Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse Intensive Care Unit
- Employer
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Bath
- Salary
- £37,338 to £52,809 per annum, pro-rata if part time
- Closing date
- 13 Oct 2024
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- Profession
- Nurse, Mental health, Mental health nurse, Adult nurse, ICU nurse, Adult mental health nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:
To be designated to manage the Intensive Care Unit and/or act as a deputy to the person holding continuing responsibility. To develop leadership skills and experience in the management of the ward/department.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to work clinically within the multidisciplinary team, maintain high standards of practice while supporting staff on a shift by shift basic and provide clinical leadership and decision making.
The post holder will be required to be an enthusiastic and integral member of our established and committed team, and provide and supervise the delivery of excellent patient care. The candidate will provide effective clinical leadership and management of the team in the Intensive Care Unit and demonstrate the ability to manage their time by prioritising and organising their working. They must demonstrate current personal development have a good understanding and involvement in improving patient safety, risk reduction and development of others and general support for peers, junior and senior colleagues.
About us
At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centered care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Due to the nature of this role, we require candidates who apply to have current right to work in the UK. We value and encourage all international applications to please apply to work with our trust to do so via our international nursing campaign. Please follow the link below.You can get in touch athttps://www.medacs.com
Person Specification
Specific skills
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal United Hospital
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
427- 6637895
- The post holder is responsible for the assessment, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for critically ill adults in their care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team. They will act as an effective clinical role model.
- The Post holder will use specialist knowledge obtained through relevant post registration courses in caring for critically ill adults.
- To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care.
- Develop leadership skills and experience in the management within the Intensive Care Unit
- To promote and participate in the implementation of the RUH Nursing strategy:
- Developing and implementing Audit, Quality and Risk Management initiatives.
- Reviewing nursing practice and implementing appropriate changes based on research/best practice.
- Participate in clinical supervision programmes as appropriate, and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to nursing or non-nursing staff
To be designated to manage the Intensive Care Unit and/or act as a deputy to the person holding continuing responsibility. To develop leadership skills and experience in the management of the ward/department.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to work clinically within the multidisciplinary team, maintain high standards of practice while supporting staff on a shift by shift basic and provide clinical leadership and decision making.
The post holder will be required to be an enthusiastic and integral member of our established and committed team, and provide and supervise the delivery of excellent patient care. The candidate will provide effective clinical leadership and management of the team in the Intensive Care Unit and demonstrate the ability to manage their time by prioritising and organising their working. They must demonstrate current personal development have a good understanding and involvement in improving patient safety, risk reduction and development of others and general support for peers, junior and senior colleagues.
About us
At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centered care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Due to the nature of this role, we require candidates who apply to have current right to work in the UK. We value and encourage all international applications to please apply to work with our trust to do so via our international nursing campaign. Please follow the link below.You can get in touch athttps://www.medacs.com
Person Specification
Specific skills
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to lead and develop a designated team of people.
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
- Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC
- Evidence of significant post registration study specifically related to Intensive Care
- egistered nurse with extensive critical care nursing experience
- Evidence of completion of Step1,2 and 3 national competency framework for adult critical care nurses
Desirable
- Mentorship course
- Management and leadership training
- ILS/ALS certification
- Paediatric critical care qualification and clinical experience or willingness to undertake relevant study.
- Completion of Step 4 national competency framework for adult critical care nurses.
Skills
Essential
- Significant experience within critical care setting.
Desirable
- Demonstrates an insight into management issues
- Demonstrates experience of taking charge and delegating duties within the speciality
- Demonstrate an insight into management issues e.g. management of change, conflict
- Understanding of the basic principles of effective budgetary management.
Employer details
Employer name
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal United Hospital
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
427- 6637895
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