An exciting opportunity to be part of the influential, dynamic senior Intensive Care Team is available!

Leicester Royal Infirmary Intensive Care is an energetic, fast paced unit with emergency and elective patients. Your role will be to provide direction and inspirational leadership to the nursing and multi-disciplinary team within Intensive Care.

The Leicester Royal Infirmary is one of three hospitals in the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) and case mix includes Medicine, Hematology & Oncology, Maxillo-facial, General Surgery, Trauma Orthopaedics

The post holder, as an expert clinical practitioner, will be required to be an enthusiastic and integral member of our established and committed team, and to provide and supervise the delivery of excellent patient care.

Main duties of the job

Whilst working shifts, you must be committed to delivering a high quality service ensuring patient care, safety and experience is paramount. The successful applicants will be expected to participate in effective clinical leadership and management of the team in ITU and demonstrate an ability to manage their time by prioritising and organising their work efficiently.

Wider responsibilities include the provision of a supportive learning environment for continuing education reporting to the Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses/Ward Leaders and supporting the wider organisation shift leadership managing resources and information coordinating elective and emergency activity, and the provision of care within the Intensive Care Service at UHL.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working in this environment and should ideally have 3 years' experience at working at Band 5 level in a critical care area. A period of supervision and structured training and support will be available and we can offer a wide range of development opportunities.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Act as a professional and clinical role model to all staff, patients, carers and the public at all times.
  
• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidence based care to a group of patients according to changing healthcare needs and varying levels of complexity.
  
• Act as a clinical resource, mentor / assessor / supervisor / preceptor of learners and staff as required
  
• Contribute to setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care to the optimum level and lead the improvement of care, through benchmarking, audit and research.

please see job description/person specification for full details on the role.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• RGN - first level
• Evidence of Post registration Educational development
• Critical Care Nursing Qualification (or working towards for secondment)

Desirable

• Clinical Leadership Programme

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and

Essential

• Demonstrates a high level of clinical expertise in critical care
• Good understanding of clinical governance
• Ability to effectively problem solve
• Change management, team building, communication and organisational skills

Desirable

• Experience of Patient and Public Involvement in Service Delivery

Experience

Essential

• Experience of planning, implementing and evaluating staff training needs
• Evidence of innovation and achievements in Clinical Practice

Desirable

• Development of multi disciplinary working practices

Leadership and education

Essential

• Use initiative and has the ability to lead and co-ordinate a multi disciplinary team with minimal supervision
• Good verbal and written skills
• Acts as a Clinical Role model and as a Mentor, Assessor and Support for learners within the ward or unit

Professional Development

Essential

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Participates in formal and informal teaching

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Infirmary Square

Leicester

LE1 5WW

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358-6653228-ITA