Accountable To: Nursing Home Manager
Reporting To: Senior Staff Nurse /Deputy Manager
Hours of Work: As per weekly rota
Job Purpose
To work as a team member providing a high quality of care to all residents within the nursing home, meeting their physical, psychological, religious, and social needs. To liaise positively and with the resident’s best interests with all members of the primary care team, with relatives and all staff within the nursing home.
Main Responsibilities
- Take full responsibility for Resident care as directed by the Home Manager. For example, Nurses must ensure that residents receive suitable and timely bathing, showering and toileting.
- Use the available computer facilities to record and maintain resident’s files on EPIC.
- Report any ill-health amongst Residents and consult with the Nurse Manager prior to making requests for GP / Professional visits where necessary.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care, seeking medical or other interventions as required. Observe and provide for any additional requirements residents may have i.e. Chiropody, Sight testing, Hearing appointments etc.
- Participate in the evaluation and review of policies and procedures as and when required.
- Ensure collection of any specimens that must be sent to the surgery/hospital.
- Carry out all nursing procedures efficiently and effectively.
- Administer prescribed medicines and maintain the appropriate records in line with the Company’s policies and procedures and NMBI guidelines ensuring for example that medication is consumed by the resident.
- Practice maximum integrity in all dealings with Residents' personal & financial affairs, & avoid abuse of the privileged relationship that exists with Residents.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure that each Resident within the Nursing Home has an individualised Care Plan. Resident Care Plans to be reviewed as and when required and always in line with the Company’s policies and procedures and NMBI guidelines. On admission of residents, initial entries are recorded on assessment sheets, and these are then transferred to EPIC (Computerised Information Management System). All new residents should be allocated a G.P. prior to night staff handover.
- Establish and maintain relationships with residents that are based on respect and equality and that promote their independence.
