Staff nurse - stroke bank

Do you want to make a difference to our stroke patients?

Are you looking to be part of a dynamic organisation with an overall aim to deliver world class care?

Do you have excellent clinical skills and a desire to develop your knowledge and skills further?

If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!

We offer a 24/7 stroke inpatient rehab unit with a team of highly skilled specialist nurses and therapists. Due to internal promotion, w e are looking for a passionate, caring and committed nurse to be a part of our team based in endeavour suite at harmony house in Rochester.

The shifts are a combination of day and night shifts across a 7 day period.

To work within the clinical unit at endeavour suite at harmony house to deliver patient-centred nursing and rehabilitation services for patients.

To be responsible for unit management by designated shift.

To be responsible for the assessment, care planning and review of patient care.

To be ensure the safe and effective patient care, including the supervision of support/assistant staff.

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

Informal visits can be arranged on request.

We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS pension scheme and the Scottish widows group pension scheme.

MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training.

Communication and relationship skills

To maintain effective communication systems internally across the team and with external partners.

Ability to communicate information regarding the patient’s medical condition and individualised

treatment programmes in an easy to understand, reassuring way, enabling and motivating where necessary, this includes the patient, family and carers.

To attend and actively participate in unit and service meetings.

Work collaboratively with other team members, colleagues and services in practice and service development within the context of integrated working.

Knowledge, training and experience

Registered general nurse

Excellent interpersonal skills

Negotiation and problem solving skills.

Good analytical skills

Well developed concentration skills and organisational skills

Awareness of standards of record keeping.

Experience of wide range of clinical settings.

To develop a working knowledge of relevant procedures including (vulnerable adults, mental capacity Act etc.) and other legal requirements.

To develop a working knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and audit and their application to professional practice.

Awareness of limitations, personal strengths and weaknesses

Reflective practitioner

Flexible, Reliable and organised

Professional approach and appearance

To participate in teaching on the ward for both individual staff and groups

Analytical and judgement skills

To assess and deliver nursing and health care needs to patients using evidence-based practice to facilitate timely discharges

To assess both patient clinical risks and environmental risks, identify mitigating actions and escalating as appropriate.

Planning and organisational skills

To be responsible on a shift basis for a team of support/assistants delegating care needs in a timely way.

To co-ordinate the discharge planning, including multi agency communications.

To plan and implement improvements to patient services in the light of results from monitoring processes, audit, patient feedback and complaints.

Physical skills

Undertake the nursing care of the patient in accordance with care plans.

Physically carrying out personal care and assisting with mobility whilst encouraging the patient to be as independent as possible and maintaining their privacy and dignity

Responsibility for patient / client care

From admission, start the assessment process, including clinical risk assessments to develop individual care plans for patients, ensuring information around all aspects of their physical, psychological, social, spiritual needs are covered.

Able to communicate information regarding the patient’s medical condition and individualised treatment programmes in an easy to understand, reassuring way, enabling and motivating where necessary.

Undertake the nursing care of patients in accordance with these care plans. Physically carrying out personal care such as washing, mouth care and dressing and assisting with mobility whilst encouraging the patient to be as independent as possible and maintaining their privacy and dignity.

To be continually evaluating the effectiveness of the care plans/dressings and medications and ensuring that any required changes are carried out and communicated to all parties involved, including the patient.

To carry out specific clinical roles such as medication rounds, wound assessment and dressings and intravenous therapy as per the organisations policies and protocols.

Being aware of interactions, side effects and responding appropriately if these are observed. Educating patients and other staff such as nursing students about these.

To provide a nursing contribution to multi-disciplinary team meetings and family meetings

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the daily management of patients in your care.

Responsibility for policy and service development implementation

To participate in the review of MCH policies and local standard operating procedures

To participate in the ongoing review of nursing/team/unit processes and systems to ensure safe and effective care delivery

Actively participate in clinical audit and clinical governance activities.

Responsibilities for financial and physical resources

No budget management, but must have a duty of care in using equipment and disposable goods.

To work within the team, with given specific delegated responsibilities for the control and ordering of stock, PPE, medicines.

To ensure that medicines are stored in accordance with the agreed policy

Responsibilities for human resources (HR)

Maintain a professional manner and act as a role model.

To integrate and supervise the role and work of support staff as part of the team so that a coordinated patient centred service is achieved.

Be subject to performance appraisal and be responsible for the development of personal

objectives, in line with continuing professional development.

To ensure staff compliance with all organisation polices and employment legislation.

Ensure all new staff are orientated and participate in induction programmes

Exercise leadership to assist the team leaders in maintaining high morale.

To escalate concerns to team leaders in a timely way

Responsibilities for information resources

To analyse, collect and store information which is relevant to clinical or departmental management.

To make use of such information in decision making, problem solving and care management.

Please see the JD attached for further information