Staff Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for dynamic Registered General Nurses (RGN) to join our close knit multidisciplinary team in Clayponds Hospital and Rehabilitation Unit.  If you are a Registered General Nurse interested to join a team of enthusiastic and committed professionals in delivering an integrated and rehabilitative care to patients, this role/s will be ideal for you.

The post holders will be integral part of the in-patient team.  As a Registered Nurse you will be responsible for supporting your Manager in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being.

Clayponds Hospital is a 73 bedded, medically led rehab unit that provides personalised support and care to enable people to recover from periods of acute ill-health, regain function and prepare them to return home and back to their local communities.  The unit has 3 different wards; Jasmin and Magnolia being the multi-pathology wards and Rosemary is a neuro ward.

Each ward has 24 beds; 3 bays and 4 Siderooms with a staffing level of; 1 Ward Manager, 3 RGNs and 4/5 HCA and a Matron for the day. At night, there will be 3 RGNs and 2 HCAs for the ward and a Senior Nurse Cover for the whole unit.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible in ensuring that patients are at the heart of the care you deliver and their wishes and preferences are always put into considerations. You will undertake the care planning activities for patients to meet changing physical, psychological and social needs, taking into consideration their privacy, dignity, personal choice and consent. Ensure care plans are developed in collaboration with patients and their family/friends (where appropriate) and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Undertake all aspects of medicine management in line with legal, professional and regulatory requirements. Be responsible in promoting and safeguarding the welfare of patients and colleagues. You will plan, implement and assess approaches to promote health and well-being and able to adapt and address situations in a safe and timely manner.

You are expected to communicate effectively with patients, their friends and family and other stakeholders, striving for high quality in everything you do recognising and understanding what quality in care means for our service users.

Our staff are central to delivering the service vision and we are keen to recruit high calibre staff who will be offered the support required to fulfil their roles as well as being provided with the training and experience to further their skills and build a career of which they can be proud.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.