Inpatient Rehabilitation Nurse in Yate

Main area: Nurse Grade Band 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, Flexible working 37.5 hours per week (to work days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays)

Job ref: 083-8120789-SL

Employer: Sirona care & health CIC

Employer type: NHS

Site: Skylark Rehabilitation Unit

Town: Yate

Salary: pro rata, per annum

Closing: 15/07/2026 23:59

Job overview:

Are you a motivated Nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality care to elderly service users? Whether you are newly qualified or an experienced nurse, this is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team at Skylark Rehabilitation Unit. Skylark is a 30-bed community rehabilitation unit in Yate, South Gloucestershire, supporting patients on Discharge to Assess Pathway 2. We are committed to helping people regain their independence and achieve the best possible outcomes following illness, injury or surgery.

Working as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide person-centred nursing care and rehabilitation to patients with a wide range of needs, including frailty, orthopaedic conditions, post-surgical recovery and long-term neurological conditions. Every day brings variety, challenge and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients and their families. We are looking for nurses who are enthusiastic, caring and committed to delivering outstanding patient care. You'll work in a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued, your development is supported and you will be encouraged to build your skills and confidence. If you enjoy working as part of a team, are passionate about helping people maximise their independence, and want to be part of a service that is continually developing and improving, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job:

• The unit nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for a group of identified service users and will provide and maintain a high standard of patient-focussed care that ensures patient safety; dignity and respect are paramount to the care delivered.
• Provide, monitor and ensure that a high standard of safe and effective nursing care is maintained via professional actions, verbal and written skills.
• With the support of senior staff be responsible for the initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs arising from the frail elderly cohort.
• Carry out a range of routine and non-routine tasks including medication rounds, clinical observations, planning, implementing, and evaluating care plans, assisting patients to meet their daily care needs, health promotion, venepuncture, planning discharges for patients.

Work Pattern:

You will be expected to work weekends and bank holidays on a rostered basis. Day and night shifts but predominantly day shifts.

Day shift: 07:00 - 19:30

Night shift: 19:00 - 07:30

Working for our organisation:

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality! We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits we offer. Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position. If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: BSc or equivalent experience in adult nursing role
• Current NMC registration

Skills, knowledge and experience:

• Effective communication skills written, verbal and non-verbal with the ability to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties
• Able to function effectively as a team member
• Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions
• Able to work autonomously, and ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff
• Effective time management and caseload management
• Have experience in a wide variety of nursing areas, including in the acute setting (this may be as student placements if newly qualified)
• Able to carry out the range of professional services and technical elements in a ward including clinical assessment and record keeping.
• Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies
• Working with a range of professionals in Health or Social Care

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.