Applicants must be a registered nurse with critical care experience and have an appropriate post degree qualification in Critical Care. Evidence of leadership training and development. Provide expert clinical, professional, and managerial leadership across CICU and wider adult critical care services. Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, providing appropriate leadership, guidance, and supervision to colleagues. Assisting in the recruitment, selection, and training of Critical Care workforce. Lead Cardiac ICU alongside medical lead, working closely with care group management team, matron/medical leads and AHP's in General ICU, Neuro ICU and Surgical HDU. Actively support the team objectives by developing services and leading Care Group and Divisional projects to influence service redesign. To be accountable for all aspects of the quality agenda with regards to patients and staff experience, safety and outcome. You will be responsible for 6million budget. Exciting opportunity for strategic planning and service development along with supporting and overseeing day to day operations of the 70 bedded adult critical care footprint. You will be required to work predominantly Monday - Friday with some weekend working and on call to cover the duty matron and staffing hub role as per an agreed rota. Informal visits are strongly encouraged