Bridges Healthcare - Vacancies
Nurse (Mental Health Community)
£18.80ph London
A band 5 nurse to work with people with learning disabilities in the community.
Ref: CS11/MH5
This role:
Assesses care needs, implements and monitors care plans, administers medication and provides advice for patients/ clients with Learning Disabilities.
Carries out nursing procedures to support and care for clients with Learning Disability.
Provides clinical supervision to other staff, students.
Provides individual support for people with learning disability to enable them to live in the community and make their own choices.
Works within an interdisciplinary team to deliver quality care, with an emphasis on promoting independence.
You will need to be registered on the appropriate part of the NMC register for the assignment, RN (Learning Disabilities) RN5, RN6. Along with this you need current (within last 6 months) evidence based practice caring for people with Learning Disabilities in a health care setting appropriate to the assignment, and if you are newly qualified (within the last year) you need evidence that a preceptorship programme has been completed successfully.
A teaching & assessing qualification is desirable but not required.
Bridges Healthcare is committed to the career development of its staff and offers opportunities in training and development. Successful applicants will receive ongoing supervisions and support. Benefits include: excellent rates of pay, holiday and enhanced pay, the opportunity to work flexibly and a commitment to training and personal development. Working hours are flexible depending on the requirements of the client but consistency of availability is required in order to provide continuity of care.
Please note that the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced level CRB check.
Bridges Healthcare is an Equal Opportunities employer.
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