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

We have a part time opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse within the Critical Care Unit at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Magate.

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. .

Main duties of the job

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 Nurse Educator to join our well established friendly and diverse team. As a Nurse Educator you will be expected to act and lead our large workforce, to set and maintain the high clinical standards we all aspire to. The ideal candidate will have had minimum 2 years as a Band 6 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 moving unit. They must be an g 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.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 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.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• ITU Course
• Nursing degree or working towards

Desirable

• Masters

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years ITU experience
• Good leadership skills
• Experience in teaching formally

Desirable

• Experience in working as an autonomous practitioner
• Experience in writing guideline and competencies

Skills

Essential

• Expert Clinical Skills
• Excellent communication skills
• facilitation skills
• Standard setting and audit
• Neogotation skills
• Clinical Assesment skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Current Health Service Isssues
• Clinical Governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of quality improvement tools

Other

Essential

• To be aware and adhere to trust vision values, Misson

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital

Ramsgate Road

Margate

CT9 4AN

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