The Critical Care team at Barnet Hospital is passionate about getting it right for patients, their families, and staff. To achieve this, we are looking to appoint a passionate, enthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic Senior Band 5 who will be seconded into a Band 6 Critical Care Nurse post for one year. The candidate should possess a UK accredited critical care qualification and hold a Practice Assessors qualification and be actively supporting both students and new members of staff within our 18-bed capacity critical care department.
This exciting secondment opportunity will aid in the development of your leadership and management skills within our proactive multi-disciplinary team. We will also endeavour to put you on a secondment Band 6 development programme. It is also expected to actively participate in a service improvement project on the unit.
Areas included in the Band 6 programme are:
* Enrolled onto ILS training.
* Enrolled onto Recruitment & Selection Training.
* Allocated band 7 and senior band 6 to support you whilst on the programme.
You will need to demonstrate a strong desire to be part of our team and have true passion to strive for excellent patient care and excel in your communication skills. You will need to work a mixture of days, nights, and weekends to maximise your learning opportunities. We value our staff and will be committed to help you achieve your full potential.
Main duties of the job
The main duties for this role are described in detail in the job description and person specification document that is attached to this vacancy. Please ensure to read through to further your understanding of the role.
Main duties of the job:
* Providing high quality, effective, and individualised nursing care to a variety of patients in a compassionate and caring way.
* Assessing care needs and developing, implementing, and evaluating care without supervision whilst teaching more junior members of staff.
* Helping to lead and monitor the performance of the nursing team by completion of appraisals.
* Deputising for the Senior Nurse as required.
About us
Working in Barnet Intensive Care Unit you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people. Benefits include career development, flexible working, and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues, as well as the wider community. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly and part-time.
Job responsibilities
The main duties for this role are described in detail in the job description and person specification document that is attached to this vacancy. Please ensure to read through to further your understanding of the role.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
* Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.
Education & professional Qualifications
* 1st or 2nd level registration.
* Intensive Care Course.
Experience
* Relevant ITU experience following ITU course.
* Management experience within area of specialty.
* Demonstrate an insight into management issues e.g. management of change, conflict.
* Able to problem solve.
Skills and Aptitudes
* Demonstrate ability to manage a group of ITU patients independently.
* Teaching and Mentoring Skills.
* Evidence of recent self-development ideally Diploma/Degree.
* Evidence of actively being involved in a QI project.
* Approachable.
* Work within a team.
* Effectively mentor junior members of staff.
* Professional attitude with good communication skills.
* Working a mixture of days and nights.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS.
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