STEPS is seeking like-minded nurses who share the values and philosophies essential to our success to join our team. You will encounter various disabling injuries and illnesses and play a crucial role in supporting clients to live as independently as possible. As a Rehabilitation Nurse, you will work closely with clients, their families, and the interdisciplinary team. Your responsibilities include caring for clients' physical and emotional needs, following nursing and rehabilitation care plans, and monitoring progress. These plans will be reviewed and adjusted to reflect rehabilitation goals. Rehabilitation nurses maintain high clinical skills while assisting clients with exercises to gain strength, supporting the use of adaptive devices, and acting as educators and trainers.
Main duties of the job
The Rehabilitation Nurse at STEPS assists clients with personal care needs while promoting independence. Responsibilities include administering medications, assessing self-medication capabilities, and supporting advanced skills training such as tracheostomy care, cough assists, CPAP, and bladder scanning. You will participate in goal setting and review meetings, updating care plans accordingly. You will also lead a team of Rehabilitation Assistants to ensure smooth therapy schedules.
STEPS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
* Discounted travel pass scheme
* Enhanced holiday entitlement of 33 days (pro rata)
* Life assurance (four times salary)
* Private medical cover
* Critical illness cover (three times salary)
* Income protection (75% for up to five years)
* Paid mandatory training
* Internal specialist training
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted gym memberships
* Blue light card
* Vivup benefits platform
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
* 1% employee and 7% employer pension contributions
About us
STEPS is a purpose-built 23-bedroom rehabilitation facility on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, providing high-quality care from a range of medical and rehabilitation specialists. It offers a non-clinical, comfortable, and homely environment with access to various therapies and advanced rehabilitation equipment. Our interdisciplinary team includes consultants in rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, neuro-psychologists, music therapists, prosthetic and orthotic specialists, and experienced nurses. This is an excellent opportunity for professional development in an exceptional setting.
Job responsibilities
As a Nurse at STEPS, you will ensure clients receive holistic, high-quality nursing care, supporting their journey and promoting dignity and independence. You will work within the interdisciplinary team, adhering to STEPS values and behaviors.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Assess, implement, and monitor individual care plans
* Involve clients and carers in goal development and delivery
* Provide clinical leadership and support to team members when directed
* Escalate issues following STEPS procedures
* Administer prescribed medications and treatments, monitor effects, and report outcomes
* Ensure compliance with clinical governance standards
* Participate in clinical audits as directed
* Perform procedures related to personal care and nutrition, including emergencies
* Carry out duties as outlined in the work plan
This outline reflects current requirements and is not exhaustive. Uphold STEPS values through appropriate behaviors and encourage the same in others.
COMMUNICATIONS:
* Communicate effectively using various styles aligned with STEPS values
* Communicate clearly and appropriately according to individuals' abilities and preferences
* Develop effective relationships with clients, carers, staff, and others as needed
PEOPLE and ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
* Manage daily workload and interact with the team accordingly
* Contribute to training development and delivery as per STEPS strategies
* Participate in annual staff appraisals
FINANCE:
* Use resources responsibly, considering the implications of decisions
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse on the NMC register
* Trainer or train-the-trainer qualification
* Mentorship or teaching qualification
* Staff management or supervision courses
Experience
* Experience in any nursing aspect with a rehabilitation component, including placements for newly qualified nurses
* IT skills including Microsoft Office
* Experience within governance frameworks and clinical data management
* Knowledge of the Data Protection Act
* Rehabilitation experience in neurology, orthopaedics, spinal injuries, or polytrauma
* Experience developing and delivering training programs
* Experience with audit functions
Qualities
* Creative, innovative, inclusive, and engaging approach to client care
* Excellent problem-solving skills
* Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with good listening skills
* Ability to build key working relationships and understand interdisciplinary dynamics
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This role requires a DBS check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure submission will be necessary to check for any criminal convictions.
£16.26 to £25.56 per hour, with a generous benefits package and enhanced rates for unsocial hours.
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