Staff Nurse (Neuro Regional Transfer Unit)

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated and passionate band 5 Nurses to join our Neuro Regional Transfer Unit (NRTU) team within the Wessex Neurological Centre at UHS.

NRTU is a 10 bedded unit which caters for neurosurgical and neurology emergency admissions from across the Wessex region. Common conditions we see are brain bleeds, tumours, head injuries, seizures, Myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barre syndrome amongst many others. We also will take emergency spinal admissions. One of our beds is also a specialist Video-telemetry (VT) Suite whereby epilepsy patients are monitored for an extended period of time, often reducing medication to promote seizures. This is for either diagnostic measures or to assess whether they would be a candidate for surgery.

NRTU is a dynamic and fast paced area of work where you would develop and utilise acute nursing skills, all the while being supported by a multidisciplinary team. This includes trained Neuro nurses and therapy staff and Advanced Nurse Practitioners. A role on this ward would suit nurses anywhere on their career pathway; from a newly qualified nurse looking to gain acute experience, to a more experienced nurse looking to develop skills for career progression into leadership or Advanced Nurse Practitioner roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In this role you will:  •    Be involved in the direct admissions for all neurosurgical and neurology emergency admissions.  •    You will be involved in caring for our VT patients, monitoring and providing emergency care in seizure situations.  •    You will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to be involved in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care and treatment for patients.  •    You will be involved in the early rehabilitation of patients suffering from a neurological deficit.     So, if you are:    •    Passionate about delivering high quality patient care  •    Motivated and forward thinking  •    Eager to develop your own clinical and management skills  •    Enjoy the challenge of working in a busy environment  •    Looking for a position which will challenge and stretch you  •    Want to be part of a focused, multidisciplinary team that delivers a high quality service     Then this is the post for you!     We support our staff, offering a variety of opportunities for career progression. When it comes to careers we are committed to developing yours. We support both professional and personal development, recognising its importance in delivering a quality service.  Our education, training and development team works alongside individuals and teams in practice. Formal teaching sessions and study days, such as practical stroke study days and the Neuro Course are available, as is advice on academic pathways and career planning.