Job summary
As a Sister/Charge Nurse you will provide day to day leadership to the nursing team facilitating the efficient working of the multidisciplinary team to assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
In this role you will be co-ordinating the running of the Intensive Care Unit whilst working collaboratively to ensure a good patient journey and supporting and developing team members. Support and education in management of the acutely unwell patient will be delivered at ward level when working in the Outreach role.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated nurse to join the service, and in return, we provide excellent opportunities for CPD, peer support and supervision.
If you have proven relevant expertise and can demonstrate continued professional development and above all are enthusiastic and a good team member we would welcome your application.
For more information or for an informal visit please contact: Peggy Christie, Critical Care matron, p.christie@nhs.net - Tel 01803 655196
Main duties of the job
- The Main duties of the Sister/Charge nurse are to co-ordinate the shift whilst maintaining a calm and professional attitude.
- You will be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of patient care. You will be working closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that consistently high standards and quality of care for patients are maintained and that the patient's needs are met.
- To provide clinical advice, training, education and support to patients, relatives and other professional colleagues.
- To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, their carer's, visitors and staff and comply with the Trust and relevant network policies, procedures, guidelines, protocols, values and expected behaviours.
About us
The Intensive Care Unit is a fourteen bedded unit which admits level 2 and 3 patients requiring complex care needs moving on to meet their rehabilitation needs both within the unit and on their continuing journey home.
The multidisciplinary team work collaboratively to ensure the patients needs are met compassionately and to a high standard with the goal of helping patients achieve their optimum level of health post critical illness or a peaceful death.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
#caretojoinus
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oPost graduate diploma/degree in Intensive Care
- Mentorship/Teaching qualification
- Leadership experience
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Mentorship/teaching qualification
Qualifications
Desirable
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- oClinical expert in the care of level 3 critically unwell adults and children.
- oKnowledge of individual responsibility to health and safety and clinical risk
- oKnowledge of safe care and staffing numbers
- oKnowledge of Outreach
Desirable
- oExposure to HR management
- oBudget awareness
- oResearch awareness
- oDiverse and adaptable communication skills to enable effective communication with the MDT
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to discuss the purpose and direction of Outreach
Knowledge
Essential
- Key leadership responsibilities, clinical governance, health and safety, safe staffing and conflict management
Desirable
- Human Resources, Budget awareness, negotiation, advanced communication skills and research awareness
Skills
Essential
- Effective leader and role model, working accurately and reliably under pressure to make safe clinical decisions
Desirable
- Recruitment and selection and experience of change management
Skills
Essential
- Communicate clearly and effectively, effective interpersonal skills, work as part of a team and on own initiative and work/life balance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oPost graduate diploma/degree in Intensive Care
- Mentorship/Teaching qualification
- Leadership experience
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Mentorship/teaching qualification
Qualifications
Desirable
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- oClinical expert in the care of level 3 critically unwell adults and children.
- oKnowledge of individual responsibility to health and safety and clinical risk
- oKnowledge of safe care and staffing numbers
- oKnowledge of Outreach
Desirable
- oExposure to HR management
- oBudget awareness
- oResearch awareness
- oDiverse and adaptable communication skills to enable effective communication with the MDT
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to discuss the purpose and direction of Outreach
Knowledge
Essential
- Key leadership responsibilities, clinical governance, health and safety, safe staffing and conflict management
Desirable
- Human Resources, Budget awareness, negotiation, advanced communication skills and research awareness
Skills
Essential
- Effective leader and role model, working accurately and reliably under pressure to make safe clinical decisions
Desirable
- Recruitment and selection and experience of change management
Skills
Essential
- Communicate clearly and effectively, effective interpersonal skills, work as part of a team and on own initiative and work/life balance
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
