Senior Registered Nurse - Hitchin

Neurological Care Centre - Stagenhoe, St. Paul’s Walden, Hitchin, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals.

About us: Stagenhoe is a Brainkind specialist neurological care centre based in Hertfordshire, caring for people aged 18 and over with a range of neurological conditions. At Stagenhoe, we provide the care people need to optimise their health and wellbeing, maximise their independence and support their emotional and social needs.

MAIN PURPOSE: Manages a team of Registered nurses and Healthcare assistants ensuring the effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of high standards of holistic care for service users. Responsible for ensuring effective performance management of all clinical staff in line with Brainkind policies and procedures for recruitment, induction, development, supervision, appraisal and discipline.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for providing support, leadership, recognition and supervision to other team members as appropriate.
• Demonstrating own activities to new or less experienced employees and carrying out day-to-day supervision.
• Provides an educational role to service users, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
• Shares knowledge and expertise with other staff through formal and informal teaching.
• Acts as a mentor to students, assessing competence against set standards as requested and if appropriately qualified.
• Produces accurate, timely and complete records of service user consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures, whether in a handwritten or electronic format.
• Understands and applies legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable adults, being aware of statutory vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
• Assesses the impact of policy implementation on care delivery.
• Maintains own professional development, seeking opportunities for research and/or development of nursing practice.
• Actively promotes the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
• Ensures the identification of training needs, and supports staff in their development.
• To maintain an understanding of and to act in accordance with all Brainkind policies and procedures.
• In order to facilitate the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally take on reasonable additional tasks.

ABOUT YOU:

• NMC Registered Nurse with post-registration experience in the clinical field.
• Completion of NMC recognised accredited mentor training or willing to undertake.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Proven ability to build, lead and influence an effective team in a clinical setting.
• Knowledge of current legislation within the independent care sector.
• Knowledge of best clinical practice for client group.

Rewards: You can look forward to excellent benefits, including:

• A competitive Salary of £39,959 - £48,117 per annum DOE.
• 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Excellent training and support.
• Group life assurance.
• Free parking.
• Company Pension.
• Long Service and Staff Awards.

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.

Please note: We will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks.

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.