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SalaryCome and join the UK's 4th largest provider in Neuro and Mental Healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.
We'd like you to join us as a Senior Staff Nurse at our Woodlands Rehabilitation Service in York.
Woodlands provides specialist Level 2 Neurological Rehabilitation and Neurobehavioural services for adults in York.
We’re committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.
We support patients with acquired brain injury, traumatic brain injury, severe neurological conditions, complex stroke and spinal cord injury. We can undertake SMART assessments for patients in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness (PDoC) and create bespoke treatment plans.
What you'll be working:
We're flexible, so you'll work a total 36 hours per week, on a rota basis.
36 hours shifts as per rota ( 7.5 hours supernumerary)
What you'll be doing:
- To undertake clinical supervision to further develop competence and clinical practice.
- To act as a mentor/preceptor to students/support workers or health care assistants as appropriate.
- To supervise junior staff in carrying out their care plans.
- Ensure the effective supervision and development of staff.
- To take charge of a designated clinical area where applicable.
- To liaise effectively with all actively involved in the care process, including carers and relatives, aspiring to provide an effective, seamless and integrated service to patients/residents.
- To maintain and update relevant knowledge and skills; maintain a professional portfolio and participate in further training as appropriate, in order to enhance quality of care for patients/residents and carers.
- Plan, allocate, supervise and evaluate working practices of the team on a shift by shift basis, ensuring high visibility of all staff at all times on the floor.
- To be responsible for timely discharge/transfer of patients by working closely with the Discharge Community Liaison Coordinator and ensuring all medications are available to ensure a safe discharge/transfer
- Assist the Ward Manager in ensuring that regular reviews are held for each patient, in accordance with the placing authority’s wishes and/or according to company’s policies and guidelines chairing reviews as agreed or required.
- Assist the Ward Manager and wider MDT in ensuring that all patients participate in as wide a range of activities of their choice as possible and that all staff is aware of the range of in-house and other external facilities/activities and that appropriate records of participation are kept.
- To be an active participant in the multidisciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
What you'll have:
- A current NMC Pin registration
- A legal right to work in the UK
- 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 committed 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 £1000 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
