About The Facility

Develop your career with HCA Healthcare UK - World's largest private acute and complex care hospital group and winners of 'The Best Private Healthcare provider 2016'.

The Wellington Hospital is the UK's largest independent hospital with over 260 beds and circa 1000 employees. We have an international reputation for excellence in complex healthcare and have gained four decades of expertise in treating patients from the UK and overseas.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist -Neuro Rehab Admissions and Discharges to join our department based at our facility in St Johns Wood, NW8 9LE.

The Wellington Hospital has the largest independent rehabilitation unit in the UK and provides comprehensive interdisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation programmes to patients with acquired brain injury, neurological conditions and complex medical disability (to patients aged 18 and over).

Job Description

As a Neuro Rehab Admissions & Discharge Specialist you will provide a holistic assessment and advice service to internally and externally referred patients for admission to the Acute Neurological Rehabilitation Unit.

• This is a full-time, permanent post, 37.5 hours per week.
• Hours: 37.5 hours p/week (Monday - Friday)
• The projected salary range is £36,937 - £44,271 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Benefits:Structured career development, funded courses, In-service training available, health and wellbeing support system, private pension, private medical care cover, guaranteed annual salary review and much more

Duties & Responsibilities

• Undertaking patient assessments taking into account consideration of medical and surgical status, nursing and therapy needs and funding resources available and making a best interest's decision regarding admission.
• Formulate comprehensive and holistic multidisciplinary pre-admission reports for referrers, commissioners, insurance companies and patients.
• To ascertain and facilitate the patient's discharge plan in a timely manner, ensuring patients, families and their carers are involved in the planning and delivery of their discharge.
• To provide clinical support to the Rehabilitation Administration Office in respect of dealing with clinical queries from prospective patients, carers, consultants or embassies.
• Support the marketing & PR activities for the Acute Neurorehabilitation unit. Working closely with the Rehabilitation and International Relations Managers in promoting the unit and raising the profile, including the organisation of seminars and PR functions as well as attendance at relevant exhibitions and conferences.
• Develop relevant policies, guidelines and protocols in relation to the admissions pathway.

Skills & Experience

• NMC registered Nurse
• Extensive relevant post registration experience and experience at similar level
• Experience in the field of neuro-rehabilitation, including stroke and head injury rehabilitation with the ability to predict outcomes based on prognostic factors.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build relationships with consultants, clients, carers, team members and other agencies.
• Excellent planning, decision making and prioritisation skills with the ability to work under pressure and unsupervised.

About The Individual

• Team focussed.
• Willing to learn and looking to constantly improve themselves, the team and the services provided by the unit/department.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate clearly and with sensitivity and tact in stressful situations.
• Patient focused with a desire to provide extremely high standards of patient care and customer service.

Closing date for applications: 27th July 2017

please note we will close this role early if a suitable number of applications are received.