Staff Nurse

at  Active Care Group

COME AND JOIN ONE OF THE UK’S LARGEST PROVIDERS IN NEURO AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE. WE PROUDLY EMPLOY OVER 4000+ PEOPLE - NO MATTER WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE JOBS FOR EVERYONE.

We’d like you to join us as a Staff Nurse at our service Murdostoun in North Lanarkshire.
At Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre, we offer rehabilitation, care and support to people over the age of 16 years with a brain injury or other neurological condition, helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.

• Acting as Primary Nurse, taking overall responsibility for the nursing residents receive, through nursing assessments and care planning.
• Contributing towards MDTworking, risk assessment management and on-going clinical improvement
• Providing written nursing reports for a range of statutory and clinical review processes
• To supervise junior staff in carrying out their care plans.
• To liaise effectively with all actively involved in the care process, including carers and relatives, aspiring to provide an effective, seamless and integrated service to patients/residents.
• To maintain and update relevant knowledge and skills; maintain a professional portfolio and participate in further training as appropriate, in order to enhance quality of care for patients/residents and carers.
• To comply with the Active Care Group Health and Safety Policies and Protocols in order to contribute to safe working practices.
• To protect vulnerable adults/children from internal/external factors and act as a Patient Advocate.
• To ensure a comprehensive assessment is completed for the patients/residents/clients to ensure a comprehensive person-centered assessment is completed for their pathway and care plan.
• Ensure that each patient/resident/client has an individual care plan and risk assessment, which takes into account the patient (if appropriate) and their carer’s views, with regular reviews.
• To administer medicine within the guidelines and framework of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• To ensure that infection control measures are in place and adhered to and, where applicable, that audit data is routinely collected.