Staff Nurse - Bucks Neuro Rehab Unit

Job summary

BNRU provides specialist inpatient neurological rehabilitation for adults with complex rehabilitation needs following conditions such as stroke, acquired brain injury, spinal cord disorders, neurological disease, and other disabling neurological conditions. Provide high-quality, patient-centred assessment, treatment, and care coordination within a multidisciplinary team to improve health outcomes and maximise independence. Deliver evidence-based practice, support patients and carers, maintain professional standards, and contribute to service development, quality improvement, education, and clinical governance while ensuring safe and effective care delivery.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based patient assessment, care, and treatment.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care.
• Maintain accurate patient records and ensure safe clinical practice.
• Support, educate, and advocate for patients and carers.
• Supervise and mentor students and junior staff.
• Contribute to service improvement, audits, and quality initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.
• Maintain professional standards, training, and clinical competence.
• Promote a safe working environment and effective use of resources.
• Participate in rota, weekend, night, and cross-cover duties as required.

About us

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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Person specification

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Awareness of current professional nursing issues
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality

Desirable

• Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting

2.EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

• Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN

Desirable

• Evidence of further continued professional development
• Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
• Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

• Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary

Desirable

• Maybe required to work in other departments if requested to do so