Main area Critical Care Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full and part time hours available) Job ref 344-2749SAC-B
Site Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital Town Margate Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 registered nurse for the 9 bedded Critical Care Unit at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital within the Surgical & Anesthetics Care group for East Kent Hospitals.
We are seeking to appoint someone who has great enthusiasm and is passionate about delivering a high quality standard of care to our patients. Providing person-centered and effective care is at the top of our agenda and we pride ourselves in demonstrating our values that people feel cared for, safe and confident that we are making a difference in everything we do.
Main duties of the job
There is a great opportunity for learning and development supported by the Clinical Nurse Educators and the nursing team whilst working alongside the multi-disciplinary team.
“This role has been identified as working in an area where there is a high likelihood of COVID encounters and will therefore be subject to additional pre-employment occupational health checks in the interest of health & safety.”
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Experience
* Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust. Delivery of evidence based practice. Demonstrates patient focused approach
* Previous experience at Band 5 within specialty. Evidence of facilitating learning and practice.
Skills
* Patient focused approach. Basic IT skills. Well developed verbal and written communication skills. Time management and personal organisation skills
Knowledge
* NMC Code of Conduct. Clinical Governance. Risk management.
* National patient survey
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Mentor Qualification or ENB 998
Other
* Awareness of Trust vision, mission and values. Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and nationally
* Ability to work on own initiative using sound decision making and problem solving
We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
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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.
Name Claire Fowler Job title Critical Care Matron Email address claire.fowler8@nhs.net Telephone number 01843 235054 Additional information
Vanessa Dean - PA to Matron - 01843 235054 int: 725 5054
vanessadean@nhs.net
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