Critical Care ICU/HDU - Radnor

Require Band 6 Sisters / Charge Nurses

Part time hours considered (min 28.75 hrs /week)

The Salisbury District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit (Radnor), CQC rated outstanding critical care unit, which also supports the regional referral centers for burns, plastics and spinal cord injuries.

We are looking to recruit highly motivated, experienced, caring and compassionate band 6 Critical Care Sisters / Charge Nurses to join our forward thinking team.

Main duties of the job

We require Registered Nurses who have completed a recognised post registration critical care course , experience of teaching and assessing and have a minimum of 18 months post critical care course experience. We also require them to have recent critical care experience and hold a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or BSc (Hons) in Nursing or health related subject (or working towards a degree).

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your expert clinical and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive unit, where personal and professional development is actively encouraged. The successful applicants will undergo a comprehensive induction program under the guidance of the education lead and senior team members.

If you are motivated to deliver skilled and compassionate nursing care to patients and their families this is the right opportunity for you.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated Good by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

RN

Essential

• RN

ITU course

Essential

• ITU course

18 months experience

Essential

• 18 months post course experience in critical care

recent experience

Essential

• recent experience in critical care

practice assessor

Essential

• Mentorship or practice assessor course

supporting information

Essential

• relevant supporting information

Application form

Desirable

• Evidence of management and leadership experience

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury District Hospital

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ

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269-SFT7734