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Employer: 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Sussex County Hospital
Town: Brighton
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 03/04/2025
About our Trust
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years. Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced ITU nurse to join the Band 6 team in this dynamic, diverse, newly built critical care unit, looking after a wide range of surgical, medical, neuro surgical and trauma Critical Care patients. As a Band 6, you will be part of the senior leadership team, support junior staff, and contribute to quality improvement within the unit.
Main duties of the job
1. To plan, provide and evaluate skilled evidence-based care for the critically ill patient, L2 & L3.
2. To support and develop colleagues by mentoring and assessing their skills.
3. To promote practice development within Critical Care.
4. To fulfil Local / Trust requirements in specified audit / project work.
5. To undertake performance of development reviews and shift coordination/shift leading in conjunction with/absence of Band 7 Critical Care Nurse.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work with a specialist team to develop protocols and guidelines to support clinical practice and ensure these are updated as required. Responsible for the development, planning and co-ordination of a specialist service. To assist in the management, development and research of service, including service reviews. Participate in implementing the Trust Clinical Governance Strategy. Support the implementation and evaluation of innovative treatment/intervention e.g., Care Bundles for critical care.
Person specification
* NMC Pin
* Recognised ITU course
* Degree level nursing qualification
* Quality improvement
* Neuro and trauma experience
Important information for applicants:
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Application numbers
This advert has been capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, it will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in this post to prevent you from missing out on applying for this opportunity.
Name: Julie Francis
Job title: Critical Care Practice Educator
Email address: julie.francis7@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01273696955
Please contact Julie for any questions or an informal visit.
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