This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and driven team providing stroke rehabilitation and care to people in their homes after a stroke. Working with other nursing leads and leads from other professions you will help with the operational running of the service as well as work on service developments and provide clinical expertise and support to the nursing and wider team. This role has a strong operational component with additional responsibility for oversight of the team in the Bristol area. The role includes direct supervision of other nurses and providing second opinions and clinical cover but will not regularly hold a patient caseload. The balance of clinical and operational duties will be regularly reviewed.
Main duties of the job
* Provide day to day operational management and coordination of resources making sure that the service is responsive to the needs of the service users and their carers and to the changing demands of the local health community.
* Provide leadership, clinical support and supervision to motivate team members and develop effective team working and personal development.
* Triage referrals & be a key point of contact for the community stroke service.
* Provide education and training to groups of staff and colleagues as required.
* Be responsible for your own and supervisees Clinical Governance and lead involvement in audit and risk management.
* Supervise more junior staff on a daily basis, monitoring their caseload management, observing them with patients and providing performance feedback including their PDR.
* Demonstrate ability to support patients to self-manage their long-term condition.
About us
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 you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
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.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Bachelor's degree in nursing or equivalent experience
* Non-medical prescriber or willing to complete
* Study at master's level
Experience
* Experience in stroke care
* Experience of supervision of junior staff
* Experience of leadership or management
* Community setting experience
Skills
* Highly competent clinical reasoning skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
ICSS, South Bristol Community Hospital, Hengrove Promenade
£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Reference number
083-6907172-MC
Job locations
South Bristol Community Hospital
ICSS, South Bristol Community Hospital, Hengrove Promenade
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