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About the Role

Ellea Nursing has an opening for a Private Live-In Nurse to provide an invaluable service to Private clients, helping them secure quality time in their homes. As a live-in nurse, you will reside within the client’s home on a rotational basis, delivering round-the-clock clinical nursing care tailored to each individual’s complex and evolving needs. You will work as part of a small, dedicated care team while building a meaningful, trusted relationship with the client and their family. This role suits an experienced, self-assured registered nurse who thrives working autonomously in a home environment and takes pride in delivering exceptional care.

Responsibilities

Administer controlled medication
Perform wound management
Provide catheter/stoma care
Manage PEG feeding
Provide tracheostomy care
Manage ventilator support
Handle pain and symptom management
Manage syringe drivers where required
Manage the client’s daily routine with dignity, including personal care, nutritional support, and emotional companionship
Collaborate with the Clinical Lead to update bespoke care plans and risk assessments
Support clients with complex conditions including neurological disorders, cancer, palliative and end-of-life care, respiratory conditions, and post-operative recovery
Maintain the highest level of professionalism, discretion, and respect for the client’s privacy and home environment
Accompany clients on stays away from home, including care-assisted holidays in the UK and abroad
Accompany clients to medical appointments, scans, treatments and hospital admissions, providing consistent monitoring and professional aftercare
Build rapport with clients and their families whilst maintaining professional boundaries and the utmost discretion
Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team, GPs, consultants, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the client’s care

Requirements

Registered Nurse (Adult or Paediatric) with active NMC registration and valid PIN
Minimum of 12 months’ post-registration UK clinical or hospital experience
Specialist clinical expertise in at least one area: complex care, palliative care, oncology, neurology, paediatrics or critical/acute care
Ability to make safe, autonomous decisions in a client’s home
Exceptional communication and customer-care skills, demonstrating warmth, sensitivity, professionalism and discretion
Fully compliant to work, including Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain)
Possess Right to Work in the UK
Flexible and reliable
Able to work live-in rotational patterns
Able to travel with clients when required

Skills

Clinical nursing care
Medication administration
Wound management
Catheter/stoma care
PEG feeding management
Tracheostomy care
Ventilator support
Pain and symptom management
Syringe driver management
Holistic care
Nutritional support
Emotional companionship
Care planning
Risk assessment
Complex condition support
Palliative care
End-of-life care
Post-operative recovery care
Professionalism
Discretion
Communication
Customer care
Autonomy

Location

Various locations across the Midlands

Work Type

Live-in
Flexible placements

Experience Level

Minimum of 12 months’ post-registration UK clinical or hospital experience
Specialist clinical expertise

Education Level

Registered Nurse (Adult or Paediatric)

Salary/Compensations

£1,650 per week (including holiday pay)

Benefits

Flexible rotas
Competitive pay
Full backing from a clinical lead
Rewarding placements matched to skillset
Unparalleled professional development
Travel contribution
5-star customer service training and induction
Flexible shifts
24/7 expert clinical support
Wellbeing calls
Supervisions and appraisals

About the Company

Ellea Nursing provides world-class, bespoke private care to private clients nationwide.
Our strength is our people.
We celebrate compassion and clinical expertise in equal measure, and we invest in every member of our team to ensure they can deliver an exceptional, clinically led customer experience every time.

Equal Opportunity

Ellea Nursing is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.