Rehabilitation Nurse

Integrated Care System; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Sidcup is seeking a Rehabilitation Nurse (Band 5) to provide high-quality nursing care for patients. The role involves managing a caseload, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team, and undertaking holistic assessments. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration, community work experience, and the ability to administer intravenous drugs. Benefits include a competitive salary of £35,763 to £43,466 and an excellent package of benefits.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package including various pension schemes

Discounted gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted electronics

Access to EAP

High street discounts

Blue Light Card eligibility

Opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans

Excellent lease car scheme

Qualifications

• Community Work experience.
• An understanding of the appraisal process.
• Actively involved in clinical setting.
• Experience of working in/with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Recent experience of administering intravenous drugs.
• Working in an Intermediate Care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing care and support to patients.
• Liaise with community teams and statutory agencies for patient care.
• Undertake holistic assessments of the patient.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary activities and discharge planning.
• Plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based programmes of care.

Skills

Up-to-date knowledge of current NHS Agenda around Community rehabilitation

Sound knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance

Understanding of how to motivate and work effectively with others

Organisational skills such as delegation, prioritisation and negotiation

Ability to administer intravenous drugs

Qualified & competent to carry out male/female catheterisation

Education

NMC Registration

RN (A)

Diploma/Degree/certificate

Evidence of continued Professional development

Job description

Full-time - 37.5 hours per week

The Rehab unit provides short-term intermediate care rehabilitation to regain and improve the independence of people who might otherwise face unnecessarily prolonged hospital stays or inappropriate admission to hospital or residential care. The unit has a Step-Down function with patients being admitted from hospital.

The care is person-centered, focused on rehabilitation, and delivered by a multi-disciplinary team. The Post holder is responsible for managing their own caseload and making onward referrals to appropriate services following an assessment of the patient's needs.

Proposed Interview date 15th August

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality and skilled nursing/rehabilitation care and support to patients, carers and their families of a defined caseload.
• Liaise with community teams, GP surgeries, statutory and voluntary agencies in the provision of care to patients and their families/carers in order to facilitate a safe discharge.
• To undertake holistic assessments of the patient, using appropriate documentation according to Bromley Healthcare's Policies and Procedures. This may include falls-, continence-, wound care- and outcome measure assessments.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary activities such as case conferences, joint assessments, goal setting, team meetings and discharge planning.
• To plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based programmes of care.
• Ensure that all electronic and manual data is collected / recorded in an accurate and timely manner.
• To work and maintain community nursing standards as agreed by Bromley Healthcare and participate in education and peer audit. All staff have a responsibility to inform managers and leads when Trust quality standards cannot be met.
• To collaborate with others in the planning and implementation of health promotional strategies and activities.

About us

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults. Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point. Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.

Job responsibilities

The Rehabilitation Nurse (Band 5) is responsible for ensuring the effective provision of nursing care for patients in the unit. She/he may act up for the senior Staff Nurse and will regularly take charge of a nursing caseload when the relevant competencies have been achieved. She/he shares responsibility for the management of rehabilitation programmes for patients while on the unit.

She/he carries continuing responsibility for the comprehensive assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care programmes. She/he is accountable for standards of care and for determining the activity of her/his support staff. You will be expected to:

• To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and to be conversant with the Scope of Professional Conduct and other NMC Advisory papers.
• To take responsibility for ensuring the criteria for CPD is met in order to maintain nursing registration and also for professional and organisational knowledge in accordance with PREPP.
• To practice according to Bromley Healthcare Policies and Procedures.
• Demonstrate active interest in at least one key area of community nursing.
• To act in accordance with nurse prescribing guidelines if applicable.
• To actively participate in own appraisal and to access clinical supervision process as agreed.
• To provide integrated patient care with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

To actively participate in team meetings and disseminate information

Please see attached Job description & person specification for full details

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• NMC Registration
• RN (A)
• Evidence of continued Professional development
• Diploma/Degree/certificate

Experience

• Community Work experience
• An understanding of the appraisal process.
• Actively involved in clinical setting
• Experience of working in/with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Recent experience of administering intravenous drugs.
• Working in an Intermediate Care setting.

Skills

• Up-to-date knowledge of current NHS Agenda around Community rehabilitation.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Understanding of how to motivate and work effectively with others.
• To have organisational skills such as delegation, prioritisation and negotiation.
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Ability to administer intravenous drugs.
• Specialist assessments such as Continence assessments, Digital Rectal examination etc
• Qualified & competent to carry out male/female catheterisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£35,763 to £43,466 a yearInc HCAS per annum pro rata