Senior Critical Care Nurse

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

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Job summary

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Staff Nurse to join our HDU / ITU team here at The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth.

The post holder will provide level 2 critical care of patients undergoing invasive procedures admitted to the hospital as well as patients admitted via the medical ward. The successful nurse will also provide level 3 critical care as required and provide support to the wards via the Outreach Service. In addition to this you will provide post anaesthetic care to surgical patients within the Theatre Recovery Room.

Main duties of the job

Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluation of a high level of critical care for patients
Delivery of a high level of post anaesthetic care for patients within the Theatre Recovery Room
Working with the Anaesthetic team to deliver high quality, safe patient care.
Delivering an Outreach service to the ward, offering support and guidance in the care of the acutely unwell patient.

About us

Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.

Date posted

27 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0263-23-0039

Job locations

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Promote the safety, wellbeing and interests of patients, visitors and staff to the clinical areas
Active member of the emergency response team.
Participation in the on-call rota and internal rotation of shift (inc night duty)
Exhibiting a high level of teamwork with the unit and in the wider hospital environment.
Participate fully as a team member, including working in all areas of the HDU and Theatre Suite, to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives.
Provide initial urgent or emergency care as required
Adhere to the procedures for the use of supplies, ordering requirements for the Department as directed by line manager.
Ensure accurate and contemporaneous documentation of care and adhering to local policy.
Ensure accurate patient documentation of peri-operative care

Job description

Job responsibilities

Promote the safety, wellbeing and interests of patients, visitors and staff to the clinical areas
Active member of the emergency response team.
Participation in the on-call rota and internal rotation of shift (inc night duty)
Exhibiting a high level of teamwork with the unit and in the wider hospital environment.
Participate fully as a team member, including working in all areas of the HDU and Theatre Suite, to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives.
Provide initial urgent or emergency care as required
Adhere to the procedures for the use of supplies, ordering requirements for the Department as directed by line manager.
Ensure accurate and contemporaneous documentation of care and adhering to local policy.
Ensure accurate patient documentation of peri-operative care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

ALS and CC course
Registered Nurse
Recognised post graduate Critical Care qualification
Minimum 5 years experience within the Critical Care environment
Experience within the Theatre Recovery Room environment

Desirable

Competence in delivering a high level of critical care
Competence in delivering a high level of post anaesthetic care
Good computer and numeracy skills
Ability to analyse and put into practice evidence based practice
A high level of communication skills within all disciplines
Flexibility in response to needs of the department
Ability to deliver a high level of customer service to patients and Consultants
Good Team working skills
Ability to exercise rational judgement when escalating issues

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

ALS and CC course
Registered Nurse
Recognised post graduate Critical Care qualification
Minimum 5 years experience within the Critical Care environment
Experience within the Theatre Recovery Room environment

Desirable

Competence in delivering a high level of critical care
Competence in delivering a high level of post anaesthetic care
Good computer and numeracy skills
Ability to analyse and put into practice evidence based practice
A high level of communication skills within all disciplines
Flexibility in response to needs of the department
Ability to deliver a high level of customer service to patients and Consultants
Good Team working skills
Ability to exercise rational judgement when escalating issues

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.