Job summary
The Alan Bray Unit is a combined Intensive care unit/ high dependency unit, which cares for a wide range of critically ill adults and children with musculo-skeletal conditions.
We are looking for adult and paediatric Band 6 nurses to join our well established team.
The unit offers good educational and professional development pathways and is innovative and forward thinking in developments within critical care.
You will be expected to make an active contribution to the unit's development as we enter an exciting period of expansion
Main duties of the job
Applicants need to have at least significant experience in Critical Care, a mentorship Course, and an ITU course. Dual trained Paediatric and adult trained nurses desirable.
The main responsibilities:
1. Delivering high quality intensive care to patients and their families.
2. Coordinating the unit in the absence of the ward manager.
3. Facilitation of pre and post registration students.
4. Education and support of junior staff members.
5. Assisting junior staff in making personal developmental plans.
About us
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients.
RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
6. NMC Registered Nurse
7. Evidence of continuing professional development
8. Updated mandatory training
9. Mentorship course
10. Post registration Critical care course
11. Relevant degree or equivalent
Desirable
12. Management qualification ALS, EPLS
Experience
Essential
13. Significant critical care experience at band 5 level
14. Experience of HDU/ITU patient care
15. Working within the MDT
16. Mentoring students/junior members of staff
Desirable
17. Audit and research knowledge
18. Leadership training
19. Change management experience
Skills
Essential
20. Competent in basic life support
21. Confident in teaching
22. Mentorship and preceptorship skills and experience
23. Able to supervise, train and teach staff and students
24. Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
25. Able to manage difficult situations effectively
26. Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
27. Able to maintain clear and legible documentation
28. Able to organise and co-ordinate services during the absence of more senior staff
29. Sound clinical skills
30. Able to maintain clear and legible documentation
31. Able to organise and co-ordinate services during the absence of more senior staff
32. Proven communication skills (written, non-verbal & verbal)
33. Works well in a multi-disciplinary team
34. Time management and effective delegation skills
35. Analyses problems & implements effective & appropriate solutions
36. Computer Literacy
Desirable
37. Able to develop career pathways for junior staff
Knowledge
Essential
38. Advanced knowledge of the care of critically ill patients
39. Able to use and embed evidence based practice
40. Awareness of current developments in nursing and an in-depth knowledge of the NMC Code
41. Safeguarding adults and children
42. People management skills and an understanding of HR systems
Desirable
43. Knowledge of budgeting
44. Change management experience