Dementia Specialist Nurse (RMN/ RGN)
Haviland House. Full-time, flexi working pattern
Location - Haviland House, Worthing
Salary- Weekdays- £23.50 per hour, Weekends- £25.50 per hour
Hours of Work- Full-time (36 hours per week)- working on a flexi-working pattern. Flexibility to work both day and night shifts.
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Haviland House is a specialist dementia care home located at the foot of the South Downs in Goring, West Sussex. It was purpose built in 2015 to fulfil the needs of residents living with different stages of dementia.

In 2019 Haviland House was a ‘Best Dementia Care Home’ finalist in the National Dementia Care Awards and the home’s Health & Wellbeing Coordinator won the National Activity Providers Association’s ‘Best Activity Coordinator’ award.

As a result of the expansion of our nursing team, we are looking for a Day Registered Nurse to join the team at Haviland House. You will be responsible for ensuring our residents receive the highest quality of clinical care. It is your duty to ensure the highest standards are achieved, including providing person-centered care, clinical care and dementia care throughout the home, through your strong clinical knowledge and established people management and leadership skills.

It is your duty to work with the care team to ensure continuous assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the residents' care. With your skills, you will be able to assist residents with all their needs, therapeutic interventions, as well as meaningful activities.

Career Pathway

At Guild Care, we are passionate about career progression for all our employees, we have developed clear learning pathways for all our job roles at Guild Care. We take everyone’s career goals seriously, whether you want to be an amazing Care Assistant or our next Director of Care. We’re proud that the average length of service for our care home senior management team is 17 year- many of whom started as Care Assistants and followed our career pathways.

Our Amazing Benefits at Guild Care…..

• Working for a local charity that has supported the community since 1933
• Welcome to Guild Care bonus (for eligible roles)- Up to £1000 for Registered Nurses and up to £1000 for Care, Home Care and Day Services Support Staff
• Refer a friend scheme- you could earn £500 for recommending a friend to Guild Care
• Buddy Incentive- you could receive up to £125 to support our new recruits in role, promoting a supportive and friendly environment for our newcomers (Care Services only)
• Competitive salaries
• 20-25 days holiday
• Pension scheme
• Sick pay
• Flexible shift patterns
• Free DBS check
• Excellent learning and development opportunities and clear defined care career pathway
• Supportive colleagues
• Job satisfaction
• Local offers for Guild Care staff
• Being part of a values- led organisation

Job description

Essential
- Nursing Qualification and current NMC PIN number
- Satisfactory DBS check

Desirable
- Approved First Aid certificate
- Experience of working in a care home environment/non-hospital setting
- Previous experience in Dementia Care/demonstrates awareness in Dementia
- Management Experience

Covid
As this is a role that involves directly caring for our vulnerable clients, residents, and family members, you will need to provide evidence that you have been vaccinated against Covid, before starting your new role as per our company policy. A copy of the policy can be made available to you upon request. For new recruits, we will now ask at both application and interview stage whether you have had or would be willing to have the vaccine.

Get in touch
For further information please email recruitment@guildcare.org or call our Recruitment Team on 01903 863154.