Staff Nurse

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Crawley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Crawley is seeking a dedicated Staff Nurse to join their team. In this role, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to plan patient pathways, support recovery, and ensure the best outcomes for discharge. The ideal candidate will have a nursing degree and the ability to work flexibly. The organization values compassionate care and offers excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Accredited Living Wage Employer

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualifications and recent relevant experience required.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and provide patient-centered care.
• Excellent communication skills and flexibility in working hours.

Responsibilities

• Plan the patient pathway, enabling progression through setbacks.
• Work as part of a team and lead team members.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team for patient outcomes.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Patient pathway planning

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Overview

Caravelle ward including Stroke Rehab is a 28 bedded rehab unit with 10 stroke beds and 18 general rehab beds. We provide a tailored rehabilitation programme to meet the individual patients needs and help them regain maximum function through realistic goal setting. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach ensuring that patient and their family are included in care decisions from the first day of admission. We are looking for staff nurse to join our team.

Team and approach

We have a team of RNs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Support Workers, Speech and Language Therapist and Ward Doctor who aim to maximise our patients\' potential to enable them to return home. We have a visiting Stroke Consultant and a Geriatric Consultant both from an acute hospital who see to and review stroke and medical patients respectively once a week. When that is not possible we work closely with our adult social care colleagues to plan best outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Plan the patient pathway, enabling progression and supporting patients through setbacks as part of the 24 hour service with internal rotation.
• Work as part of a friendly and supportive team, applying prioritisation and leading team members assertively.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to maximise patient potential and plan best outcomes for discharge home.

About us

Here at SCFT we are proud of the care we offer to all our patients. Our Trust inpatient units\' care was rated \'Outstanding\' in our most recent CQC inspection. We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us? Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing; varied environments: community hospitals, patients\' homes, and bases across Sussex; flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement; excellent training, development, and research opportunities; Accredited Living Wage Employer; we ensure fair pay for all our staff; cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Braintree; active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks; Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust.

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.