Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge to build on your acute nursing skills?

The Critical Care Unit is a 10-bedded state of the art unit with the latest in monitoring and diagnostic equipment catering for a variety of level 2 and level 3 patients.

We have vacancies for enthusiastic, knowledgeable and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our team. If you have a caring and compassionate approach to your work and patients, and want to join a motivated, friendly and supportive team, we are keen to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

• Provide excellent critical care to patients in line with intensive care society guidelines.
• Act as professional role model at all time
• To work as part of a team in a specific area of ITU responsibilities.
• Work towards successfully completing an critical care qualification.
• Identify new ways or working using QI methodology
• Provide compassionate care to patients and relatives.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Continually strive toincorporate technology to improve critical care services.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.

We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Clinical Care

The post holder will:

Put the patient at the centre of everything they do.

Assess and plan the delivery of patient care and take responsibility for implementing and evaluating that care, using an appropriate nursing model Caring for level 2 and level 3.

Will be expected to undertake the introduction to Critical care work base module which if successful will gain 30 credits at level 6 (degree level) level 7 ( MSc level).

Carry out nursing responsibilities with high standards of care according to Trust Policies, Practice and Clinical Guidelines and National Critical Care guidance.

Ensure that documentation is comprehensive, up to date and reflects the nursing care/ interventions given to the patients.

The post holder will embrace the philosophy of the multi-disciplinary team and take steps to ensure such working relationships are fostered at every opportunity.

Staff will be expected to undertake internal rotation.

Practice evidence-based clinical nursing taking steps to ensure that all nursing interventions are justified. The post holder will undertake to learn methods of literature searching, gathering evidence and critical appraisal to underpin nursing practice.

Ensure that all equipment is maintained in safe working order and demonstrate competence of how to use the equipment safely and effectively with training and support.

Promote psychological care and rehabilitation of critically ill patients. This will include use of patients diaries and increased awareness of critical care follow up.

Report all incidents / accidents involving patients, visitors or staff to Matron or the shift co-ordinator, in the first instance. The post holder will ensure that the correct documentation is fully completed and forwarded to the appropriate personnel in accordance with Health and Safety requirements.

Report all complaints immediately to the shift co-ordinator and Lead of Critical Care in the first instance. In cases where investigation is required, verbal or written statements and any other evidence, such as copies of documentation, must be provided promptly and professionally.

• Team Working and Communication

The post holder will:

Communicate daily with patients, relatives and carers to ensure that they are informed of nursing goals and medical objectives and are involved in decision-making. This requires a high level of interpersonal skill. The post holder will arrange for patients, relatives and carers to see senior nursing or medical staff, as required.

Provide support for relatives and patients in a sensitive and respectful manner.

Exhibit a thorough awareness of the patient activity in the entire unit regardless of the patient allocation system employed on a shift basis. The post holder will inform the shift co-ordinator of any activity which affects patient care.

Actively seek out opportunities to participate in the education of learners allocated to the ward. Supervise a range of clinical skills and conduct teaching. At all times exhibit a nurturing attitude to the students to maximise their learning experience during their allocation.

Assist in the induction of new staff to the unit under the guidance of more senior staff.

Maintain a dynamic learning environment within the ward, distributing up to date information of nursing practice and developments, and compiling teaching programmes for the ward. The post holder will be aware of the requirements of a quality review of practice learning environments.

Promote effective communication within the multidisciplinary team.

Act as an effective role model and to attend departmental meetings as required.

• Professional Development

The post holder will:

Be responsible for their own professional development and updating by reading the nursing press, attending relevant courses both in-house and external, in line with the NMC requirements. Through the Appraisal and Development System, the post holder will construct a personal development plan in conjunction with the Line Manager that reflects individual and organisational needs.

Ensure all professional performance is underpinned by NMC documents, e.g.) Code of Professional Conduct and Revalidation.

Acquire new skills and knowledge to expand nursing practice.

Will be familiar with local policies, protocols and guidelines.

When representing the department, trust or profession, the post holder will ensure that this is conducted in a professional manner.

• Other Responsibilities

The post holder will:

Wear uniform at all times, in accordance with the uniform policy.

Interact with patients, visitors to the ward, other members of the nursing team and managers in positive, supportive and co-operative ways.

Carry out such other reasonably related duties appropriate to the grade, as assigned by the Lead or shift co-ordinator.

Be prepared to work across the Trust, if required to do so, to meet the needs of the service.

Be responsible for reporting their sick leave directly to the shift co-ordinator or CCU Lead, giving as much notice as possible.

Study leave must be negotiated with the CCU Lead/Line manager and must reflect the organisation and individual requirements of the personal development plan. All learning should make a positive contribution to the unit and nurses are expected to share their learning with their colleagues after attending a course or study day.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

• 6 months acute experience

Desirable

• Critical Care Experience

personal qualities

Essential

• Dynamic and enthusiastic
• professional

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

Magdala Avenue

London

N22 6AN

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