Job description
Job Title:Registered Nurse (RGN / RMN ) – Day & Night
Reporting to:Deputy Manager /Home Manager/ Regional Manager
Organisation: Strong Life Care
Job Purpose
To deliver the highest possible standard of nursing care in a professional, safe, and person-centred manner. The Registered Nurse will take responsibility for the clinical leadership of a shift, supervise and support staff, and ensure the well-being, dignity, safety, and quality of life of residents at all times. The Nurse will also act as a key link with external professionals and agencies to ensure holistic and effective care. The Registered Nurse will act as Nurse in Charge of the shift, providing visible clinical leadership, supervising staff, and working collaboratively with the management and senior leadership team to ensure a safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led service.
The well-being, dignity, safety, and quality of life of residents must remain the highest priority at all times.
Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse (RGN / RMN / RNMH) with a valid NMC PIN
- Good understanding of the NMC Code, CQC Fundamental Standards, safeguarding, and clinical governance
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Commitment to person-centred care and resident well-being
- Satisfactory DBS check and relevant barred list checks
Desirable
- Experience working in a care home or with the relevant resident group
- Previous supervisory or leadership experience
- Strong team-working skills
Main Responsibilities
1. Clinical & Care Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality nursing care including medication management, wound care, catheter care, end-of-life and palliative care.
- Ensure the well-being of residents is always the highest priority.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans to meet residents’ physical, emotional, psychological, and social needs.
- Complete and review risk assessments including falls, MUST, pressure care, NEWS2, and infection risks and any other required risk assessments
- Identify residents at risk of deterioration and take prompt, appropriate action.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and person-centred documentation within the care planning system.
- Complete regular checks on residents and provide clear, effective handovers at shift change.
- Review accidents and incidents and ensure documentation, learning, and follow-up actions are completed.
2. Medication Management
- Administer medicines safely in line with NMC guidance, legislation, and Strong Life Care policies.
- Ensure controlled drugs and all medications are stored, administered, recorded, and disposed of correctly following the medication policy
- Ensure sufficient medication stock is available and that the processes for ordering, checking, receiving, and monthly medication cycles are followed.
- Report and act on medication errors or concerns immediately.
3. Leadership & Shift Management
- Take management responsibility for the shift as directed
- Act as Nurse in Charge of the shift, leading in a professional and managerial manner.
• Take accountability for safe, effective, and well-led care delivery during the shift
· Take accountability for safe, effective, and well-led care delivery during the shift.
- Lead, mentor, supervise, and support care staff to ensure high standards of care.
- Delegate duties appropriately and ensure staff competence and confidence.
- Act up for the Deputy Manager or Home Manager when required.
- Support staff to report concerns openly and confidently.
4. Communication & MDT Liaison
- Establish and maintain effective communication with residents, relatives, and colleagues.
- Liaise with external professionals including (but not limited to):
- GPs
- District Nurses
- Safeguarding Teams
- DOLS Assessors
- Tissue Viability Nurses
- Dentists
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Attend and contribute to MDT meetings, reviews, and assessments.
- Support safeguarding processes and escalate concerns appropriately.
5. Quality Assurance, Audits & Compliance
- Carry out regular audits, spot checks, walk-arounds, and equipment checks.
- Ensure compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards, NMC Code, IPC policies, and Strong Life Care procedures.
- Monitor and review:
- Fluid, food, hygiene, repositioning, bowel and NEWS2 charts and any other required
- Wound care and treatment plans
- Infection registers
- Service User of the Day care plans and risk assessments
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and best practice.
6. Documentation & Digital Systems
- Ensure care documentation is accurate, complete, timely, and person-centred using assigned and chosen Electronic Care Plan System used by SLC ( PCS – Person Centred System/ Care Docs)
- Review care notes for quality and appropriateness.
- Check alerts, diaries, and community notifications and act where required.
- Ensure residents have: Up-to-date weights, Current photographs, Observations recorded, risk assessments and care plans up to date with relevant information and updates.
- Ensure all documentation supports safe, effective care delivery.
7. Training & Development
- Supervise, mentor, and support new and junior staff.
- Support staff induction, competencies, and ongoing development.
- Maintain own professional development and clinical competence.
- Attend mandatory and additional training as required.
- Be fully competent and compliant with the skills and knowledge required as a RGN/ RMM working in LSC home.
- Ensure that policies and procedures are followed at all the times and this knowledge is up to date – policies are assigned on QCS system and updated regulary
8. Health, Safety & Infection Prevention
- Promote safe working practices at all times.
- Report infectious illnesses, accidents, or incidents immediately.
- Ensure IPC policies and cleaning schedules are followed on day and night shifts.
- Report hazards, faulty equipment, or maintenance issues promptly.
- Ensure the home environment is safe, clean, and infection-free.
9. General Responsibilities
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Ensure the security of the home.
- Assist with fundraising and community engagement when required.
- Notify management promptly of sickness or absence.
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as required to support the service.
Additional Information
This job description outlines the principal duties of the post and is not exhaustive. Strong Life Carereserves the right to amend this job description to meet business needs. Any changes will be confirmed in writing. Employees share responsibility for suggesting improvements to enhance service effectiveness.
Summary Statement
The Registered Nurse plays a key role in ensuring Strong Life Care delivers a service that is Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-Led, with resident well-being at the heart of everything we do.
