Job title: Registered Nurse (Bank)
Location: Bupa Heol Don, Cardiff, Whitchurch, CF14 2AU
Salary: £18.50- £20.50 per hour depending on experience and qualifications
Additional £1.00 per hour for nights
£1.50 per hour weekend enhancement £2.00 per hour overtime enhancement Contract: Bank Registered Nurse Nights
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
As a Registered Nurse, with a valid NMC pin, you'll be responsible for driving and running the unit alongside clinical duties in the home. This includes observation, medication, reviewing and evaluating individual care plans, and providing clinical guidance to the care team and delivering best practice continually. You're accountable for making sure policies and standards meet our high clinical standard and offering clinical guidance to the whole care team, being crucial in helping with all CQC tasks. Highly trusted, you'll forge a real connection with our residents and their family, giving them the kindness and support and care they deserve. We'll train you on all aspects of our new digital care, which is transforming how we work, making things easier and letting you focus on clinical excellence and care for our residents. And as healthcare experts for over 75 years, we're committed to continually training you in the clinical and social care developments you need to do your job as a Nurse, learning from some of the best people in the industry from the UK and Globally. It's an exciting time to be with us.
You'll help us make health happen by:
- Taking responsibility for the well-being of our residents and making sure their physical, emotional and social needs are met
- Coaching and guiding the team, providing formal and informal teaching programmes for colleagues and other care professionals
- Carrying out assessments and developing, implementing and evaluating individualised care plans for each of our residents
- Monitoring work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and conform to the relevant standards, policies and legislation
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
- A Registered Nurse (RMN) with a valid NMC pin and a genuine commitment to adhering to the NMC Codes of Conduct and expanding your professional development
- You'll have good knowledge of the most up-to-date clinical practices particularly in relation to dementia, but above all you'll be passionate about caring for the elderly.
- Previous experience of working as a staff nurse or registered nurse in a care home environment is desirable but not essential
- An effective communicator who's able to build strong and honest relationships with residents and the people they care about
- A willingness to coach, guide and support your team, including providing formal and informal programmes of teaching to colleagues and other care professionals
- A respectful and compassionate team player with the belief in giving your personal best
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- Your DBS check
- Uniform provided
- Free meal on every shift
- Paid breaks
- Refer a friend bonus scheme
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
