An exciting opportunity has risen for Band 6/Deputy Ward Manager to join the team at Bucks Neuro Rehab Unit, Amersham Hospital, a 17 bedded inpatient unit. The post holder will be confident, competent, enthusiastic, and motivated.
Teamwork and excellent communication skills are essential. You should be innovative in your approach and willing to develop new skills in neuro rehabilitation to ensure high-quality service delivery.
We should have a wide range of clinical expertise within the NHS as well as experience working in a Multidisciplinary team environment.
The post holder should be able to demonstrate their professional skills and competence in medicines management, care, and treatment delivery. You must be innovative in your approach and willing to work with members of the ward staff and specialist nurses to ensure high-quality service delivery. You must be willing to develop your own knowledge and skills through training.
Shifts will be on a day and night basis 07:00-19:30 and 19:00-07:30.
Main duties of the job
* Acts at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct (ensures working colleagues also act in accordance with Code of Conduct), and within the principles of the scope of Professional Practice and ensures other members of the team also work within these.
* Supervises the work of the nursing team.
* Ensures planned nursing care is delivered safely and effectively taking into account the views of the patient and their relatives.
* Undertakes the nursing assessment of the patient including risk assessments e.g. tissue viability, falls, triage, rapid assessment.
* Ensures plans of care for patients are written and updated as appropriate.
* Undertakes and demonstrates nursing tasks in the best interest of patient care and professional standards. This will include: washing and bathing, elimination including catheterisation, feeding (e.g. oral, nasogastric or enteral feeding) and ensuring adequate nutritional intake for patients, obtaining specimens, administration of drugs, simple and complex dressings.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you will benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant, there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
* Registered General Nurse
* Evidence of professional development
Desirable
* Willingness to undertake further study including academic courses
EXPERIENCE
Essential
* Strong experience in a Stroke care setting
Desirable
* Evidence of working in a busy environment
* Understands nature of acute nursing
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential
* Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with multi-disciplinary team, patients, and carers in English
* Courteous with patients and others both internal and external
* Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
Desirable
* Ability to use a computer
Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Amersham Hospital
Whielden Street
Amersham
HP7 0JD
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