Staff Nurse Reablement Unit

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Carshalton is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Reablement Unit. This role involves delivering high-quality nursing care, collaborating within a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring patient dignity. Candidates must be NMC registered nurses with clinical experience. The contract is permanent, offering a salary between £35,763 to £43,466 per year, based on experience.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse with recent clinical experience.
• Evidence of post-registration education and training required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure confidentiality.
• Administer prescribed medications safely.

Skills

Ability to listen effectively

Knowledge of evidence‑based practice

Knowledge of infection control

Promotion of continence

Ability to communicate well

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

Staff Nurse Reablement Unit

Closing date: 28 October 2025

To provide high quality nursing care to patients on the Sutton Health & Care (SHC) Reablement Unit as part of a cohesive Multi‑Disciplinary Team. The post holder is responsible for holistic assessment and care needs of patients, including planning, implementation, and evaluation. In addition, the post holder will be involved in health promotion and innovative activities that enhance patient service delivery and the patient experience. The post holder will at times have management responsibility such as Nurse In Charge and supervising junior members of staff.

This post is not suitable for a newly qualified nurse.

Main duties of the job

Work within the Multi‑disciplinary Team to provide direct patient care to patients on the Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit. Take responsibility for a group of patients and deliver hands‑on care within own level of competence. Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, carers and the multi‑disciplinary team in order to facilitate patient choice and independence.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000‑strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to all NMC guidance; maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines; maintain confidentiality.
• Take responsibility for a group of patients and deliver hands‑on care within own level of competence.
• To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence; ensure nursing care is patient focused and patient dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of physical, psychological and social care needs and provide person‑centred care plans that facilitate patients own choices, promoting independence and self‑care.
• Ensure safe handling of body fluids and contaminated sharps.
• Be alert to needs of vulnerable adults including risk assessment and taking appropriate action when required.
• Safely administer prescribed medications and monitor their effects.
• Use reflective practice as a method of ensuring appropriate effective nursing care is delivered to each patient.
• Maintain competency and safe maintenance of all medical devices within the sphere of responsibility.
• Work with nursing and other health‑care professions, patients and their relatives/carers to assist in the timely discharge from the clinical area through appropriate discharge planning in conjunction with the Discharge Co‑ordinators.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, carers and the multi‑disciplinary team to facilitate patient choice and independence.
• Effectively communicate complex and sensitive patient information to colleagues within the nursing service and to multi‑disciplinary team members involved with patient care.
• Maintain positive and effective communication and working relationships with patients, their families and all other professionals to enhance a dignified and high standard of care provision.
• Identify potential barriers to communication and understand how to overcome them; ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients and colleagues and that equal opportunities are practised at all times.
• Communicate effectively through IT systems such as data input and web‑based information.
• Supervise and support unregistered members of staff and all new members of the team.
• Organise and prioritise own work without direct supervision, reporting any issues, untoward clinical incidents or personal limitations appropriately to the senior nurse on duty.
• Attend and participate in all types of ward/departmental meetings as required including being the patient representative at multi‑disciplinary meetings.
• Support the ward manager and junior sister/charge nurse in managing resources required in the provision of care, with an awareness of the financial implications of all actions.
• Assist untrained staff with all clerical and housekeeping duties including use of Inpatient and clinical management systems.
• Check results and file appropriately after review by doctor where appropriate.
• Patient notes management.
• Take appropriate action in regard to any accident or incident to patient, staff or visitor within scope of the post holder’s responsibility and in line with Trust guidelines.
• Be responsible for the care and safe keeping of equipment issued for personal and team use and report any defect or loss.
• Participate in service development activities, identifying areas for improvement as appropriate.
• Contribute to implementation, monitoring and reporting of performance outcome measures, alerting managers of any shortfall.
• Provide care within the clinical governance framework.
• Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis with a designated person.
• Maintain appropriate and up‑to‑date knowledge and skills; undertake continuing education in accordance with personal and service needs and the Knowledge and Skills Framework.
• Undertake self‑appraisal and performance review, maintaining an up‑to‑date Personal Development Plan that reflects the Trust’s values and behaviours.
• Participate in student nurse education and assessment in accordance with the university requirements.
• Participate in clinical audit and where necessary, research projects to ensure the development of effective and innovative practice and maintenance of standards.
• Be aware of and act in accordance with Trust Organisational and Clinical Guidelines and Policies; NMC Code of Conduct and other professional Guidelines.
• Promote a professional image at all times and be accountable for own clinical practice.
• Apply a problem‑solving approach to practice, seeking resolution to problems with an awareness of own personal and professional limitations.
• Maintain high professional standards, acting as a positive role model for the profession and service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Evidence of Literacy and Numeracy Skills
• Evidence of other post‑registration education and training

Experience

• Recent clinical and nursing experience
• Negotiating and liaising within a multi‑disciplinary team
• Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
• Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence‑based care.
• Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
• Experience of training students.

Skills

• Ability to listen effectively and give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues.
• Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice.
• Knowledge of Revalidation
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable response to service user needs and prioritise and deal with those needs with required urgency.
• Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting.
• Knowledge of evidence‑based practice.
• Knowledge of infection control.
• Knowledge of general wound care.
• Promotion of continence.
• Understanding of resource management.
• Knowledge of the audit process.

Other

• Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and engage in change process in the team.
• Ability to assess a situation and act promptly.
• Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others.
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry.
• Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice.

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.

Address

Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit, St Helier Hospital

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year (Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

343-7473655-RB-SK-R-VCG

Job locations

Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit, St Helier Hospital