Job summary
Please note that unfortunately we cannot offer to Overseas applicants at this time - NMC registration required.
The team at Warwick Hospital Intensive Care Unit are looking for a dynamic and ambitious Band 5 to join our Intensive Care family.
You will be joining a team of skilled and highly motivated staff who provide excellent quality care within our 6 bedded ICU. Our team provide a 24/7 service and therefore the post holder will be required to work a full selection of shifts including long days, nights and weekends.
The post is an excellent opportunity to advance your clinical knowledge and skills further in the intensive care speciality. The successful candidate will be provided with a supernumerary period and induction and you will have opportunity to attend a wide selection of in house study days. Your personal and professional development will be supported at all times by a dynamic and friendly ICU team.
At this time we are looking for candidates who are already qualified nurses with experience in acute settings.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of evidence based nursing care within the critical care area.
To assist in the overall daily management of the ICU.
To ensure that all Trust standards are maintained and monitored to improve the quality of care to all whom come into contact with services provided by South Warwickshire NHS foundation Trust.
To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team so as to coordinate and deliver a high standard of patient care for a span of duty.
To utilise practical and academic opportunities to become a skilled critical care nurse.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
To participate in and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the nursing care for critically ill patients.
To monitor standards of care delivery.
To support the implementation and evaluation of the quality initiatives and participate in the change process.
To ensure the safety of patients, this includes the delegation of patient care to personnel with appropriate levels of skill.
To report any accidents/ critical incidents to the senior nurse on duty.
To ensure nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with local policies/procedures/ guidelines.
To practice in accordance with the NMC Code of professional conduct and Scope of professional practice and maintain own NMC registration.
Maintain accurate records of patient care and maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Professional Responsibilities
Maintain effective two way channels of communication with patients, relatives and all other staff involved in critical care services, ensuring a team approach whilst fostering good working relations with all wards and departments.
To participate in team, professional and personal development activities and demonstrate commitment to continuous development and improvement.
Attend unit meetings and disseminate information.
Maintain a professional attitude at all times acting as a positive role model for critical care services and the nursing profession, whilst maintaining personal motivation.
Support flexible working initiatives within the critical care services.
To complete the orientation programme and ensure statutory training requirements are updated as per trust policy and equipment-training needs are identified and met.
Accept deployment to other wards and departments if the clinical situation / staffing levels demand.
Maintain a professional attitude at all times acting as a positive role model for ICU and the nursing profession.
Education
Participate in ensuring a positive and effective learning environment for all staff.
To act as a mentor to student nurses teaching and assessing them in accordance with their objectives, ensuring their placement in critical care is conducive to learning.
Participate in ensuring a positive and effective learning environment for all staff.
Financial Management
To have an understanding of cost implications within critical care and ensure equipment and consumables are used efficiently to minimise waste.
Information Management
To provide accurate information for data collection systems.
To participate in research and equipment trials carried out within the clinical area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
To participate in and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the nursing care for critically ill patients.
To monitor standards of care delivery.
To support the implementation and evaluation of the quality initiatives and participate in the change process.
To ensure the safety of patients, this includes the delegation of patient care to personnel with appropriate levels of skill.
To report any accidents/ critical incidents to the senior nurse on duty.
To ensure nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with local policies/procedures/ guidelines.
To practice in accordance with the NMC Code of professional conduct and Scope of professional practice and maintain own NMC registration.
Maintain accurate records of patient care and maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Professional Responsibilities
Maintain effective two way channels of communication with patients, relatives and all other staff involved in critical care services, ensuring a team approach whilst fostering good working relations with all wards and departments.
To participate in team, professional and personal development activities and demonstrate commitment to continuous development and improvement.
Attend unit meetings and disseminate information.
Maintain a professional attitude at all times acting as a positive role model for critical care services and the nursing profession, whilst maintaining personal motivation.
Support flexible working initiatives within the critical care services.
To complete the orientation programme and ensure statutory training requirements are updated as per trust policy and equipment-training needs are identified and met.
Accept deployment to other wards and departments if the clinical situation / staffing levels demand.
Maintain a professional attitude at all times acting as a positive role model for ICU and the nursing profession.
Education
Participate in ensuring a positive and effective learning environment for all staff.
To act as a mentor to student nurses teaching and assessing them in accordance with their objectives, ensuring their placement in critical care is conducive to learning.
Participate in ensuring a positive and effective learning environment for all staff.
Financial Management
To have an understanding of cost implications within critical care and ensure equipment and consumables are used efficiently to minimise waste.
Information Management
To provide accurate information for data collection systems.
To participate in research and equipment trials carried out within the clinical area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 RGN
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Diploma / Degree in Professional Nursing/Health Studies
- Mentoring and assessing qualification
Experience
Desirable
- Previous post registration clinical experience in critical care
- Previous experience in an acute ward setting
Skills
Essential
- Able to deliver critical care treatments with indirect supervision
- To be able to communicate sensitive information
- Able to assess acute patient conditions and take appropriate actions
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise activities of self on a daily basis
- Able to adhere to clinical policies for Intensive care services
- Able to demonstrate the ability to minimise risk to maximise the safety of all involved (staff and clients)
- Able to maintain accurate information, collect audit data and maintain accurate clinical records
Desirable
- Able to supervise pre registration students
- Demonstrate an awareness of financial management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive influence on others
- Good communication / interpersonal skills
- Able to demonstrate initiative
- Able to demonstrate the ability to learn quickly
- Able to participate positively in the change process
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Self motivated
- Flexible and reliable
- Able to work effectively under pressure and in difficult / distressing circumstances on a daily basis
- Able to undertake daily duties in frequently unpleasant conditions
Other
Essential
- Passes occupational health clearance
- Internal rotation / Unsociable hours
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 RGN
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Diploma / Degree in Professional Nursing/Health Studies
- Mentoring and assessing qualification
Experience
Desirable
- Previous post registration clinical experience in critical care
- Previous experience in an acute ward setting
Skills
Essential
- Able to deliver critical care treatments with indirect supervision
- To be able to communicate sensitive information
- Able to assess acute patient conditions and take appropriate actions
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise activities of self on a daily basis
- Able to adhere to clinical policies for Intensive care services
- Able to demonstrate the ability to minimise risk to maximise the safety of all involved (staff and clients)
- Able to maintain accurate information, collect audit data and maintain accurate clinical records
Desirable
- Able to supervise pre registration students
- Demonstrate an awareness of financial management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive influence on others
- Good communication / interpersonal skills
- Able to demonstrate initiative
- Able to demonstrate the ability to learn quickly
- Able to participate positively in the change process
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Self motivated
- Flexible and reliable
- Able to work effectively under pressure and in difficult / distressing circumstances on a daily basis
- Able to undertake daily duties in frequently unpleasant conditions
Other
Essential
- Passes occupational health clearance
- Internal rotation / Unsociable hours
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).
