Wellbeing Advisor (Registered Nurse)

If you’re dedicated, compassionate and want to positively impact the lives of others, look no further!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Wellbeing Advisor (Registered Nurse) to join our Lovat Fields Retirement Village. You will receive a competitive rate of £18.94 per hour (30 hrs/wk – £29,626 pro rata FTE) plus an excellent benefits package which includes;

• 33 Days Annual Leave (FTE) Pro Rata for Part Time
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity allowance
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution (5% employee)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Attendance Reward
• Free Life Insurance
• Buy And Sell Holiday
• Cycle2work Scheme
• Free Use of Onsite Gym

Here at ExtraCare we offer our residents access to outstanding facilities, promoting care and lifestyle opportunities that truly do create ‘better lives for older people’. We are committed to offering fulfilling and worthwhile careers to all our staff – enabling you to deliver the quality of service we promise.

What will you do as our Wellbeing Advisor (Registered Nurse)?

• Assess all new residents that move into the village
• Create and support a programme of health and wellbeing promotion
• Provide drop in sessions and deliver wellbeing checks
• Work closely with resident volunteers and team members, to promote opportunities to actively improve their health and well being

Our ideal Wellbeing Advisor (Registered Nurse):

Qualifications and Training   

• Registered Nurse Adults 
• Evidence of professional development in community health or primary care post registration qualification 
• Specialist training to master’s degree or equivalent level (desirable) – Community, District or Practice

Nursing 

• Teaching/ Mentorship qualification 
• Current NMC qualification 

Experience and Knowledge

• Significant experience in managing older people
• Experience or knowledge of primary care and referral to primary care
• Experience of frailty identification and managing long term conditions 
• Evidence of continuous professional development 
• Evidence of participation in audit 

Skills and Abilities   

• Excellent written and oral communication skills 
• Good interpersonal skills and can demonstrate ability to work with others 
• Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary 
• Ability to recognise own limits and seek support re supervision as necessary 
• Competent in computer skills 
• Ability to maintain and manage own caseload, working autonomously within the specialist area 
• Ability to provide, receive and process highly sensitive and sometimes contentious information
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and can demonstrate awareness of MDT functioning 

Personal Qualities   

• Diplomatic, assertive, confident 
• Emotionally resilient 
• Non-judgemental approach 
• Effective communicator
• Ability to work in a community setting with vulnerable older people