Registered Nurse (Days) – Solihull

Candidate information pack

1

Welcome to Royal Star & Garter

Thank you for your interest in Royal Star & Garter.

Since I joined this fabulous charity in summer 2024 I have been amazed and humbled by the passion and
dedication of every member of staff. Our teams in our three Homes are nothing short of exceptional in the care
they deliver, while our teams in Central Services provide unrivalled support.

I am looking for someone really special to join our Registered Nursing Team. My ideal candidate will be someone
confident in providing high quality nursing care to the amazing veterans that we support.  It is a role that will suit a
Registered Nurse who is driven and motivated. Has the courage to go the extra mile for the residents.

We strive to live our values in everything we do and we want the people who join us to do the same. We are
committed to investing in our staff – in skills, behaviours and well-being. We have a comprehensive training offer
for our staff and your continued professional development is important to us. We are looking for people who share
our values, people with passion and dedication who want to work as part of a team, and people who want to make
a difference to others. If this is you then I look forward to receiving your application.

Katie McCauley
Home Manager

The role at a glance

Title: Registered Nurse

Location: Royal Star & Garter,
Tudor Coppice, Monkspath Hall Road,
Solihull, B91 3DE

Reports to: Home Manager

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: £43,465.50

Contract: Permanent

More information:

Solihull.jobs@starandgarter.org

2

Job description

Provision of the highest quality of care and service to residents in accordance with our Care Strategy, chosen model of
care and values. Deliver effective leadership of staff on shift
Support the Lead Nurses in the planning, implementing,  monitoring and auditing of care

e
s
o
p
r
u
P

•

•

Provide effective nursing care and clinical interventions to promote and maintain the health and wellbeing of residents at all
times
Effectively manage the shift ensuring all residents receive the highest standards of physical and emotional care and that this is
documented in accordance with their care plan, our policies and relevant legislation
Create and manage person centred care plans and risk assessments
Act as a role model by working alongside health care assistants and promoting best practice

•
•
• Manage assigned care staff ensuring all processes and practices are carried out to a high standard, including but not limited

•
•
•
•

•
•

s
e
i
t
i
l
i

b
i
s
n
o
p
s
e
r

y
e
K

to, supervision, appraisal, absence management
Oversee the administration of medication mentoring care staff to ensure competence at all levels
Champion a professional, open, values-based culture that empowers staff to deliver high quality care
Effectively engage with visiting professionals advocating for our residents when required
Proactively engage in the wider management of the Home for example ensuring residents are able to engage in any and all
activities as they wish, driving a culture of cost consciousness and, stock management
Undertake audits as identified within the clinical governance agenda and implement action plans to drive best practice
Reporting incidents via the electronic system, ensuring a proactive approach to managing the incident and sharing the
learning from this

• Work in partnership with residents and their families to ensure effective clinical treatment and wellbeing approaches are

•

delivered
Adherence to all legislation, professional codes and policies including, but not limited to, The NMC ‘The Code, Health & Safety
legislation, GDPR and all charity policies.

• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality at all times.
•

Any other duties that may be reasonably required in line with your role as requested

3

Person specification

Essential behaviours / characteristics
• Excellent at building positive relationships with colleagues
• Demonstrate warmth, compassion and understanding of older people with disabilities and physical

care needs and, those living with a dementia

• Flexible, positive and proactive with a ‘can-do’ attitude
• Adaptable and innovative with drive, energy and passion to introduce new ideas and in a way that

takes colleagues with you

• A commitment to personal and professional development
• Committed to our mission, values and to enabling outstanding care for the veteran community

Essential experience

A Registered General Nurse (RGN) or a Registered Nurse – Learning Disability (RN-LD) or a Registered
Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
Confident in using IT systems and supporting others to do the same

Desirable experience
Experience of and genuine desire to work in nursing and care of older people/ dementia care
Previous experience of managing teams of health care assistants

4

Person specification - continued

Person Specification

Essential behaviours / characteristics:

•

•
•

•
•

•
•

•

An ‘engaged’, visible, hands-on leader and professional role model, leading by
example, sharing the vision and passion

Excellent at building positive relationships with colleagues
Demonstrate warmth, compassion and understanding of older people with
disabilities and physical care needs and, those living with a dementia
Flexible, positive and proactive with a ‘can-do’ attitude
Adaptable and innovative with drive, energy and passion to introduce new ideas and
in a way that takes colleagues with you
A commitment to personal and professional development
Committed to our mission, values and to enabling outstanding care for the veteran
community
Willing to travel to undertake assessments and to the other Homes to share
experience

We reserve the right to update and amend this job description
to ensure it accurately reflects the role.

This will be agreed in consultation with the job holder.

5

Conditions of employment

Any offer of employment made will be subject to the following conditions:

• Satisfactory references covering the last five years including one from your current or most recent

employer

• A pre-employment medical questionnaire

• Enhanced DBS Disclosure

• Proof of the Right to Work in the UK.

• NMC Check

6

With love

Living positively

Our values

We carry out our work with love,
care and compassion.

We are optimistic in everything we
do, supporting veterans and their
partners in leading happy, fulfilled
lives.

As a family

Standing in their
shoes

Take courage

We work and live as one team, one
family, one community.

We show admiration and respect
for people and never forget what
they have done.

We are not afraid to do what is
right and what is needed.

7

Offer

Although we are a charity we offer a generous package

• Salary of £43,465.50

• 37.5 hours per week

• Ten weeks occupational sick pay before

statutory sick pay

• Employer Pension Contribution of 7.5% with

matching Employee contribution of 5%

• Access to appropriate professional bodies and
payment of relevant membership fees after six
months of employment

• Life insurance of 3 x salary (until age 70)

• Learning and development – opportunities to

support you in your role

8

About us

Our vision and mission

Vision: A future where all veterans can live life to the full.
Mission:  To provide an outstanding range of quality care and therapies to veterans and their partners living with
disability or dementia.

Our care

We provide loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners who live with disability or dementia. Our Homes
in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe offer specialist residential long and short break care. In addition we are
developing a range of services to help us reach the wider military community including Lunch Clubs, Day Care and a
Telephone Friendship Service.

9