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Registered Nurse – Green Tree Court, Exeter

Location: Exeter

Role type: Care Home

Salary: £23.51 – £26.65

Day and nighttime opportunities:

• Full time (48hrs per week) daytime opportunity
• Part-time (21hrs per week) nighttime opportunity

Do you like to connect with people, make a difference and do the right thing?

Somerset Care is an award-winning not-for-profit care provider across the South West. When people think about care, they think of the Somerset Care Group.

Green Tree Court became part of the Somerset Care Group in 2024.

We are proud to state that we are a disability confident employer.

Everything we do at Somerset Care is underpinned by our four core values: 

• Connecting with people 
• Making a difference 
• Doing the right thing 
• Embracing change 

By living these values, we ensure that we keep our commitment to delivering high-quality, tailored care to support and enrich the lives of our customers.

Join our Care Home Team in Exeter. Green Tree Court located in Exeter is a luxury, 68-bedroom care home which has achieved the Stirling Gold Standard for dementia design. The home provides a comfortable, safe, stylish environment, for those requiring expert dementia support and nursing care.

Purpose of the role

Providing optimum patient care is the primary responsibility of this job, and expertise in a wide range of nursing skills and specialities is necessary.  Supervising less experienced nurses and Health Care workers is often also part of the job.

Key responsibilities of the role

Clinical:

• Perform comprehensive assessment of patients nursing needs.  Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to patients healthcare needs.
• Demonstrate high standards of clinical practice.
• Ensure high standards of patient care is given in accordance with agreed policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care through the development of written care plans.
• Develop effective communication with the multidisciplinary team, relatives and other nursing staff to ensure they receive clear and accurate information.
• Responsible for planning the work load for the team you are allocated to work with on your placements.
• Promote and follow infection control policy.  Adhere to hand washing procedure.  Prevent hospital acquired infections.
• Recognise and respond to emergency situations.
• Supervise and participate in the education and training of other members of the nursing team.

Management:

• Maintain active status on NMC register.
• Act always in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and guiding documents.
• Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues.
• In the event of being placed in charge of Units, ensure that patient and staff safety is maintained at all times, ensuring they work to their capabilities.
• Maintain patient records in line with professional guidelines on a daily basis.

Colleagues:

• Communicate with members of a multidisciplinary team, supervise and direct registered and support workers.

This list is not exhaustive and you may be required to undertake additional tasks from time to time.

You would need to have relevant qualifications and experience to apply for this role:

• A formal nursing qualification, recognised in the UK which is underpinned by a current NMC registration.
• At least 6 months post registration experience.
• Recent experience within a relevant field of nursing such as NHS, private hospitals or care homes.

As a valued employee, you’ll have access to a range of benefits:

• Full company induction, ongoing training to gain Nationally recognised Health and Social Care qualifications plus the opportunity to start an Apprenticeship.
• Day time pay rate: £23.51 – £25.60
• Night time pay rate: £24.56 – £26.65
• Please be advised that you will be required to work every other weekend.
• Enhanced pay for nights, weekends and bank holidays
• Blue Light Card – provides access to more than 15,000 discounts from large national retailers to local businesses!
• Wellbeing support available, covering a wide range of support services and events.
• Reward and recognition – Bright Sparks, Somerset Care Group Awards, Long Service Awards
• Refer a Friend Bonus – £350 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment)

Somerset Care Limited is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome applications from all individuals. As this position involves “regulated activity” (as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) an Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken.   

It’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Somerset Care is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and children at risk. 

Apply now!