Senior Staff Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you'll be working:

We're flexible, so you'll work a total 38.5 hours per week, days & nights on a rota basis.

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as Primary Nurse, taking overall responsibility for the nursing input residents receive, through nursing assessments and care planning.
• Contributing towards MDT working, risk assessment management and a programme of on-going clinical improvement.
• Providing written nursing reports for a range of statutory and clinical review processes.
• Work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker for a defined group of patients.
• Provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality care.
• Provide a high quality individualised standard of care to a defined group of patients, relatives and carers.
• Ensure the effective supervision and development of staff.
• Work and act as a key member of the team, supporting each patient with achieving their planned outcomes.
• Act as the primary nurse in the assessment of needs and organising of care.
• Take charge of a designated clinical area.
• Adopt a flexible approach to hours of duty, in order to meet the needs of the service over a 24 hour period.

What you'll have:

• A current NMC Pin registration  • A legal right to work in the U.K. • Experience in Neurorehabilitation advantageous

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A current NMC Pin registration
• A legal right to work in the U.K.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Neurorehabilitation advantageous

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

Nottingham Brain Injury Rehabilitation Care Centre

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

NG15 7RR

Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)