Job summary
Part time - 24 hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, experienced, motivated nurse to develop leadership and management skills.
As a senior member of the Critical care unit team you will be required to co-ordinate the safe delivery of care, daily, to critically ill patients.
The CCU Band 6 sister will be a role model who acts as a clinical expert practitioner providing specialist knowledge and advises nurses, medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team working within the critical area. As a 24-hour service provider the post holder is expected to work autonomously, coordinating and managing a defined clinical area without direct supervision ensuring the safe delivery of specialist treatment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have overall accountability and responsibility for the clinical area when in charge of a shift.
You will have a specific interest in clinical practice development and in collaboration with the Clinical Educators; you will support staff to develop essential clinical skills and expertise within the intensive care unit.
You will ensure that fundamental needs for individual patients are met and that care is evaluated using evidenced based practice. Participate in operational and strategic development for the clinical area by attending unit and Trust wide meetings and act as a representative of CCU throughout the Trust in Trust champion roles.
Recognise the deteriorating patient and take the lead in the absence of the medical practitioner to ensure appropriate treatment and intervention is undertaken to stabilise the deteriorating patient until medical help is available.
About us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Use advanced communication skills to impart sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information to patients and carers providing emotional support, advice and information as appropriate. To provide support and expertise to colleagues when dealing with highly emotional or distressing clinical situations.
- In partnership with other senior grades, produce, contribute and comment on relevant policies and guidelines and implement them into our own area.
- Undertake/supervise specific projects/audits related to the professional development of nursing and the care of CCU patients. Assist in the collection of data required for local and national audit.
- Work in conjunction with external management teams to ensure that all emergency and elective patients are admitted in a timely manner, based on clinical priority so that treatment is commenced promptly. To be responsible for actively managing patient flow within CCU, resolving short-term resource conflicts as they arise.
- Review and update the live e-roster, allocation and skill mix on a daily basis and make appropriate changes to maintain adequate skill mix and unit cover.
Please see the attached job description for full information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Use advanced communication skills to impart sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information to patients and carers providing emotional support, advice and information as appropriate. To provide support and expertise to colleagues when dealing with highly emotional or distressing clinical situations.
- In partnership with other senior grades, produce, contribute and comment on relevant policies and guidelines and implement them into our own area.
- Undertake/supervise specific projects/audits related to the professional development of nursing and the care of CCU patients. Assist in the collection of data required for local and national audit.
- Work in conjunction with external management teams to ensure that all emergency and elective patients are admitted in a timely manner, based on clinical priority so that treatment is commenced promptly. To be responsible for actively managing patient flow within CCU, resolving short-term resource conflicts as they arise.
- Review and update the live e-roster, allocation and skill mix on a daily basis and make appropriate changes to maintain adequate skill mix and unit cover.
Please see the attached job description for full information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level registration
- Intensive Care Course or equivalent
- Teaching and Assessing qualification / Mentors & Assessors course
- Immediate Life Support
- Paediatric Life Support
- Management of the critically ill child course or equivalent experience
- Leadership ability, organised, self-motivated, able to motivate others, innovative and the ability to manage change
Desirable
- Management Training
- Relevant Diploma/Degree
- Advanced life support
Experience
Essential
- In depth experience in a General Intensive Care unit.
- Clinical expertise e.g. invasive monitoring and haemofiltration, management of critically ill child.
- Experience of being the Nurse in Charge and management of a shift on a regular basis on CCU
- Knowledge and experience of managing resources i.e., people and materials.
- Experience or sound knowledge of human resources e.g. sickness, appraisal.
- Demonstrated ability to support colleagues.
Desirable
- Completion of the unit "Management Development Programme"
- Experience in writing protocols, guidelines, policies, clinical competencies
- Proven leadership and management experience in critical care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level registration
- Intensive Care Course or equivalent
- Teaching and Assessing qualification / Mentors & Assessors course
- Immediate Life Support
- Paediatric Life Support
- Management of the critically ill child course or equivalent experience
- Leadership ability, organised, self-motivated, able to motivate others, innovative and the ability to manage change
Desirable
- Management Training
- Relevant Diploma/Degree
- Advanced life support
Experience
Essential
- In depth experience in a General Intensive Care unit.
- Clinical expertise e.g. invasive monitoring and haemofiltration, management of critically ill child.
- Experience of being the Nurse in Charge and management of a shift on a regular basis on CCU
- Knowledge and experience of managing resources i.e., people and materials.
- Experience or sound knowledge of human resources e.g. sickness, appraisal.
- Demonstrated ability to support colleagues.
Desirable
- Completion of the unit "Management Development Programme"
- Experience in writing protocols, guidelines, policies, clinical competencies
- Proven leadership and management experience in critical care
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).
