Ward Nurse In Charge - Inpatient Rehab & Palliative Care

The community inpatient ward in Whitby has 16 beds and takes rehabilitation, end‑of‑life patients, palliative patients, and those who require step‑up or step‑down nursing care. The staff nurse role includes working a 24‑hour shift system 365 days a year. The role provides and coordinates patient care, educates patients and the public about various health conditions, and provides advice and emotional support to patients and families.

Utilizing physical assessment skills and clinical nursing skills, the nurse completes patient assessments including falls, nutrition, pressure ulcers and deteriorating patient. The nurse supports with admissions and discharges alongside a multidisciplinary team.

• Maintain, as part of continual professional development, up‑to‑date clinical knowledge and skills in the clinical field, using information to effect change in practice and ensuring effective dissemination of new personal and people development knowledge.
• Demonstrate a range of clinical interventions, procedures and practices which are evidence‑based and relevant to the clinical area.
• Contribute to the assessment and management plan for patients with high‑risk clinical needs to ensure the safety of patients and carers.
• Coordinate and act as nurse in charge of the ward.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.