The Amputee Rehabilitation Unit (ARU)

**This role requires evening and weekends**

ARU is a 12 bedded unit based at the Lambeth Community Care Centre, Kennington. Patients undertake a six week intensive rehabilitation programme. All patients (aged 18+) will have at least one major amputation, and varying levels of functional ability. This can be rooted in a range of reasons, including: vascular disease and diabetes, trauma, sepsis, and oncology.

With strong link to Guy's and St. Thomas' acute services, the unit provides high standards of specialist care. This includes: complex wound management, including VAC therapy and debridement, diabetes care, falls management, and counselling and psychological support. The caseload is challenging but extremely rewarding with no two days the same.

We have one vacancy on ARU. If you are dedicated, compassionate, and a positive team player, then apply today!

We are one of only two community teams in the UK to receive an outstanding status by CQC. Come and join us, and become a part of the amazing work we do!

If you are an internal member of staff, please contact Rommel Javier to discuss internal transfer.

Closing Date: 17th June 2024

Proposed Interview Date: 27th June 2024

Main duties of the job

Are you committed to providing first-rate patient care? Do you wish to actively apply your skills to patients of varying complex needs? Long to achieve experiences in ward-environments whilst also remaining within a community directorate? If so, then you are the person we are looking for to join one of our dedicated teams!

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

-Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinicalareas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursingassessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluationsfor patients is provided from admission through to discharge.

-Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range ofwork procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge andpractical experience.

-To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patientorientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards withinthe NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

-To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a goodpatient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs anddoctrines.

Please see attached Job description for full details

Person Specification

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

• Able to demonstrate clinical effectiveness and application of policies and procedures in practice.
• Able to provide evidence based care that is responsive to patient needs.
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a member of a team but also able to work autonomously.
• Experience of teaching and assessing students.
• Experience of providing packages of care, which involve other agencies.

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking first assessments.

Qualifications/Education

Essential

• Evidence of post-registration education and training.

Desirable

• Mentor qualification Clinical specific post registration course e.g. Wound management, diabetes, leg ulcer care, continence care and assessment

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Values and Behaviours

Professional/ Statutory Registration

Essential

• Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Amputee Rehabilitation Unit- Lambeth Community Care Centre

Monkton Street

London

SE11 4TX

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