The population of the UK is increasing
because of the advancement of medical technology, more senior
citizen, babies, children and teenagers all that need to be
taken care of. That is the main reason why there is high demand
in nursing home job vacancies, not only in UK but all around
the world. Nursing home job vacancies is open to overseas nurse
who wants to work in UK. Nursing become one of the very in
demand and rewarding career around the world and will continue
to be in demand for many more years. Some nurses will retire
soon so we need more nurses to fill the vacancy.
There are several clinics, hospitals,
private practice, private companies, learning disability homes,
private home care, private nursing homes and care facilities
that need nurses. All types of nurse are in demand but there
are more opportunities for Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed
Practicing Nurses (LPNs).
There are several nursing job in UK such as
general nurses, specialist nurses, school nurses, pediatric
nurses, aged care nurses and midwives. It may be a full time
job, permanent job, contractual job, short term job or casual
job. The nursing home job vacancies may be RGNs (Registered
General Nurse), RMNs (Registered Mental Nurse), RNLDs
(Registered Nurse Mentally Handicapped), RSCN (Registered Sick
Children's Nurse), Midwives, Clinical Services, Unit Managers,
Care Home Managers, Healthcare Assistants and Health
Professionals.
Overseas nurses who want to work in UK are
required to meet their education and practice standards.
Applicants must be a nursing graduate and registered nurse in
their home country. He or she must complete the three year
training course for clinical, practical and theoretical course
and twelve months post registration experience. He or she must
be registered with NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) and UK
regulatory body. He or she must pass the IELTS exam.
The nursing home job is to provide care to
individuals, families and communities. They are responsible in
maintaining and promoting quality life and health of patient,
from birth to death. They are responsible for taking care of
the sick and injured patient. They treat minor wounds and give
medicine. Nurse assists doctors in examining and treating
patient. Nurse observes the patient, ask for symptoms, do some
tests and write it on patient record. Nurse is a people
oriented job, they always interact with people, they give
emotional support to patient’s family, they educated people on
doctor’s instructions, they can teach about nutritional diet,
exercise and proper hygiene.
Individuals who want to pursue a nursing
career should have passion to help people, patience, caring,
and kind. They are working mostly with sick people, so they
should be physically and emotionally healthy not to catch
patient disease or emotion. They usually work on shifting hours
because patient needs twenty four hours care. They work on
weekends and holiday.
Nurse who works on nursing home take care of residents with
heath condition such as fracture, head injuries, Alzheimer,
stokes and others. They assess health condition, perform
difficult procedures, supervise nursing aides and LPN’s,
develop treatment plan and do some administrative work.
Nursing aide or nurse assistant performs
routine tasks. They make bed, serve food, and attend to all
patients’ need like standing, walking, feeding, bathing and
dressing. They answer patient call bells, assist patient to
operating room or examining room and send messages. They
observe patient’s mental, emotional and physical conditions and
record it; if there are any changes he or she must report it to
medical staff.
Some nurses’ works at the private home of
patient, they visit patient’s home periodically. He or she
assess patient condition and instruct the patient family. They
take care of patient who suffers from stroke, cancer or
accidents.
Nursing home vacancies is normally posted in
employment section of local and national newspaper, advertise
in online jobs website and agencies website such as nurse
finders UK, care vacancy, nursing homes, nurserve, job rapido,
job search, 1 job and many more. Just register and create your
own profile, upload you CV or resume and cover letter,
subscribe to email notification so you will be notified if
there are nursing home vacancies that match your knowledge,
experience, qualification and skills.
There are several factors that affects the
salary of nursing home job this includes geographical location,
age, position, employer, qualifications, work experience,
skills, education and certification. The annual salary for new
entry nurse is around £17,000 while the senior level is around
£30,000. The annual salary of nursing home manager is around
£35,000 - £45,000.