Nurse - Spinal Cord Injury Specialist

Our client, a spinal injuries charity are currently recruiting for a spinal cord injury specialist nurse to join their growing team of healthcare professionals. The specialist nurse will cover the South-west region - providing support and advice to people with spinal cord injury, their families and healthcare professionals.

Spinal Cord Injury Specialist Nurse
Location: Covering the South-West region - They offer remote working
Salary: £46,591 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

About the role

Working as part of the Health & Care Quality team and within a designated geographical region, the SCI nurse specialist will support those with newly acquired spinal cord injuries who are not admitted to specialist services, or those with established spinal cord injuries who are being re-admitted to hospital for treatment unrelated to their impairment. Through telephone, email or face-to-face visits the SCI nurse specialist will offer guidance and advice to these individuals and/or their family members, addressing issues of concern associated with treatment and care and liaising on their behalf with healthcare professionals in the treating hospitals to ensure these are dealt with in line with best practice standards.

The SCI nurse specialist will also act as an educator for healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and care of spinal cord injured people and working in non-specialist settings and will contribute to the development and delivery of educational offerings available via their Academy. When required, the SCI nurse specialist will support individuals through elements of the NHS Continuing Health Care assessment process, attending review or appeal hearings in their capacity as clinical specialist in SCI care. They will also contribute to the monitoring, evaluation and development of the SCI nurse specialist service via mechanisms put in place for that purpose.

About the charity

They are committed to a singular vision: a fulfilled life for everyone affected by spinal cord injury. Everyone has a right to live a fulfilled life and that means the life they choose, a life that has the same opportunities as everyone else. They are the expert, guiding, voice for life after spinal cord injury.

They’re the leading national charity supporting individuals who sustain damage to the spinal cord resulting in paralysis. They are a dedicated organisation providing high-impact, quality services for people with spinal cord injury and their families. All of their work is based on the personal experiences of their members.

Being a user-led organisation is important to them; more than 11,200 of their members, almost half of their staff and the majority of their trustees live with spinal cord injury.

Closing Date: 28 April 2024
Interviews: 9 May 2024 in person in the Milton Keynes area or online via MS teams, by request.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

This employer values diversity. They are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment as they believe diversity fosters a more innovative, creative, and caring culture.

They are striving to create a culture that fully represents all the communities they serve. They are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, family or parental status, or disability status.

Disabled candidates who meet the standard job criteria will be offered a guaranteed interview.

No agencies please.