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CCOT deliver a 24/7 service across both our Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospitals.
Main duties of the job
The key components of the role are:
1. To avert admissions by identifying patients who are deteriorating and either helping to prevent admission or ensuring admission to a critical care bed happens in a timely manner.
2. To enable discharges by supporting the continuing recovery of discharged critical care patients and their significant others.
3. To share critical care skills with staff in wards, ensuring enhancement of training opportunities and skills practice, and to use information gathered from the ward and community to improve critical care services for patients and relatives.
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work!
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* Learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* Flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside NHS benefits such as generous annual leave, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.
* Range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
* We promote inclusion and ensure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.
* We aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues are treated with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* Registered Nurse (Level 1), AHP, or ODP.
* Recognised mentorship, teaching, and assessing course.
* Evidence of continued professional development.
* Post qualification Critical Care Course or equivalent experience.
* Masters level education or working towards it.
* ALS provider.
* Recognised history taking and physical assessment course or willingness to undertake.
* Non-medical prescribing course or willingness to undertake.
Experience
* Recent extensive experience as a Band 6 in ICU or equivalent Critical Care/Acute area.
* Previous experience as shift/team leader.
* Experience in teaching, mentoring, coaching of the multi-professional team.
* Experience in performing outreach roles.
* Experience in Quality Improvement and successful change management.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
* Excellent personal and communication skills (written & verbal).
* Knowledge of current developments in nursing practice and critical care outreach.
* Managerial, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to think laterally, creatively, and innovatively to enhance patient care.
* Motivated and able to motivate others; capable of facilitating and supporting learning in practice.
* Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, etc.
* Good facilitation, presentation, teaching, and assessing skills.
* Ability to work autonomously and within a team, demonstrating excellent teamwork.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
* Ability to work required shift patterns and in special circumstances.
* Willingness to travel to other sites.
PPE requirements:
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate PPE in accordance with infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations
Encouraged for protection against viruses when working in healthcare settings. A Covid-19 risk assessment will be required if successful at interview.
Application deadline:
This post will close at midnight on the specified date. Early closure may occur if applications are numerous or circumstances change.
Application information:
If offered a job, your information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting:
Monitoring and safeguarding sections are not visible to the shortlisting panel. Safeguarding info may be visible to the interview panel depending on the role.
Travel expenses:
Travel expenses for interviews are not reimbursed.
Smoking:
All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking is prohibited in all areas.
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