Bank Occupational Therapist

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

Are you a newly qualified Band 5 looking to gain core nursing experience in a specialist field? We invite you to join our dynamic team.

At St Pancras Rehabilitation Unit there is a strong emphasis on patient-centred assessment, evidence-based care planning, self- management and culturally sensitive care. The SPRU nursing team pride themselves in having a unique role in completing detailed patient-centred assessment, care planning and the implementation of treatment strategies that are based on evidence-based practice. The SPRU nursing team also have a unique role in identifying, assessing and supporting patients with self-administration of medication (SAM). 

The Nursing team in SPRU has strong links with specialist nursing teams such as the Rapid Response, Tissue Viability, Diabetic Nurses, District nursing and the Palliative Nurse Specialists. There is an embedded multi-professional shared skills programme on the unit.

Vaccination

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Main duties of the job

The role will be based in our St Pancras Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit.
The St Pancras Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit in Camden has consistently been rated as Good both by the external CQC visit last year and our organisation-wide internal review processes. Part of this rigorous assessment is to assess the quality of care and the support, leadership and training and development opportunities that the unit offers to staff. The unit is consistently achieving Outstanding for the compassion of care that staff provide there. The unit provides rehabilitation services for people requiring:

- Neurological rehabilitation
- Complex rehabilitation following a deterioration in functioning
- Disability management

We are looking for nurses who are kind and caring but also understand the importance of rehabilitation and working with patients to improve their independence. In return for everything you give you will receive, support, development, dedicated supervision and a first class learning experience of all aspects of rehabilitation nursing.

We operate 24 hours a day 7 days a week and you will be expected to work on a rota. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, therapists, social workers and health care assistants all focused on rehabilitating our patients to returning home where possible.

Working for our organisation

The St Pancras Rehabilitation Unit (SPRU) offers specialist rehabilitation service for patients living within North Central London catchment area. Key rehabilitation pathways include multi-pathology, frailty, stroke and neurology. The Nursing staff play an important role in delivering the ethos of a 24-hour rehabilitation and making every contact count. The SPRU nursing team work closely with the doctors, therapists, pharmacists and social care teams to deliver high quality, patient-centred rehabilitation programmes in partnership with the service users and their families. 

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As nurse’s we have to understand that no two days are the same, we will be faced with challenges, emergencies and problems and we have to be able to problem solve and adapt and keep the work flow moving.

As a nurse on the ward you are expected to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team. You need to be able to communicate and conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times.

We have a lot of resources available so need to use them.

It is your responsibility to teach and educate staff to the best of your ability, whether it’s sharing knowledge, experience or wisdom. Nursing is a profession where new concepts and evidence based practice are explored and this needs to be shared amongst the team.

Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 5 nurses to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staff members. As a Band 5 nurse we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic. We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs. We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work. As a nurse you have to use your clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services Being open and transparent about their own practice Supervising the work of others Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements. The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 5 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct. As a band 5 you are expected to provide skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but within their own limits of competency and confidence Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by: communicating well with all members of the team understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings identifying how care could be improved As a Band 5 nurses you have to work in partnership with patients and their families and carers to ensure that the people using our services feel respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making Signposting patients and carers to supportive services e.g. the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or the voluntary sector Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

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