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We are looking for dynamic Registered General Nurses (RGN) to join our close knit multidisciplinary team in Clayponds Hospital and Rehabilitation Unit. If you are a Registered General Nurse interested to join a team of enthusiastic and committed professionals in delivering an integrated and rehabilitative care to patients, this role/s will be ideal for you.

The post holders will be integral part of the in-patient team. As a Registered Nurse you will be responsible for supporting your Manager in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being.

Clayponds Hospital is a 73 bedded, medically led rehab unit that provides personalised support and care to enable people to recover from periods of acute ill-health, regain function and prepare them to return home and back to their local communities. The unit has 3 different wards; Jasmin and Magnolia being the multi-pathology wards and Rosemary is a neuro ward.

Each ward has 24 beds; 3 bays and 4 Siderooms with a staffing level of; 1 Ward Manager, 3 RGNs and 4/5 HCA and a Matron for the day. At night, there will be 3 RGNs and 3/4 HCAs for the ward and a Senior Nurse Cover for the whole unit.

• Previous applicants need not apply*

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible in ensuring that patients are at the heart of the care you deliver and their wishes and preferences are always put into considerations. You will undertake the care planning activities for patients to meet changing physical, psychological and social needs, taking into consideration their privacy, dignity, personal choice and consent. Ensure care plans are developed in collaboration with patients and their family/friends (where appropriate) and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Undertake all aspects of medicine management in line with legal, professional and regulatory requirements. Be responsible in promoting and safeguarding the welfare of patients and colleagues. You will plan, implement and assess approaches to promote health and well-being and able to adapt and address situations in a safe and timely manner.

You are expected to communicate effectively with patients, their friends and family and other stakeholders, striving for high quality in everything you do recognising and understanding what quality in care means for our service users.

Our staff are central to delivering the service vision and we are keen to recruit high calibre staff who will be offered the support required to fulfil their roles as well as being provided with the training and experience to further their skills and build a career of which they can be proud.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.

Our Team is tight knit and work well together.

We have a dedicated Modern Matron and Head of Nursing who provides support in maintaining high quality service, identifying gaps and leads on service improvements.

We have an excellent supervision and CPD program, relevant trainings and courses offered internally and externally. We welcome new and innovative ideas as part of our growing quality improvement (QI) culture as a Trust.

Learning and personal development is extremely encouraged and we have a well-established appraisal system and funding for relevant external and internal courses.

Free parking for staff is available on site as well easily accessible through public transports.

Annual Leave up to 33 days a year plus bank holidays.

For further queries about the role or request for informal visit (strongly encouraged) please contact;

Betsy Galuga – Service Manager

07548 142111

Christine Wendam- Matron

02082323350

For further details regarding the role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.