Are you a dynamic and passionate ICU Sister/Charge Nurse dedicated to contribute to our high standards of nursing care who is looking for a new challenge?
Are you also looking for flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle?
Our Temporary Staffing service is looking to recruit bank ICU Sister/Charge Nurses to join the multi-disciplinary teams at both Frimley and Wexham Park Hospital in the ICU Department.
Main duties of the job
Main duties for this role include but are not limited to:
* Taking leadership of the responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within the nursing team, responding in an advisory capacity to acute changes in patient condition.
* To act as a credible clinical role model promoting a patient-centered approach to care, demonstrating advanced clinical practice skills and theoretical knowledge in caring for the complex needs of the critically ill patient.
* To develop standards of patient care based on sound research findings.
* To make a specialist contribution to teaching of nurses and other health care professionals, demonstrating collaborative working and understanding of the practice development strategy.
* Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within the unit environment.
* Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
* To deal with, in conjunction with the Senior Nursing Team, untoward incidents, complaints and team/staff issues. Actioning plans to prevent reoccurrence.
* To take on the role of Critical care Nurse in Charge, co-coordinating admissions, transfers and workload within the unit.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work-life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC registration
* ENB 998 Teaching and assessing course or equivalent Mentorship preparation course.
* Previous ICU experience at Band 6
* ILS & ALS
Experience
* Experience as a Band 6 or in a leadership role
Skills
* Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others
* Innovative and enthusiastic
* Able to work as an effective team member. Be able to problem solve and demonstrate leadership qualities
* Awareness of current professional nursing issues
* Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
* Effective time management commitment and flexibility to service delivery
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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