Night Registered Nurse

Sanctuary Supported Living

Night Registered Nurse – Part Time

Sidegate Lane, Ipswich

£16.56 per hour
30 hours per week – 10 hour night shifts, includes working weekends on 4 weekly rota basis

Are you kind, patient and understanding?

We are looking to recruit a Registered Nurse to join our friendly and welcoming team doing night shifts. Sidegate Lane provides personalised care and support to 24 people with mental health needs and/or dementia. We value these qualities and actively look for them within our team.

We have robust infection control management and Covid-19 plans in response to the pandemic. You can also be assured that our teams are well equipped with all necessary PPE. Supply is not an issue at Sidegate Lane as Sanctuary Supported Living are well supplied with PPE across all our sites

Read more about Sidegate Lane here

The role of Night Registered Nurse will include:
• Preparing, monitoring and supervising delivery of resident care plans
• Ensuring residents best interests and rights are promoted and protected
• Building and maintaining close working relationships with residents, families and relevant agencies to ensure the best care is delivered
• Having an involvement with quality, risk, health and progress assessments

Skills and experiences:
• A relevant qualification (e.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Learning Disability Nurse) is essential, with a valid NMC pin
• Comprehensive experience of working with a similar client group, such as mental health or dementia, is essential
• Excellent interpersonal skills allowing you to build strong and professional working relationships
• Some knowledge of relevant legislation and its application is desirable
• Recent experience of supervising clinical staff would be beneficial
• Access to a vehicle would be desirable but is not essential

Why work for Sanctuary Supported Living?
We support vulnerable people to live as independently as possible, by building their confidence and skills to realise their potential.

We are a national organisation but we think locally. We support people through supported housing, move-on accommodation, CQC registered services, floating support and telecare services. We specialise in services for young people, homeless families and individuals, people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, people with mental health needs and older people.

Ready to join Sanctuary Supported Living?
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, we offer you access to a range of great employee benefits and the opportunity to develop and progress within your career. Benefits include:
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to a maximum of 30 days after 5 years service (plus public holidays) pro rata
• Life assurance
• Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
• Health and well-being plans
• A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities
• The full time equivalent for this role is 37.5 hours

We are proud to support the Department of Health and Social Care’s #everydayisdifferent campaign to encourage more people to apply to work in adult social care. If you’re considering a caring career, we have many rewarding roles at Sanctuary Supported Living.

Closing Date: 6 October 2020

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

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