Senior Sister / Charge Nurse Band 7

Job summary

LNWUH Nhs Trust has 3 Critical Care Units comprising of 40 beds across 3 sites. The 3 Units admit in excess of 2200 patients per year. Specialities include Maxillo facial surgery, Complex Colorectal, Renal , general Medical and Surgical patients , along with acute patients form our PCI service and Accident and Emergency department.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate, highly motivated, and proactive individual who supports the vision of our Trust to put quality at the heart of everything , and who wants to become part of the senior ICU team.

We are looking for a Senior Sister / Charge Nurse, who will support our Critical Care both at The Ealing Hospital Base site, and supporting Critical Care across site, when required.

Candidates must embody and demonstrate the Trusts values, uphold the responsibilities of the job description and the person specification. Candidates should be able to demonstrate leadership skills and Advanced intensive Care skills in line with a Senior Staff / Team leader position.

LNWUH Nhs Trust offers staff excellent training and many opportunities to develop and become a leader, within our innovate Critical care Units. If you think you fit the job specification and would like to join our Fantastic Team, please apply.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties/ Responsibilities

Clinical:

As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a high standard of care; the role involves a structured approach to ensuring that good quality care is delivered by putting the patient first always. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices of the Trust values at all times. You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this.

Accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute towards corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.

Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.

Coordinate the care of critically ill patients through the critical care pathway to ensure the effective management of their patient group.

A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.

Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes.

Ensure optimum patient management including; patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.