About this role
Brainkind is a charity improving lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to help regain lost skills from trauma, illness or substance abuse. Employees share passion and strong team spirit.
Lead, develop and supervise Rehabilitation Support Workers to enable service users in daily living and personal skills. Support assessment, develop, plan and implement tailored therapeutic programmes of care and rehabilitation. Act as part of the interdisciplinary team.
Ensure team provides high standard of care, participating in holistic assessments post-admission. Serve as key worker and advocate, liaising with professionals on reports and assessments. Provide individualised evidence-based holistic care to service users and carers.
Exercise clinical leadership, carry out procedures within scope and promote confidential communication. Adhere to drug administration, Mental Health Act and record-keeping per NMC guidance. Join colleagues who pull together in neurorehabilitation services.
Requirements
- An RMN/RNLD nursing qualification
- Proven experience of primary nurse teams; their development and function
- Knowledge or understanding of working within the Independent Healthcare sector
- Experience of writing reports and detailed assessments
- Ability to communicate at all levels, both written and oral
- Demonstrate relevant understanding of the statutory requirements applicable to nursing
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop and supervise a team of Rehabilitation Support Workers
- Ensure the team provide a high standard of care for all service users
- Contribute to the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care
- Participate in the holistic assessment of service users care and support needs
- Act as key worker and advocate for designated service users
- Participate in planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting of service user goals
- Provide individualised, evidence based holistic care to service users and their carers
- Exercise sound clinical leadership by example and instruction
Benefits
- Work for a charity improving lives of people with brain injuries
- Join passionate employees in neurorehabilitation services
- Experience strong team spirit and colleagues who look out for each other
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