Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated registered adult nurse to join our Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust based at the Charing Cross Hospital site as a Band 7 Clinical Practice Educator (CPE) with Specialist Neuro Rehabilitation and the wider stroke and neuroscience directorate. The Trust has been successful in being awarded NHSE recurrent funding to provide rapid access acute rehabilitation services (RAAR). These beds will be provided on the Charing Cross Hospital site. This service development will improve the existing patient pathway and experiences, with easier access to rehabilitation beds and an overall reduction in LOS of patients requiring pathway 2, bedded rehabilitation. The RAAR service will also include support for in-reaching and assessing patients across the Trust and outreaching to support transfer of care to the most appropriate onward community services across the NWL sector.
The purpose of this new CPE role is to enable support across the in reach and outreach work load of the service by upskilling nursing teams across the stroke and neurosciences directorate at both Charing Cross and St Mary's sites to provide the high level intensive early rehabilitation that patients identified for pathway 2 bedded rehabilitation.
Main duties of the job
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
- Aspire to deliver excellent standards of care
- Be able to work collaboratively with all members of the MDT
- Demonstrate a high level of compassion for patients and their relatives
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community.
Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We welcome discussions about flexible working and encourage a range of flexible working opportunities wherever we can.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
EDUCATION
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Degree in Nursing or relevant subject
- Post registration qualification in neuro rehabilitation or neurosciences including Stroke/Spinal cord injuries neurosciences
- Mentorship in Practice or equivalent
Desirable
- Management of Tracheostomy patients
- Good understanding of neruro rehab discharge process and neuro rehab tools.
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential
- Self motivated, with drive and initiative and able to work autonomously and within a team
- Role model
- Organised and able to plan workload
- Problem solving and task analysis
- IT skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Extensive recent varied experience in speciality in neurosciences and neuro rehabilitation
- Recent experience, managing or supervising a clinical team
- Classroom and clinical teaching experience
- Experience of management of neurogenic bladder and bowel
Desirable
Person Specification
EDUCATION
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Degree in Nursing or relevant subject
- Post registration qualification in neuro rehabilitation or neurosciences including Stroke/Spinal cord injuries neurosciences
- Mentorship in Practice or equivalent
Desirable
- Management of Tracheostomy patients
- Good understanding of neruro rehab discharge process and neuro rehab tools.
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential
- Self motivated, with drive and initiative and able to work autonomously and within a team
- Role model
- Organised and able to plan workload
- Problem solving and task analysis
- IT skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Extensive recent varied experience in speciality in neurosciences and neuro rehabilitation
- Recent experience, managing or supervising a clinical team
- Classroom and clinical teaching experience
- Experience of management of neurogenic bladder and bowel
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
