Staff Nurse
Band 5 Staff Nurse / RGN
Rowan Ward (Stroke Unit)
Yeatman Community Hospital, Hospital Lane, Sherborne, DT9 3JU
Monday to Sunday - Long Days
£21ph Weekdays, £25ph Saturdays, £29ph Sundays
As a Staff Nurse you will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team in a stroke/ neuro ward for the local and wider community. Recently there has been significant investment to develop Dorset stroke services including development with our stroke rehabilitation beds based on Rowan ward.
Main duties of the job
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and care to people on an allocated caseload;
promoting independence and autonomy; working within a multi-disciplinary team.
Advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence through educational programmes.
Provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/service users
To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.
Plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.
Recognise, assess and manage risk across the immediate and wider working environment ensuring
statutory requirements are met.
To be responsible for patient safety through knowledge of systems, legal requirements and understanding of litigation.
To communicate effectively in verbal and written form in the exchange of complex, sensitive or contentious information in difficult situations using de-escalation, mediation, resolution and professional Duty of Candour.
To evaluate care, taking appropriate action leading to improvement in quality standards through clinical audit, and contributing to root cause analysis and dealing with complaints.
We also offer a £250 bonus for starting a contract with SCS.
Furthermore, if you know anyone looking for work and you refer them across, we offer a £250 referral bonus per person.
If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on
Reference: 53106536
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