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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Spinal injuries Treatment Centre for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team.  

As a regional spinal centre we look after people from across the south west of England from their initial injury, into their rehab journey to a home setting and then support them throughout the remainder of their lives.  Our inpatients range from fully ventilated patients requiring 1:1 care to patients admitted for 12-24 hour short assessments and everything in between. Working with our service users to enable them to live as independently as possible, overcoming physical, mental and social challenges creates a really unique and hugely rewarding opportunity for any registered nurse. 

You will undertake training within the specialty to enable you to deliver the same high quality care we aim to provide. There will also be opportunities for you to develop your own practice with advanced roles available in specialist nursing, with both respiratory and spinal expertise, acute outreach, outpatients, education and leadership roles. 

Main duties of the job

To look after patients with spinal cord injury supporting them in their mental and physical rehabilitation. This will consist of:-
• assessing and evaluating appropriate care is delivered to patients. You will be mindful of standards at all times and if you have concerns you will know how manage them or to raise them to the Senior Sister or DSN.
• Create and utilise opportunities to promote the health and well-being of your patients, clients and groups.
• Undertake and document a comprehensive, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of your patients, clients and communities.
• Formulate and document a plan of nursing care, where possible in partnership with your patients, clients, their carers and family and friends, within a framework of informed consent.

Based on the best available evidence, apply knowledge and an appropriate range of skills indicative of safe nursing practice

You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team including Physio and Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Psychology, Medical Teams, Respiratory Specialists, Pressure Clinic, Urology, Tissue Viability, Anticoagulation, Dieticians, Podiatry, Spinal injuries Association, Other Acute Trusts and care providers inc Social Care. 

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk