Inpatient Rehabilitation Nurse (Frailty / Stroke)

Job summary

We are looking for motivated and compassionate nurses who have a genuine interest in working with frailty and stroke patients to deliver high standards of care. We are looking for nurses who are wanting to provide our patients with the best experience and treatment possible and are ready for the challenge of helping us to further develop our rehabilitation services.

The rehab units are based within South Bristol Community Hospital. We have 2 wards a frailty unit and a sub-acute stroke unit. (SSARU)

If you are a Registered Nurse who enjoys working with patients to improve quality of life and promote independence then this is an exciting opportunity to join us in our rehabilitation units.

You will be an integral multidisciplinary team, all working together, to deliver individualised nursing and rehabilitation care to patients with the common goal of delivering the best outcomes possible for our patients.

In both units patients present with a broad range of conditions including stroke, orthopaedic, frail elderly, post-surgery and other long term neurological conditions and we work with them to help them attain the highest level of personal independence prior to discharge.

Whether you are a newly qualified or an experienced nurse - this is a chance to develop your skills in highly supportive teams.

Main duties of the job

The unit nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for frailty and stroke patients and will provide and maintain a high standard of patient focussed care that ensures patient safety; dignity and respect are paramount to the care delivered.

The post holder will-

Provide, monitor and ensure that a high standard of safe and effective nursing care is maintained via professional actions, verbal and written skills.

With the support of senior staff be responsible for the initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs arising from the stroke and frail cohort.

Carry out a range of routine and non-routine tasks including medication rounds, clinical observations, planning, implementing, and evaluating care plans, assisting patients to meet their daily care needs, health promotion, venepuncture, planning discharges for patients.

Work Pattern

• You will be expected to work across 7 days including nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rostered basis.
• Day shift 07:00 19:30
• Night shift 19:00 07:30

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, it's about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, people and communities. We welcome applications from all who feel they have the skills and attributes to make a real difference.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and the NHS pension scheme plus much more!Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for details.

We offer NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) salary including annual leave supplement, Stakeholder pension, a range of health and wellbeing incentives, high street discounts, plus much more!

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

South Bristol Rehab Unit (SSARU)

Hengrove Way

Bristol

BS14 0DE

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

South Bristol Rehab Unit (SSARU)

Hengrove Way

Bristol

BS14 0DE

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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