Deputy Ward Sister / Charge Nurse

Linden Lodge is a 25 bedded specialist Neurorehabilitation Unit caring for patients with complex rehabilitation needs within a Multi professional team setting. If you enjoy developing a therapeutic relationship with patients over time, and being part of some amazing transitions and recovery of patients within your care, this could be the place for you.

We are looking for dynamic, forward thinking, self motivated registered nurses who would like to be part of our expanding service and join our committed neurorehabilitation team, delivering high quality care.

If you have Mental Health or Learning Disability qualifications and would like to turn your hand to adult nursing, your skills would be well used within the Unit.

Student nurses who are in their final year or management placements are also welcome to apply.

Individual personal development is actively supported with a supernumerary induction period and preceptorship support. A local and corporate induction program is provided, as well as a teaching program within your preceptorship period. There are also numerous opportunities for nurses with a keen interest in the development of link nurse roles and involvement in clinical benchmarking.

Main duties of the job

Assess the care needs of patients and develop a program of care which is evaluated and amended as appropriate.

Carry out relevant forms of direct and indirect patient care without direct supervision.

Work as part of the interdisciplinary team to assess, evaluate and deliver care to patients..

Utilises and integrates evidence into practice.

Assess the case needs of patients and develop a program of care which is evaluated and implemented as appropriate.

Make sound clinical decisions based on the assessment of patients, including that of safe nurse lead discharges.

Due to open in spring 2025, the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) will be the first to set new ambitious standards of practice and outcomes for rehabilitation patients in England. The NRC programme is hosted by Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.

The NRC is a new purpose-built 70 bed facility which is being built on the Stanford Ha;; Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough.

It is co-located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre with whom the NRC will work closely. Academic partners led by the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University, will ensure research and innovation and training and education in rehabilitation will be embedded at the NRC and central to clinical practice.

The NRC is at a crucial stage of workforce planning to ensure that the centre is established robustly to achieve the excellence it strives for. The workforce is Key to the successful delivery of improved patient outcomes, to achieve its national ambition and education and to embed research into clinical practice.

Although this post will initially be based at Linden Lodge to support the rehabilitation of the patients in this setting, the person employed will be expected to transition with the service to the NRC.