Job overview

We are looking for motivated nurses who have a genuine interest in working with elderly service users and delivering high standards of care.  We are looking for Nurses who are wanting to provide our patients with the best experience and treatment possible and are ready for the challenge of helping us to further develop our rehabilitation services. Could this be you?

Skylark Rehabilitation Unit is a 30 bedded facility in Yate (South Gloucestershire).  The unit is one of a number of community units providing support and active rehabilitation for those people being supported on Discharge to Assess Pathway 2.

You will work as part of our multidisciplinary team, all working together, to deliver individualised nursing and rehabilitation care to patients with the common goal of delivering the best outcomes possible for our patients.

Our patients present with a broad range of conditions including orthopaedic, frail elderly, post-surgery and long term neurological conditions and we work with them to help them attain the highest level of personal independence prior to discharge.

Whether you are a newly qualified or an experienced nurse - this is a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly supportive team.

Main duties of the job

The unit nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for a group of identified service users and will provide and maintain a high standard of patient focussed care that ensures patient safety; dignity and respect are paramount to the care delivered.

• Provide, monitor and ensure that a high standard of safe and effective nursing care is maintained via professional actions, verbal and written skills.
• With the support of senior staff be responsible for the initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs arising from the frail elderly cohort.
• Carry out a range of routine and non-routine tasks including medication rounds, clinical observations, planning, implementing, and evaluating care plans, assisting patients to meet their daily care needs, health promotion, venepuncture, planning discharges for patients.

Work Pattern

You will be expected to work weekends and bank holidays on a rostered basis. Day and night shifts but predominantly day shifts.

• Day shift 07:00 19:30
• Night shift 19:00 07:30

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

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 we offer.

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.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.