Neurological Rehabilitation Ward Sister / Charge NurseinSouthamptoninSouthamptonPUBLISHED FRI 8 NOV 2024
Key responsibilities include assessing and planning patient care, evaluating clinical outcomes, managing daily patient care, and fostering a culture of critical thinking and inquiry among nursing staff. The role also involves effective discharge planning, educating patients and their families, and adhering to legal and professional nursing standards. The Trust promotes a supportive work environment with shared values aimed at enhancing staff experience and patient outcomes, and encourages candidates to explore flexible working arrangements during the interview process.
A fantastic opportunity exists for a Band 6 Ward Sister or Charge Nurse who has a passion and special interest in supporting patients within Snowdon Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, which specialises in the treatment of adults with physical and cognitive impairment following a recent neurological event or a long- term neurological condition. The candidate will have responsibility for ensuring safe staffing levels, optimum use of resources and continuity of high-quality service delivery.
The post comes at an exciting time for rehabilitation within Southampton, South-West Hampshire and nationally with the launch of The South of England Rehabilitation Centre (SERC). Within the centre we also operate two level 3 physical rehabilitation wards and a level 2b Neuropsychiatric unit which provide a range of specialist rehabilitation.
Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation guiding and inspiring all our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.
If you're interested, please get in touch for an informal visit to the unit to see how we make a difference to people's lives.
- Assess patient/client, plan develop/implement/evaluate programmes of care and carry out nursing procedures to achieve best health outcome for patient/client/family/health needs as well as actively promote health and wellbeing
- Evaluate clinical outcome and report variance to clinical pathway, protocols, or best practice guidelines
- Contribute to effective discharge planning and/or referral process to health care provider and support agencies to meet identified health needs
- Apply diagnostic reasoning and professional judgement to nursing practiceManage daily care of patient/client and when required manage care in the absence of senior colleagues
- Foster inquiry and critical thinking amongst colleagues to advance nursing practice and patient/client care to ensure the provision of positive patient/client outcomes and person-centred care
- Accurately document assessments of patients/client's health status, diagnosis and response to nursing and other interventions and treatments
- Effectively manage clinical care and area through the implementation of clearly defined policies and procedures
- Educate and provide information to patients/clients/family to improve knowledge of illness, self-management prevention of complications and promotion of recovery
- Role model safe nursing practice and report poor practice when observed
- Practice in accordance with legal, ethical, culturally safe, and professional standards including the Code of practice
About us
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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