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Specialist Nurse - Physical Disability Rehabilitation, Gillingham
Client:
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust Location:
Gillingham, United Kingdom Job Category:
Other EU work permit required:
Yes Job Reference:
59598433fe56 Job Views:
9 Posted:
22.01.2025 Expiry Date:
08.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary Support the Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and act as liaison with his multi-disciplinary clinical team. Be responsible for nursing assessment, triage and providing nursing care to patients, this will include pre and post major limb amputation and associated disorders. Responsible for medicines management, wound care, AED, anaphylactic provision and infection control. Main duties of the job Demonstrate an advanced ability to apply complex skills and knowledge commensurate to a higher level of professional practice. Provide specialist advice and guidance, education and support to patients, carers, medical and nursing staff, Allied Health Care Professionals (AHPs) and voluntary agencies. Facilitate multi-professional and inter-sectoral collaboration, working across acute, community and voluntary sectors. Responsible for planning, delivering and signposting to other agencies, evaluating the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients, in line with the Trust's Values & Nursing & Midwifery Council Professional Framework goals. Evaluate patients, assisting in the Prosthetic Service clinics. Actively involved in supporting Therapy Support Assistant and Students. Balance all aspects of the job role, being flexible and responsive to competing demands. About us Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving millions of people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC. Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard. Our mission is what we set out to do every day:
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people. Our vision is where we want to be in the future:
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time. Job responsibilities
Ensure the effective and smooth delivery of the nursing service within the Services for all patients with lower and upper limb amputation and/or deficiency. Promote a safe environment for patients within the clinical settings. Be responsible for reporting effectively (both written and verbal) on the care and condition of patients and where appropriate, initiate any action that may be required, maintaining client confidentiality at all times. Be responsible for the triage of all services referrals, planned preventative maintenance reviews and those seeking advice on stump management. Be integral to the assessment of primary patients attending the Services, agreeing Care Plans with the patients and keeping contemporaneous records, both physical and electronic (ELMs). Offer patient advice on a range of matters including smoking cessation, management of substances use/misuse, healthy living signposting to other support services as necessary. Communicate via telephone and face-to-face with patients and carers, on a daily basis, some of which display severe challenging behaviour and assist with personal care. Actively maintain relationships and liaise with colleagues, hospital staff, GPs, community nurses, AHPs, care managers, Social Services and any other external agency, to ensure the provision of an effective nursing service is maintained. Take an active role in all clinical audit activities as a member of the Clinical Team, including the Inter Regional Audit Group (IRPAG). Participate in delivering Services organised training sessions for external AHPs and onsite training delivery from associated organisations. Support health care professionals and students visiting the Services on placement. Be conversant with Nursing and Midwifery Council Advisory documents. Undertake role of Lead Link for Infection Control and Medicines Management. Responsible for monitoring diabetic clients and liaising with external agencies. Undertake wound assessment, liaising with external agencies to enable effective wound management. Ensure clinical equipment is maintained. Manage FP10s, dressings, drugs and associated supplies. Undertake, and maintain compliance with, all mandatory training and seek opportunities to support own continual professional development (CPD). Be a member of the Nurse Amputee Network group. Adhere to Trust policies and procedures in the delivery of care. Person Specification
Education, training Essential: RGN Registration Desirable: Years experience / in post (5 years) Experience Essential: Clinical experience in rehabilitation, including chronic disease, diabetes, wound management, tissue viability. Desirable: Amputee management Supporting works Essential: M&H (clinical), infection control, resuscitation skills. Desirable: Clinical risk management, knowledge of complex physical disabilities.
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Client:
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust Location:
Gillingham, United Kingdom Job Category:
Other EU work permit required:
Yes Job Reference:
59598433fe56 Job Views:
9 Posted:
22.01.2025 Expiry Date:
08.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary Support the Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and act as liaison with his multi-disciplinary clinical team. Be responsible for nursing assessment, triage and providing nursing care to patients, this will include pre and post major limb amputation and associated disorders. Responsible for medicines management, wound care, AED, anaphylactic provision and infection control. Main duties of the job Demonstrate an advanced ability to apply complex skills and knowledge commensurate to a higher level of professional practice. Provide specialist advice and guidance, education and support to patients, carers, medical and nursing staff, Allied Health Care Professionals (AHPs) and voluntary agencies. Facilitate multi-professional and inter-sectoral collaboration, working across acute, community and voluntary sectors. Responsible for planning, delivering and signposting to other agencies, evaluating the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients, in line with the Trust's Values & Nursing & Midwifery Council Professional Framework goals. Evaluate patients, assisting in the Prosthetic Service clinics. Actively involved in supporting Therapy Support Assistant and Students. Balance all aspects of the job role, being flexible and responsive to competing demands. About us Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving millions of people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC. Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard. Our mission is what we set out to do every day:
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people. Our vision is where we want to be in the future:
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time. Job responsibilities
Ensure the effective and smooth delivery of the nursing service within the Services for all patients with lower and upper limb amputation and/or deficiency. Promote a safe environment for patients within the clinical settings. Be responsible for reporting effectively (both written and verbal) on the care and condition of patients and where appropriate, initiate any action that may be required, maintaining client confidentiality at all times. Be responsible for the triage of all services referrals, planned preventative maintenance reviews and those seeking advice on stump management. Be integral to the assessment of primary patients attending the Services, agreeing Care Plans with the patients and keeping contemporaneous records, both physical and electronic (ELMs). Offer patient advice on a range of matters including smoking cessation, management of substances use/misuse, healthy living signposting to other support services as necessary. Communicate via telephone and face-to-face with patients and carers, on a daily basis, some of which display severe challenging behaviour and assist with personal care. Actively maintain relationships and liaise with colleagues, hospital staff, GPs, community nurses, AHPs, care managers, Social Services and any other external agency, to ensure the provision of an effective nursing service is maintained. Take an active role in all clinical audit activities as a member of the Clinical Team, including the Inter Regional Audit Group (IRPAG). Participate in delivering Services organised training sessions for external AHPs and onsite training delivery from associated organisations. Support health care professionals and students visiting the Services on placement. Be conversant with Nursing and Midwifery Council Advisory documents. Undertake role of Lead Link for Infection Control and Medicines Management. Responsible for monitoring diabetic clients and liaising with external agencies. Undertake wound assessment, liaising with external agencies to enable effective wound management. Ensure clinical equipment is maintained. Manage FP10s, dressings, drugs and associated supplies. Undertake, and maintain compliance with, all mandatory training and seek opportunities to support own continual professional development (CPD). Be a member of the Nurse Amputee Network group. Adhere to Trust policies and procedures in the delivery of care. Person Specification
Education, training Essential: RGN Registration Desirable: Years experience / in post (5 years) Experience Essential: Clinical experience in rehabilitation, including chronic disease, diabetes, wound management, tissue viability. Desirable: Amputee management Supporting works Essential: M&H (clinical), infection control, resuscitation skills. Desirable: Clinical risk management, knowledge of complex physical disabilities.
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