Job summary
Newly registered or soon to be registered nurse (Band 5)
Adult Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
St Bartholomew Hospital intensive care unit is relaunching its newly qualified/registered nurse's induction programme. If you are a Student Nurse qualifying this year 2023 and would like to get your career off to the best start in a supportive, high-performing, and friendly unit this is your chance. We are offering a 10-week supernumerary deployment programme which will be run by our experience nurse educators alongside a dynamic nursing team.
Main duties of the job
Our programme consists of:
- 10-week supernumerary orientation programme. Which consist of supervised clinical working with your mentor, classroom teaching and skills workshop.
- You will be allocated to a team lead by a band 7 team leader. Your team leader will be responsible for your individualised professional development.
- You will be allocated a mentor and co mentor normally seniors within your team.
- Automatic attendance to the introduction to the intensive care course
- Access to bespoke preceptorship study days.
- Further opportunities to develop along our band 5 experienced nurse development pathways.
- Flexible working
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will have the opportunity to rotate through our three intensive care units:
ACCU 1C- specialises in nurse led and fast track recovery for elective and emergency cardiac surgery patients undergoing CABG, valve replacement, dissection repair and grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients. ACCU on 1C is busy, challenging, and requires nurses that enjoy working in a fast paced and exciting environment. The unit also supports patients who require level 3 on-going critical care interventions in the post-op period.
ACCU 1E - specialises in complex aortic vascular surgery as well the recovery of complex and emergency cardiac surgery patients undergoing CABG, valve replacement, dissection repair and grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients.
ACCU 6A specialises in emergency cardiology patients admitted via our Heart Attack Centre, direct from the community via LAS. 6A is also our designated receiving are for patients requiring Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Ventricular Assisted devices (VAD), and general oncology patients requiring level 3 support from Barts Cancer Centre. It goes without saying that no two days are the same on 6A, with opportunities for exposure to a wide and extensive caseload of ICU patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will have the opportunity to rotate through our three intensive care units:
ACCU 1C- specialises in nurse led and fast track recovery for elective and emergency cardiac surgery patients undergoing CABG, valve replacement, dissection repair and grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients. ACCU on 1C is busy, challenging, and requires nurses that enjoy working in a fast paced and exciting environment. The unit also supports patients who require level 3 on-going critical care interventions in the post-op period.
ACCU 1E - specialises in complex aortic vascular surgery as well the recovery of complex and emergency cardiac surgery patients undergoing CABG, valve replacement, dissection repair and grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients.
ACCU 6A specialises in emergency cardiology patients admitted via our Heart Attack Centre, direct from the community via LAS. 6A is also our designated receiving are for patients requiring Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Ventricular Assisted devices (VAD), and general oncology patients requiring level 3 support from Barts Cancer Centre. It goes without saying that no two days are the same on 6A, with opportunities for exposure to a wide and extensive caseload of ICU patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Completed nurse training at a recognized United Kingdom school of nursing or working towards
- Current Registered Nurse with the NMC or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Completion of three-year adult nurse training program in the United Kingdom
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to listen and comprehend
- Ability to prioritise and organize workload
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments Ability to develop own skills and knowledge
- Physiological assessment skills
- Ability to use computers and software such as Word/Excel or the equivalent
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Completed nurse training at a recognized United Kingdom school of nursing or working towards
- Current Registered Nurse with the NMC or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Completion of three-year adult nurse training program in the United Kingdom
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to listen and comprehend
- Ability to prioritise and organize workload
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments Ability to develop own skills and knowledge
- Physiological assessment skills
- Ability to use computers and software such as Word/Excel or the equivalent
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
