Consultus Nurses
Our nurses are carefully chosen to meet a Client's particular Nursing needs and provide a source of expertise for the Client and family
Our compassionate and committed Nurses can offer a wide range of experience in caring for older people, managing debilitating illnesses, providing post-operative and End-of-Life Nursing care.
Nursing Services
Consultus Nurses can be required for a variety of Nursing reasons which include:
- a short period, following surgery or illness
- Respite or help during holidays or visits home
- to help facilitate an earlier release from hospital or convalescent home
- as a very attractive alternative to long-term care in a residential Nursing home
- when simple personal care is not enough
- to oversee the work of Carers on a permanent or occasional basis
- to make a professional assessment of Nursing needs
Our Nurses provide general and specialist Nursing care and advice for both Clients and family Carers on a range of health issues, these can take the form of:
- administration of medication, injections and syringe drivers
- wound and pressure area care
- continence and catheters
- stoma care
- safe moving, manual handling and hoisting
- health promotion
- nutrition and special diets
- PEG feeds
- tracheostomy care and suctioning
- formal care plans and risk assessment
Other tasks that may be performed by our Nurses can include driving, care of family pets, shopping, cooking and light housework. They will also liaise closely with other healthcare professionals and family members as appropriate.
Hours of work
In all situations we aim to provide continuity of care with Nurses rotating on a 2 weekly cycle. Our Nurses stay with their Clients for the duration of their assignment and Clients provide them with room and board.
Nurses are normally expected to work seven days a week and ten hours a day; this excludes a daily two hour break that is arranged between the Client and the Nurse.
Although Nurses are available for overtime and night calls (a maximum of two calls per night), Consultus recommends that their Nurses should get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. If this is not possible on a regular basis then other arrangements need to be made for night calls or awake-nights. This may necessitate employing two Nurses working day and night or employing the services of a local agency.
Recruitment
All Consultus Nurses have undergone the strictest selection procedure including a two hour face-to-face interview and must have:
- their qualifications and documentation verified by Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- a minimum of three years post-registration experience
- two professional references that comment on their skills and competencies
- an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check
- a record of their on-going Post-Registration Education and Practice (PREP)
Booking Procedure
Our Nurse Consultants will help you to identify whether our service is appropriate for you or a family member/friend. For more information or to book a Live in Nurse:
- Contact us directly and speak to a Nurse Consultant who will be happy to discuss your needs and preferences in detail and give you an estimated cost of our service.
- Complete and submit a Live in Nursing Enquiry Form; a Nurse Consultant will then make contact with you.
