Complex Care Nurse

Your Responsibilities

As a Complex Care Nurse, your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering safe, effective and person-centred nursing care to individuals with complex health needs

• Managing and monitoring tracheostomy care, including airway management and secretion management

• Providing chest management and respiratory support

• Managing and monitoring epilepsy and complex seizure presentations

• Supporting individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes

• Managing gastrostomy feeding, hydration and medication administration

• Safely administering and monitoring prescribed medications

• Supporting individuals who are nil by mouth

• Providing safe moving and handling support for individuals with significant physical disabilities

• Monitoring for changes or deterioration in an individual's clinical presentation and escalating concerns appropriately

• Following individualised care plans, risk assessments and advanced care plans

• Maintaining accurate and professional clinical documentation

• Providing clinical guidance and support to Healthcare Assistants working within the care package

• Working closely with families, carers and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care

• Maintaining high standards of safeguarding, infection prevention and clinical governance
  

Essential Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Active NMC registration

• Experience working as a Registered Nurse within a complex care, community, acute or similar clinical environment

• Experience supporting individuals with tracheostomies and complex respiratory needs

• Experience with gastrostomy/enteral feeding and medication administration

• Experience managing epilepsy and seizures

• Experience supporting individuals with significant physical disabilities and complex moving and handling requirements

• Strong clinical assessment and deterioration recognition skills

• Confidence working independently within a community setting

• Excellent communication and clinical documentation skills

• A calm, professional and compassionate approach

• Eligibility to work in the UK
  

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

• Insulin-dependent diabetes management

• Complex neurological conditions

• Hypoxic brain injury

• Epileptic encephalopathy

• Spastic quadriplegia and dystonia

• Complex respiratory and chest management

• Supporting non-verbal individuals with complex communication needs

• Advanced care planning

• Community-based complex care
  

About the Individual You Will Support

You will be supporting an individual with significant neurological, respiratory, mobility and clinical needs who requires a high level of skilled and consistent care.

The individual is non-verbal, uses a wheelchair and requires full support with moving and handling. Their care includes tracheostomy and chest management, seizure management, diabetes management, gastrostomy support, medication administration and ongoing monitoring of their complex health needs.

You will work as part of an established care team to ensure their health, safety, dignity and quality of life remain at the centre of all care provided.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced Registered Nurse with strong complex care skills and are passionate about delivering high-quality care within the community, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and join the MUVE Healthcare team.