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Senior Charge Nurse - Band 7
Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
Specialist Older Adult Rehabilitation Services,
Woodend Hospital
If you are innovative, dynamic, forward thinking and interested in the opportunities rehabilitation presents in relation to service development and person centred care delivery then this is the post for you!
An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, experienced, innovative and enthusiastic Senior Nurse to become a Senior Charge Nurse within the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Woodend Hospital working as an integral part of the neurological rehabilitation pathway.
This a great opportunity for a senior nurse to join the Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership, experience working in an integrated service and play an integral part in ensuring the patient journey from admission to discharge is as seamless as possible.
The successful candidate will take responsibility for facilitating and providing clinical leadership and ensuring the delivery of high quality nursing care. Management experience and evidence of continuing professional development is essential. Excellent communication skills are a vital part of this senior post as is a genuine interest in care of patients following a stroke.
Evidence of excellent leadership skills will be required in this post to lead the nursing team forward to ensure the safe and effective delivery of patient care. The successful applicant will have a lead role in further developing the established ethos of the wider multi-disciplinary team towards the goal of a fully integrated, seamless patient pathway that is driven by goal-led rehabilitation planning.
The successful candidate should have at least two years experience at Band 6 and be able to evidence leadership skills and their application to practice.
The Stroke Rehabilitation Unit is a large ward of 34 beds providing rehabilitation for patients following a stroke with varying levels of dependency, many requiring complex discharge planning including guardianship and cognitive impairment.
An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates.
For informal enquiries please contact Fiona Forbes, Nurse Manager on 01224 556616 or fiona.forbes5@nhs.net or Julie Warrender, Senior Nurse Manager on 01224 556365, juliewarrender@nhs.net