Job summary
CSH Surrey are excited to announce the newly developed rotation programme for nurses and are seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals who have a passion for delivering excellent patient focused care to join us.
The programme has been tailored for recently qualified nurses, return to practice nurses and those who are interested in a change of direction. The programme will give you the foundation on which to successfully build your nursing career.
The positions are fixed term for 18 months and each six month placement has been designed to offer a structured preceptorship, core clinical skills training, professional development and the opportunity to gain clinical competencies. The placements are within Community Nursing, Rapid Response and our Community Hospitals. Your preceptor will act as your clinical coach, guiding your transition and acquisition of clinical skills and knowledge and support further development planning for your future career.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this position.
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and
longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get
NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High Cost Allowance of
5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities,
including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses,
access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management
and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active
employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure
colleagues' voices are heard at Board level.
CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a
passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today! We
welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the
job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please
contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
We are removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions by ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
· To have responsibility
for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care with
minimal supervision. To be an effective team leader and role model for junior
staff members.
· To work as a member of
the multi-disciplinary team without direct supervision, supporting the senior
nursing staff in promoting health, independence and maximizing the quality of
life of patients, clients and carers.
· To promote a high
standard of evidenced based nursing care and dignity for patients at all times.
· To assist senior nurses
with ensuring high standards of patient care to facilitate recovery and
well-being
· To provide safe effective
nursing care to patients and their families as indicated by service requirement
in Community Hospitals, Community Nursing Team and Rapid Response Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
· To have responsibility
for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care with
minimal supervision. To be an effective team leader and role model for junior
staff members.
· To work as a member of
the multi-disciplinary team without direct supervision, supporting the senior
nursing staff in promoting health, independence and maximizing the quality of
life of patients, clients and carers.
· To promote a high
standard of evidenced based nursing care and dignity for patients at all times.
· To assist senior nurses
with ensuring high standards of patient care to facilitate recovery and
well-being
· To provide safe effective
nursing care to patients and their families as indicated by service requirement
in Community Hospitals, Community Nursing Team and Rapid Response Team.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Interest in working in rehabilitation.
- Interest in working with frail older adults.
- NHS or equivalent health care system experience is essential.
- Knowledge of professional nursing standards.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Able to accurately assess, monitor and document risk.
- Is able to problem solve quickly, accurately and innovatively.
- Has IT skills. Able to use email, basic word and excel packages.
- Understanding of adult protection issues.
Desirable
- Skills and knowledge in nurse led discharge or willingness to learn.
- Experience of working with older adults, including patients with confusional states/dementia.
- Experience of working with post-stroke patients/ neuro-rehabilitation.
- Knowledge and skills within clinical governance.
- Knowledge and skills in benchmarking.
- Knowledge of community hospitals agenda.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) and has current live PIN on NMC register
Desirable
- Mentorship and assessment qualification.
- Degree or Diploma in relevant field (or equivalent experience)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Interest in working in rehabilitation.
- Interest in working with frail older adults.
- NHS or equivalent health care system experience is essential.
- Knowledge of professional nursing standards.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Able to accurately assess, monitor and document risk.
- Is able to problem solve quickly, accurately and innovatively.
- Has IT skills. Able to use email, basic word and excel packages.
- Understanding of adult protection issues.
Desirable
- Skills and knowledge in nurse led discharge or willingness to learn.
- Experience of working with older adults, including patients with confusional states/dementia.
- Experience of working with post-stroke patients/ neuro-rehabilitation.
- Knowledge and skills within clinical governance.
- Knowledge and skills in benchmarking.
- Knowledge of community hospitals agenda.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) and has current live PIN on NMC register
Desirable
- Mentorship and assessment qualification.
- Degree or Diploma in relevant field (or equivalent experience)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
