Job summary

Staff Nurse - General Medicine Neurology Stroke Neuro-rehabilitation

Are you a compassionate person?

Are you looking to work somewhere you can actually make a difference?

Do you have the desire to progress in your nursing career?

Do you want to learn new skills whilst working with a team that values your contributions and are willing to invest in your professional development?

If you have answered YES to all the above, then this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

Northwick Park Hospital is proud to house 1 of the only 3 regional Hyper-Acute Rehabilitation Units (RHRU) in the UK, which is specialised, commissioned by NHS England and situated within the NHS London region.

If you enjoy acute care combined with specialist rehabilitation nursing or would like a change in speciality, have excellent communication skills and are committed to delivering high standards of care, this could be an ideal opportunity for you.

We have a combined highly skilled interdisciplinary team specialising in Neuro-Rehabilitation and Hyper-Acute Neuro care who aid in providing cutting-edge clinical research. Who also provide holistic, patient centred, goal oriented rehabilitation programs to patients with a variety of neurological conditions, that you will work with.

The Regional Hyper-acute Rehabilitation Unit is a 24 bed inpatient unit and we are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Registered Nurse who is keen to develop in a Neurological, acute medicine, gastro and palliative care team

Post includes nights and days.

About us

What do we offer our staff?

• All newly-qualified nurses are encouraged to join
• 1-2-1 Induction program
• 1-2-1 bedside teaching session for staff
• A Bespoke tailored skills and development pathway package that sees to an informative on-boarding and orientation during your supernumerary period.
• Fortnightly study days across multidisciplinary
• A carefully detailed Competency handbook to measure your progression
• Tracheostomy training and loads of in-house and external training.
• Acknowledgement of your contributions with our Staff Excellency Recognition awards.
• A chance to build good and lasting relationships with patients and family
• A fun and supportive place of work
• An inclusive and diverse environment
• Protected study time and nurses team meeting on a fortnightly schedule as supported by wider multi - disciplinary team.
• Band 6 cover at all shifts

All staff employed by the Trust are expected to embody our 'HEART' values throughout their employment. The values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and underpin everything we do and say to achieve our vision:

Honesty - open and honest in everything we do

Equality - we value all people equally and treat them fairly whilst recognising their individuality

Accountability - we will provide excellent care and ensure the safety and wellbeing of all patients

Respect - we treat everybody the way we would like to be treated

Teamwork - we work together to make improvements, delivering consistent, high quality, safe care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• RN

Desirable

• ENB 998 or equivalent.
• NVQ Assessors course

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Adaptable to change.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to work within and across teams
• Good customer care skills
• Basic computer skills using 'Windows'.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with other disciplines.
• Experience working with patients with neurodisability.
• Experience working with an integrated multidisciplinary team
• Previous staff nurse experience

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