Optimum Care Group
Staff Nurse – Nights
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Job:
Staff Nurse
Location: Rathmena House, Ballyclare
Hourly Rate: £22.57
Job Type: Full Time
Shifts: Nights
Hours: 36 hours per week
Annual Leave: 5.6 weeks pro rota
Your Benefits:
- Excellent Pay - £22.57 per hour
- Enhanced Bank Holiday Rate
- Access to Employee Mental Health Support Line
- Paid training and induction
- Free on-site parking
- Free Uniform
- Company Pension
Closing Date: Friday 4th September 2026
The Company reserves the right to close the job early.
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Overview
We are seeking a Full-Time Staff Nurse to join our team at Rathmena House. This position offers 36 hours per week, with 3 X 12 hour shifts (8pm to 8am), scheduled between Monday and Sunday.
No sponsorship is available.
Main Function Of The Job:
The Registered Nurse will be responsible for the day-to-day control of the Nursing Team, providing the necessary leadership to maintain high standards of care, safety, discipline and morale in the Nursing Home.
The aim is to provide the nursing care to meet the individual resident’s/patient’s requirements by assessment of both strengths and problem identification, to plan and evaluate all care delivered and to create a relaxed and homely environment which maximises the individual’s opportunities for self-determination.
The Registered Nurse will participate in the delivery of care and in conjunction with the manager, implement policies and procedures and monitor the care to ensure the defined standards and objectives are being achieved.
Duties:
- Comply with the Home Policies and Procedures.
- Introducing prospective clients to the Nursing Home, taking appropriate details to enable follow up.
- Organising the admission, discharge or transfer of patients and ensuring that policies relating to the safe custody of residents’ property are adhered to.
- Ensuring that resident/patient care is organised on the basis of individual assessment, identification of strengths and problems, planning and evaluation. Instructing, delegating appropriately and supervising staff with this responsibility.
- Keeping up-to-date with new techniques, procedures and equipment and encouraging staff to do likewise.
- Keeping the Manager informed of changes and reporting specific matters of importance relating to the prescribing, storage and administration of medication.
- Requisitioning and controlling supplies of stores, dressings, stationery etc whilst practising and encouraging economy in their use.
- Direct supervision of the work of Care Staff and actively participating in the delivery of nursing care to ensure that highest possible standards are maintained.
- To supervise and direct, as necessary, the work of Domestic and Catering Staff in conjunction with the Home Manager.
- Setting objectives for trained and ancillary staff and ensuring that these are carried out in a professional way.
- Ensuring that the educational needs for all staff are communicated to the Manager.
- Communicating and co-operating with medical and paramedical staff regarding care, and treatment of patients and ensuring that all treatments and instruction are carried out.
- Exercising leadership at all times to ensure confidence and a high morale amongst Nursing/Domestic and Catering Staff.
- Ensuring clear channels of communication for all employees.
- Organising social activities for residents within and outside the Home.
- Investigating and recording all complaints received from residents/patients and relatives in accordance with Home Policy.
- Any other duties as may be deemed necessary by the Home Manager.
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Whilst the above is an outline of the duties you will be required to carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required.
The Company is committed to providing the highest possible quality of service and employees are expected to treat those with whom they come into contact in a caring, courteous and respectful manner at all times.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer.
Essential Criteria
- Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the NMC Register – RGN or RMN (Adult)
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The Company operates a No Smoking policy.
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A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post The Optimum Care Group of companies, as per the Access NI Code of Practice, has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. If successful please be aware that we have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. Our Policy states that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.
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