Intermediate Care Staff Nurse

A dynamic dedicated nurse is required to compliment our current team of staff within our intermediate care bed base. Providing rehabilitation for both step down and step up patients you need to have a good all round skill set to support the needs of these patients.

Working as part of a dedicated integrated health and social care team you will develop a variety of skills. A foundation of basic nursing skills is required.

Main duties of the job

Ensuring a high standard of care with intermediate care bed based facility.

Liaises with the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse to ensure information in relation to patient care/changes to care plan and the continuity of care.

Provides mentoring, teaching and assessing to support staff.

Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery in the intermediate care facility.

Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse.

Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.

Attend a multi-disciplinary case conference as the named nurse if appropriate.

To communicate and collaborate with other members of the Integrated Intermediate Care Team, PHCT, voluntary and statutory organisations to support individual patient care.

To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations.

To competently perform clinical skills related to the post.

To be professionally responsible for delegated visits under the supervision of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.