Bank Staff Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Bank Staff Nurse to work within our established inpatient team. You will support both nursing and therapy teams to facilitate rehabilitation in an inpatient environment.

Our aim is to promote recovery and well-being, whilst empowering patients to self-manage and maximise their independence using meaningful activity. We take a very holistic approach to rehabilitation working on the ethos that all patient interactions have the potential to be a rehabilitation opportunity.

You will be working within a team consisting of band 7 ward manager, band 6 sister/charges nurse, band 5 registered nurse and band 3 clinical support workers who are all trained in a range of skills. Your role will be very physical, providing hands on , patient facing care. You will work alongside both nursing and therapy teams, delivering care so that they can support and respond to the patients needs.

This includes all aspects of activities of daily living, with an ethos of rehabilitation to support patients to gain as much independence as possible.

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ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website -(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

The Unit presently comprises of 33 intermediate care beds delivering rehabilitation, which are located over three individual units that has 11 single rooms in each. For our intermediate care patients our aims are to reduce acute hospital admission and facilitate early discharge by utilising the skills of the multidisciplinary team of nurses and therapists.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

Under current UK immigration rules, as this role is for bank it does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under either the Health and Care Worker visa or the Skilled Worker visa routes.

Contribute to, support and promote ECCHs, strategic direction, values and culture in relation to proactive and reactive services.

Discuss all treatment options with sensitivity, knowledge and expertise, and to act as a patient advocate when appropriate, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.

Actively manage the patients admission, involving clinical experts, when relevant, to advise in the treatment plan. Proactive discharge management, ensuring patients are consulted and proper management of situations where patients need assistance in decision making.

Act as a resource for other health and social care professionals on matters relating to nursing.

Proactive participation in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Take charge of the service and/or site in the absence of a Sister/Charge Nurse, accepting responsibility during this time to lead the team and maintain a safe environment.

To act as an effective role model to other staff, being clear about expectations and ensuring that safe patient care is central to all activities.

To provide complex information to the patients, clinicians and other agencies to assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and re-assurance skills.

Participate in clinical supervision within the team as required.

Participate and maintain a learning environment and maximise opportunities for education and development in the clinical area.

Contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical risk assessment and clinical audit.

Contribute to an environment conducive to effective working, respecting and supporting staff to deliver high quality clinical services.

Contribute to change and innovation within the ward.

Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based cost-effective care.

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