Senior Staff Nurse

Sirona care & health CIC; Thornbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider in Thornbury is seeking a skilled Registered Nurse to join their team at Henderson Rehabilitation Unit. This role involves conducting holistic assessments and working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient rehabilitation. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration and experience in community service settings, especially with frail patients. This position offers a competitive salary, full NHS benefits, and substantial annual leave.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27+ days annual leave

Full NHS benefits

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience in leading a team with support.
• Recent relevant experience within community rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial holistic patient assessments.
• Develop and evaluate person-centered care programs.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team for integrated patient care.

Skills

Team leadership

Clinical reasoning

Mentorship

Effective team collaboration

Recent community experience

Education

NMC registered nurse

Management of Change/Leadership Training

Job description

Looking for a new and exciting opportunity in your Nursing career?

We've got just the thing! The chance to join a dynamic team has arisen at Henderson Rehabilitation Unit, which is based in Thornbury.

The unit consists of 19 beds, and provides a rehabilitation environment where individuals who are 'medically stable' can receive rehabilitation assessment, along with focused therapy and support from our multidisciplinary team, to support independence before they return home.

This is an opportunity to gain and develop your skills within the area of discharge planning and learn more in-depth team management skills through managing a team of nurses.

If you feel you would like to take this next step and challenge towards progressing your nursing career then we can't wait to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for service users who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs arising from the frail elderly cohort
• Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, person- centred intervention programmes incorporating physical, psychological, social, leisure and employment needs, using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm free care
• Collaborate and negotiate with patients, carers and family in identifying appropriate and achievable goals as part of the overall care plan, which will maximise quality of life and independence.
• Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services or investigations based on your assessment to ensure holistic patient care
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team, to provide integrated skills and sharing knowledge providing holistic and specialist skills supported by a robust competency framework
• Carry out nursing intervention drawing on a wide range of specialist knowledge gained from practical experience and specific training

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in management, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration
• Management of Change/Leadership Training

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Able to effectively lead a team (with senior support where required)
• Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
• Experience of supervising staff and students of own profession, including mentorship.
• Able to function effectively as a team member
• Recent relevant experience within the community setting including rehabilitation and, management of the frail complex patient
• Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions

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.

Depending on experiencePer annum, pro rata