Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual as a Sister on Kings Lodge (Ward 3), a motivated RN you will have a passion and commitment to maintain high quality standards working with patients in a specialist area. You will work across professional boundaries.
This is a 19 bedded specialist Rehabilitation Unit providing Adult Neurological Rehabilitation for patients with complex and specific neurological conditions, including traumatic and acquired brain injury, based at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital.
You will be supported to increase and develop your clinical and leadership skills and during your induction you will spend time with all members of the MDT.
Requirements of the role:
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Neurological rehabilitation experience is desirable.
- Must be able to demonstrate Multi-Disciplinary working
You will be expected to maintain high standards of specialist nursing care and be committed to maintaining patient’s safety, privacy and dignity by being motivated, caring and wanting to make a difference to the patient’s experience with a positive attitude.
Sister - Specialist Rehab
To take responsibility and accountability for delegated nursing care within the clinical environment. To provide nursing leadership and be accountable for patient, public and staff experience. Lead, offer clinical advice and support management of services to ensure the delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate nursing care.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic, individualised patient care in a safe and caring environment in the most efficient and clinically effective way whilst acting as the patient’s advocate and maintaining privacy and dignity. To provide advice and support to junior staff and learners in all aspects of the delivery of high quality care.
Closing date of applications: 12 April 2023
Interview date: 26 April 2023
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.
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