Staff Nurse-Surrey Downs Health & Care

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Staff Nurse

Job overview

Surrey Downs Health & Care Dorking Hospital is a rehabilitation community hospital, we aim to promote health, maximise independence and quality of life. All patients are treated with dignity, respect, involved in decisions at all stages of their treatment and care and the team strives to achieve what matters most to the patients. We are looking for dynamic, passionate and motivated nurse willing to continue to expand and develop their own skills and knowledge The team work Shift patterns (long days 7:30am-8pm and night shifts 7:30pm-8am)

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To work within the team, contributing to team management and the development of innovative practice. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care packages.

Working for our organisation

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
Surrey County Council

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.

It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.

In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as part of the team and be accountable in the provision of a high standard of individual quality client care, within the agreed guidelines.
To treat all clients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times.
To participate in the assessment process of care needs and implementation programmes of holistic care
Involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers.
To take every opportunity to promote health and wellbeing of clients.
To work without direct supervision and to maintain close liaison with the Senior Team Member
To maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to company procedures.
To maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing care
To maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines.
To support/mentor team members and participate in clinical supervision activities.
To work in co-operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the client.
To be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals.
To participate in the company’s Clinical Governance Strategy.
To participate in the company’s Risk Management Strategy
To undertake any such other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with responsibilities and scale of the pos

Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for more details.

Please note that the vacancy may close early if we receive high number of applications.

Your recruitment team
The SDH&C Recruitment and HR team are here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
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Your application
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Use of Artificial Intelligence
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References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.