Registered Nurse

£37,195 per annum + excellent benefits
37.5 hours per week

Milestones Trust has an exciting new opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our Learning Disabilities division in an influential role, providing the chance to make a real difference and to shape the way in which a residential care service develops.

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses and are able to offer a preceptorship programme through your first year of work with us.

Do you want to make a positive difference in people’s lives? Have you considered further developing your skills to support people with a learning disability? At Milestones we’re on the lookout for new Learning Disability Nurses, and we’d welcome applications from registered adult and mental health nurses as well as learning disability specialists. We are looking to recruit to our services in Kingswood, St George and Winterbourne.

This is an opportunity to build strong relationships with people, getting to know people really well, and to be involved in all areas of their life. We take a holistic approach to ensure that the people we support have every opportunity to live healthy and independent lives with maximum choice and involvement. It’s a career in which you can make a difference. It’s what delivering great care should feel like.

We support people from 18 – 90 and beyond, in a variety of different settings – from Nursing Homes for 8-14 people in Kingswood and Winterbourne, to Short Breaks services in Little Stoke and St George.

What we want

• What’s key is that you have the right values and attitude – we need people who can work in a person-centred way and act as a role model for our teams.
• We need good communicators, both for the people we support and their families, and for other health professionals.
• We want people who can work in partnership, working collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes.
• We need enthusiasm, flexibility and people who can respond to wide range of needs and situations.
• And we need people with sound clinical skills

What we can offer

If this sounds like you, then we can offer you:

• Support from a dedicated Nurse Advisor who will work to induct you into the Milestones team.
• The opportunity for you to shadow a range of shifts to explore which services are right for you.
• Learning disability awareness coaching that will expand your knowledge and understanding of the role and its requirements.
• Access to an excellent nurse development programme designed to give you all the skills and experience you need to succeed in your role.

We know that it’s our people that have made Milestones the amazing charity that it is today, so we reward our colleagues with:

• 34 days annual leave entitlement
• Company pension scheme, with Milestones matching employee contributions up to 3% to help grow your retirement pot
• Learning and development opportunities to help you to build your career, including a comprehensive induction programme, and the opportunity to undertake a level 3 or 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care
• Health Cash Plan on completion of probation giving you access to a minimum of £695 cash back for health treatments e.g. dental, therapies, optical, maternity/paternity, NHS prescriptions etc
• Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay
• Get paid when you want – access your money as you earn it and request your earnings before payday using Dayforce Wallet
• Access to an Employee Discount Platform from day one, with discounts and cashback for hundreds of retailers
• An employee referral scheme that allows you to earn points that can be converted to cash for family members or friends that you point in Milestones’ direction.

If you have any questions, or would like to have an informal chat about the role, please do call Beka Wilkins on 0117 970 9360, or email them at rebeccawilkins@milestonestrust.org.uk

Otherwise, please do apply now, and take your first step towards a new role as part of the Milestones team!

INDSP

Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377.