Branch Nurse- Northern Ireland

At Florence, we’re on a mission to be the number one tech provider for health and social care staffing.

Florence is one of the UK’s fastest-growing healthcare tech specialists, founded by an NHS doctor with an ambition to transform care with people-first technology. Our app empowers health and social care teams; helping thousands of nurses, carers and organisations take control of their work and learning every day.

With over 100,000 e-learners, 90,000 care professionals and 2,000 care organisations joining Florence since 2017, we’re growing even further after a successful $35m series B funding round in June 2022.

We are a growing team of 200+ with offices across the UK including Birmingham, Glasgow and London. The growth continues as we put Florence on the international map, expanding to France and Canada. This is a really exciting time to be joining a fast growing, mission led company and be a part of a tech startup with a purpose.

Find out more about our mission to make care outstanding at www.florence.co.uk/about-us

Role Overview:

The Branch Nurse will support the Chief Nurse to provide overall professional leadership and clinical development of the nursing and care assistant workforce in Northern Ireland.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of governance and compliance and will be responsible for providing assurance that all regulatory compliance relating to the registered service in Northern Ireland is adhered to. This will include overseeing the recruitment and interviewing process for all NI Nurse applicants and providing ongoing professional support.

Requirements

Principle Areas of Responsibility

• Offers a full range of managerial nurse support to the Regional Team and across the organisation as required by the Chief Nurse.
• Works without direct supervision and is able to escalate concerns as required.
• Conducts all nursing interviews as per regulatory requirement and records these as completed in the Compliance Tracker
• Undertakes the mandatory 2 supervisions per annum with all registered nurses who are active within the registered service.
• Completes the annual appraisal with those nurses who are active within the registered service
• Undertakes risk assessments (Pregnancy / Healthcare) as required and records those in the appropriate tracker.
• Provides support to the Audit Manager where issues with compliance are identified
• Liaises directly with the Registered Manager for the region to support with additional appropriate requirements such as the Customer Needs Assessments and speaking with clients / workers as required; where issues of concern have arisen
• Supports the Chief Nurse to review Policies and Procedures relevant to the Registered Service in readiness for any regulatory inspection.
• Maintains accurate, contemporaneous and legible written records of activity
• Uses effective communication, written and verbal with all levels of the FLORENCE team.
• Fosters good relationships with the wider organisation and advises at a senior level where required and in the absence of the Chief Nurse may be required to deputise.
• Actively works towards registering as the Registered Manager for the region with a view to registering within the first 3 months of the post.

Essential Requirements:

• Registered Nurse or RMN
• Degree or Equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• 5 years post registration experience
• Experience working at a Senior level (Band 6 or Above)
• Experience of teaching/supervising in a clinical setting.
• Evidence of clear understanding of regulatory requirements (Northern Ireland).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven leadership/ organisational skills.
• Sound clinical / Managerial skills.
• Ability to work autonomously without supervision
• Ability to produce concise reports
• Demonstrates specialist knowledge of the health and social care sector
• Exemplary record of attendance.
• Flexible approach to work
• Able to travel across the UK if required
• Evidence of good problem solving professional development.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (pro-rata) + Bank holidays and holiday rollover / buy more holiday scheme
• Based in Northern Ireland with flexible remote working options.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Learning budget with Learnerbly
• Private Healthcare
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Standard pension contributions
• Opportunity to contribute to growth in an early-stage startup
• Fun, friendly and collaborative startup office environment
• Regular company and social outings

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We promote an environment for our staff and app users that welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, races, religions, genders, sexual identities, abilities, and personal circumstances, in a spirit of inclusivity and belonging.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and believe we find our strength in our diversity. If you require any accommodation to assist you in the interview process, please submit this with your enquiry.

We offer a flexible, empathetic and highly collaborative working environment. If you are motivated by the prospect of a career with a forward-thinking tech company committed to inclusion, we’d love to hear from you.