Registered Nurse - Spinal Injuries

Job overview

Staff Nurse - North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

Full time & part time hours considered

The North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre (NWRSIC) based at Southport District General Hospital is looking to recruit Registered Nurses to join an award winning, multi-professional team. If you are a forward-thinking, dynamic,  & enthusiastic nurse who is interested in developing a career with patients requiring global rehabilitation following spinal cord injury,  the NWRSIC could be the place for you.

Your role will involve providing an holistic approach to delivering goal-centred & outcome focused care & enablement for patients with a variety of abilities due to spinal cord lesion. There will be opportunity to develop skills in caring for patients requiring respiratory support & intervention, as well as helping patients achieve their rehabilitation goals.

Working pattern: based on a 12 hour rotational shift pattern throughout the 7-day period including day & night duty. There will also be an opportunity to work shorter shifts to ensure an even balance across the roster whilst facilitating patient care.

Part-time hours will also be considered as the Trust supports flexible working patterns and work / life balance.

*Previous applicants within the past 3 months need not apply*

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the setting & monitoring of standards of nursing care within the department.
• To encourage the participation of the patient’s carer(s) in the assessment of care needs.
• To encourage the involvement of the patient in the management & evaluation of care.
• To advocate patient involvement so that care can be reflected as individualised.
• To initiate & participate in the promotion of health education.
• To liaise with all disciplines involved with direct care so that all facets of patient care are assessed, planned, implemented & evaluated.
• To maintain effective communication, keeping the person in charge that has continuing responsibility informed of changes affecting patients & staff.
• To ensure that patient care is delivered as & when required, within the Scope of Professional Practice & Code of Professional Conduct.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentially
• information relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).
• Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and
• Reassurance.
• Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as
• and when required.
• Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students.
• Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team.
• Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills as needed within scope of practice.
• To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administration
• procedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements.
• In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and
• escalate as required.
• To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a
• timely manner.
• To be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting when required as the
• patients advocate in order to support the patient’s pathway.
• Work within the organisational policy, standard operating procedures and guidelines.
• To undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures. To report and
• escalate to the Line Manager any deficiencies in the arrangements for minimizing risk.
• Ensure that privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.
• To actively participate in the effective and efficient use of the ward/departmental resources and equipment, including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment.
• Handles patient’s valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportation.
• Sign off agency timesheets in order to verify and record the hours worked.
• Liaise with the Roster Coordinator to ensure your personal roster is balanced within the roster period.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

• To deputise in the absence of the Sister / Charge Nurse.
• To manage own time and that of others, through delegations to ensure high quality service
• delivery.
• To act as assessor/supervisor for junior staff and students.
• To participate in the setting of yearly personal and professional objectives for self.
• Support the department’s appraisal process for junior staff, by providing feedback.
• To be flexible in the delivery of safe staffing across the Trust and participate in redeployment requirements within scope of practice.

RESEARCH & AUDIT

• To contribute to the collection of data for research and audit purposes.
• To identify audit topics relevant to the ward/department.
• To critically evaluate research before applying to clinic practice in order to enhance patient care.
• To identify areas for self-development, areas of interest and training requirements within
• individual personal performance planning and development review.
• To maintain a professional portfolio and reflective diary for developmental purposes and
• revalidation.
• Support the rest of the team by recognising own and promoting self-help and wellbeing.
• Develop a culture of learning and innovation, developing high quality learning environments.
• Adopt a reflective approach to own practice with a view to continually improve.