Rehabilitation Nurse Bank in Sidcup

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience with a commitment to hearing every employee's voice. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

The Rehabilitation Nurse (Band 5) is responsible for ensuring the effective provision of nursing care for patients in the unit. You may act up for the senior Staff Nurse and will regularly take charge of a nursing caseload when the relevant competencies have been achieved. You share responsibility for the management of rehabilitation programmes for patients while on the unit. You carry continuing responsibility for the comprehensive assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care programmes. You are accountable for standards of care and for determining the activity of your support staff.

You will be expected to:

• Adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and be conversant with the Scope of Professional Conduct and other NMC Advisory papers.
• Take responsibility for ensuring the criteria for CPD is met in order to maintain nursing registration and for professional and organisational knowledge in accordance with PREPP.
• Practice according to Bromley Healthcare Policies and Procedures.
• Demonstrate active interest in at least one key area of community nursing.
• Act in accordance with nurse prescribing guidelines if applicable.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide high quality and skilled nursing/rehabilitation care and support to patients, carers and their families of a defined caseload.
• Liaise with community teams, GP surgeries, statutory and voluntary agencies in the provision of care to patients and their families/carers to facilitate a safe discharge.
• Undertake holistic assessments of the patient, using appropriate documentation according to Bromley Healthcare’s Policies and Procedures.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary activities such as case conferences, joint assessments, goal setting, team meetings and discharge planning.
• Plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based programmes of care.
• Ensure that all electronic and manual data is collected/recorded in an accurate and timely manner.
• Work and maintain community nursing standards as agreed by Bromley Healthcare and participate in education and peer audit.
• Actively participate in team meetings and disseminate information.
• Provide integrated patient care with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Actively participate in own appraisal and access clinical supervision process as agreed.

The post holder is expected to demonstrate the values of Bromley Healthcare including: Compassion, Health and Wellbeing, Continuous Learning and Innovation, and Belonging. The post holder is expected to work within the requirements of the 6 C’s – Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment. The post holder is expected to comply with all Bromley Healthcare’s relevant policies, procedures and guidelines.

Safeguarding: The post holder is responsible to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk. All staff must be familiar with and adhere to Bromley Healthcare’s child/adult safeguarding procedures and guidelines.

Person specification:

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• NMC registrations
• Willingness to work towards Advanced Assessment Skills
• Good Communication Skills
• Specific Skills
• Actively Involved in Clinical Supervision
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. We strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. We welcome applicants with a disability and are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one, including compressed hours, part-time, and job shares.

All offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a three-month probationary period. Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family, ensuring that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions.