Job summary

We have a fantastic career opportunity in forward thinking critical care environment

We have a full-time opportunity for a Band 6 Junior Sister within the Critical Care Unit at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital.

We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of holistic care. This is reflected in our CQC reports, ICNARC data, performance metrics and feedback from patients, relatives and visitors to our unit.

We have a busy, mixed level unit admitting emergency and elective patients from a variety of specialties.

Our Critical Care Unit is fully committed to audit and research and provides a dynamic environment conducive to gaining additional knowledge and skills.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, energetic, innovative and self- motivated Junior Sister to join our well established friendly and diverse team. As a Junior Sister you will be expected to lead by example, to set and maintain the high clinical standards to which we all aspire. The ideal candidate will have had minimum 3 years as a Band 5 in critical care and will need to demonstrate a pro-active and adaptive approach to leadership and management with a positive mind-set and hold an interest in working within a fast paced unit. They must be an effective communicator, who can demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure, manage staff and deliver patient focused care. They will be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the varied demands of the role as required.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking enthusiastic, energetic, and innovative and self- motivated Junior Sister to join our well established and diverse team. You will be expected to act and support our large workforce, to set and maintain the high clinical standards we all aspire to. The ideal candidate will have had minimum 3 years as a Band 5 within critical care and have the critical care course. You will need to demonstrate a pro-active and adaptive approach to support the ward managers and staff. You will need a positive mind-set and hold an interest in working within a fast-moving unit. The candidate must be a effective communicator, who can demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure, managing staff and delivering patient focused care. They will be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the varied demands of the role as required.

There are excellent development and educational opportunities. This will help develop the right skills, the right set of behaviours and culture in order for us to motivate and engage our colleagues.

At EKHUFT the learning and development team for the trust, support through each step of their journey, from the first management role and beyond.

We will offer both classrooms based learning and bespoke advice.

Applicants must have:

• Critical care course
• Extensive clinical leadership/team management experience
• Expert skills in caring for both Level 2 and Level 3 patients
• A Degree or equivalent level of education and experience

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• 3 years experience at Band 5 in Critical Care
• Continuous quality improvement
• Mentorship
• ITU Endorsment
• comptent ITU nurse

Desirable

• Evidence of a career in critical care nursing which demonstrates a wide knowledge within the field

Skills

Essential

• Clinical credibility
• Venepuncture, cannulation, ECG, IV drugs and ILS
• Communication, negotiation and facilitation skills
• Staff development and empowerment

Desirable

• Health and safety
• Requires information technology skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Ongoing professional development
• Clinical governance
• Risk management issues
• Key issues and development in nursing

Desirable

• Quality improvement tools, ward metrics

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Academic critical care qualification
• Degree in nursing or working towards degree or equivalent
• Preparation of mentors or equivalent

Desirable

• Degree in nursing

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