We are looking to employ Band 6 Critical Care Nurses to assist in the leadership of our critical care unit.
Responsibilities
1. Clinical leadership through effective monitoring and implementation of standards and evidence-based practice.
2. Provide clinical leadership and direction to nursing team.
3. Act as a role model for all nursing staff within the unit promoting professional practice at all times.
4. Take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the clinical area.
5. Deputise for the Senior Sister in their absence.
6. Co-ordinate the rostered shift allocation, referring to senior sister if appropriate or available.
7. Maintain clinical competence of self and others as determined by service need and job description. Tasks to include male catheterisation, ECG, Venepuncture, IV administration, Cannulation and X-ray requesting under group protocols.
8. Manage patients of all age groups with challenging behaviour such as violent and aggressive, under the influence of alcohol, mental health problems, sudden death, adult bereavement and patients who are a threat to themselves and others.
9. Facilitate and build team working between nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to effect high standards of care. Ensure that risk assessments are complete as per Trust policy for manual handling, Health & Safety and other relevant areas of concern.
10. Ensure that equipment and the environment support the delivery of high standards of care at all times.
11. Maintain a good standard of communication with the multidisciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues.
12. Provide specialized information and advice to patients, relatives and carers and other professionals in the provision of acute medical care.
Managerial
1. Support the Senior Sister to review staffing requirements using a proactive approach to retention and recruitment of staff.
2. Co-ordinate the rostered shift allocation, referring to senior sister if appropriate or available.
Education
1. Contribute to the organisation learning and Development strategy through key areas of education e.g. tracheostomy / sepsis / deteriorating adult.
2. Support with the Band 7 & Professional Development Sister in Critical Care assure accurate training records and competency of team, including mandatory training requirements.
Patient Experience
1. Work with the Critical Care leadership team to facilitate Critical care follow up services.
2. Review patients discharged from Critical Care services within 24 hours of leaving the Critical care Unit.
Quality / Research & Development
1. Work with senior leaders in Critical Care, to support, collect, audit and service data.
2. Actively support Critical Care research.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people. The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.
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