Registered Nurse - Stroke Unit

Isle of Wight NHS Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Registered Nurse in The Stroke Unit, where your compassion and commitment to quality care will make a real difference. This role offers the chance to provide high-quality care in a supportive environment, while also taking on leadership responsibilities. You will be part of a Trust that values inclusion and diversity, ensuring that every patient receives the best possible care. Enjoy the benefits of working in a beautiful location with flexible working opportunities, and be part of a mission-driven organization that prioritizes community and care.

Benefits

Onsite day nursery

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounts at local businesses

Flexible working opportunities

Opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and evidence of post-basic study.
• Ability to practice independently and take responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care for patients in a learning environment.
• Take charge of the ward in the absence of senior staff.

Skills

Compassion

Interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Evidence-based practice

Organizational skills

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Evidence of relevant post-basic study

Job description

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse for The Stroke Unit who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us!

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout our services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

Working for our organisation

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities; speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you, and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE, and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will provide a high-quality standard of care for patients in an environment conducive to learning for all staff.

To ensure that relationships and own behaviour is managed in line with the Trust's competencies.

Take charge of the ward/clinical unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader and deputy.

Act as an advocate for patients at all times, to ensure the highest levels of care are delivered.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of relevant post-basic study.
• Able to make judgement based on evidence-based practice and translate this for use in the ward environment.
• To be able to demonstrate understanding of current development in the NHS and their implication for nursing and quality care for patients.

Physical Skills

• Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g., manual handling of patients.
• Flexible.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate others and maintain own motivation.
• Can demonstrate the key competencies of the Equality and Diversity Policy.

Abilities

• Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff.
• Ability to effectively organise workload.
• Ability to practice independently; ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership skills.

Communication Skills

• Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.