursing care within elderly health care sector
• Experience of participating in quality and clinical governance programmes

Benefits

We will provide you with full training. This includes our leadership programme which can support your development and opportunities for progression within Shaw.  You will also enjoy access to a huge variety of benefits and services to support your physical and psychological well-being and throughout your career we will invest in you and you will enjoy additional support and benefits including:

• Excellent Career Opportunities
• Over the last 12 months our employees have received over £1,000 each in tax free bonuses!
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme (earn up to £1000 for each referral by you)
• Paid annual leave 35 days per year (based on hours) inclusive of bank holidays
• Company Sick Pay
• Enhanced pay rates for bank holidays
• Free Uniform
• Death in service payment *subject to criteria
• Discounted Homemade Meals while on Shift
• Pension scheme
• Colleague discounts – Access to over 1600 high street discounts including carefully selected discount partners.
• Holiday discounts
• Outstanding recognition schemes such as Shaw Star Awards and Long Service Awards
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Our support to your Wellbeing includes free of charge access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme. This gives Colleagues and their family access to 24/7 365 support for a whole range of issues including physical, mental and financial issues
• NMC Registration Paid