We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Manager - Critical Care who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
An opportunity has now arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, committed, motivated and highly experienced critical care nurse to join the existing team of B7 Seniors Sisters led by the Critical Care Matron.
You will provide early intervention, support and clinical expertise to acutely unwell/ deteriorating patients through role modelling, possession of expert clinical skills, promotion of best practice, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration and in providing education. This post will take a leadership and supervisory role in developing, implementing and evaluating standards of care in line with evidence based guidelines.
You will work closely with the critical care senior team but have your own clear areas of responsibility and accountability and be expected to contribute to the safe care of our patients and lead on new developments - both locally and nationally led initiatives.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
You will have proven experience in critical care care nursing but will also be seeking to expand abilities in multidisciplinary team work, leadership and delivery of excellent patient care across the Trust.
You will provide specialist nursing care and expertise, both in delivering direct patient care and in support of other staff caring for the acutely unwell and deteriorating patients across the ENH NHS Trust.
To expertly manage the ventilated, cardiovascular unstable patient both within and, external to the Critical Care Unit.
You will be required to participate in internal rotation to night duty.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Feb 2025