Registered Nurse - Shortbreaks

Job overview

This post is open to newly qualified students wanting to take on a preceptorship.

To assist the Ofsted Registered Manager in partnership with both family and other professionals in providing the appropriate care package, ensuring continuity and a consistent approach. To ensure the provision of a warm and homely environment that meets the emotional, physical, cultural, religious and spiritual needs of the child/young adult.

To provide training and support to develop staff knowledge and skills that reflects the needs of each individual child and young person. Hours of work will be flexible to meet the needs of the service. Mostly 12 hour shifts days, nights weekends. The home is at present commissioned to open for five nights a week.

To work in partnership with the Multi-Disciplinary Community Team for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities, maintaining responsibility for a designated caseload of children who attend Roston supporting healthcare support workers identified as children’s link support worker at the Home.

Main duties of the job

 To have responsibility for leading a shift, working alongside skilled support staff, providing a residential shortbreak to the children and young people who attend Roston and on occasion Layland.  To work under the Children’s homes regulations including the Quality standards (Ofsted)  To participate in Multi-disciplinary Team meetings and complex case discussions where appropriate.  To complete training on all medical /clinical procedures required for the home  To ensure effective management of allocated caseload at the residential Home and submit written reports and statistical returns as required.  In liaison with the Ofsted manager ensure that clinical advice and guidance to staff is given so that all medical, behavioural and risk-taking issues for children are adequately addressed and monitored closely, and that professional standards of conduct and activity are maintained.  In liaison with the Ofsted registered manager ensure all staff within the Home have opportunity for annual appraisal, development of practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.