Band 5 Staff Nurse Critical Care ICU/HDU

Are you a Band 5 nurse looking to work in Critical Care (ICU/HDU)? We would love you to come and join our Critical Care Team at Epsom and St Helier University NHS Hospital.

We have vacancies available on both hospital sites for motivated and enthusiastic nurses keen to join our team and develop critical care skills. We currently provide 21 beds cross-site.

STH ICU has a footprint of 13 beds, admitting medical, surgical, renal & obstetric emergencies requiring level 2 & level 3 critical care.

EGH HDU/ICU has a footprint of 8 beds, admitting elective surgical patients requiring level 2 post-operative care & , medical emergencies requiring level 2 & level 3 care.

We are looking for highly motivated and innovative individuals who have a strong interest in caring for critically ill patients, to recruit to Band 5 staff nurse positions. Nurses new to critical care are expected to complete our Intensive Care Foundation Programme. Following successful completion of this programme there is the opportunity to undertake an academic Intensive Care qualification. Once established as a critical care nurse, we are committed to providing on-going workplace development to support you through your critical care nursing career.

In order to fulfil the job role and learning requirements and meet service needs, successful candidates will be required to work cross-site, internal rotation days/nights/weekends & BH.

Main duties of the job

JOB PURPOSE

• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care within sphere of responsibility.
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively with multi-disciplinary colleagues to deliver high standards of care to critically ill patients and ensures plans of care reflect current patient care needs.
• Is aware and adheres to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To provide quality, holistic care of a high standard to both the critically ill patients and their families within Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
• To liaise and co-operate with other relevant departments within the hospital.
• To act as a resource for peers, patients, relatives, carers and other staff groups
• To participate in the unit and nursing service development in a proactive manner
• To ensure safe patient care, staff may be asked, at short notice, to work at either Epsom General Hospital or St Helier Hospital ICU/HDU. This decision would be made by the ICU/HDU Matron, having taken into account staffing, skill mix, patient dependency and acuity and capacity within both units

About us

Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the CQC and we'd welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this.

What we can offer:

• Flexible start date to suit your needs
• Learning and development support from day one with clear career and skills pathways and comprehensive clinical and leadership training opportunities

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you require any further information or would like to arrange an informal visit please contact:

Emma Conroy Critical Care Matron

Tel: 07552 889342

OR Sethu Jele/Suzy Knightly Critical Care PDT Tel: 0208 296 3136

Person Specification

Qualifications/training

Essential

• NMC registration current/pending
• Evidence of recent / ongoing development

Desirable

• Degree in Nursing
• National Framework -steps 1 competencies

Experience

Essential

• Relevant Acute NHS ward experience
• Evidence of motivation and desire to work in critical care

Desirable

• Previous critical care experience as student or RN
• Post qualification acute ward experience

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent general nursing skills - delivered with care and compassion
• Able to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of priorities in caring for critically ill patients

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier Hospital/ Epsom Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton, Surrey

SM5 1AA

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