Job summary
We're expanding and so why not make it your year by coming to work with us and be a nurse leader on one of our Critical Care Units (CCUs) at UCLH. Exciting opportunities and a fantastic leadership journey is awaiting you. We don't just want you to come here and work, we want you to stay here long term.
We're looking for leaders who are up for a challenge of working across 4 units and are passionate about developing our workforce to be the best they can be enabling them to be expert critical care nurses. So, if you are hardworking, ambitious, motivated, and compassionate and really care about excellence for patients and staff then come and join our team and make a difference.
Main duties of the job
We are 4 critical care units spread over 3 sites: University College Hospital (UCH) London has 35 beds and is a general unit taking patients from our busy emergency department, after major surgery, from the wards as well as tertiary referrals from across the UK and abroad. Westmoreland Street has 9 beds and takes mostly high risk and complex surgical patients.
Despite the challenges brought by the pandemic our team is looking forward to 2022, we will be opening our new state of the art cancer facility which has 10 beds and will take primarily haematology patients. Our new PACU will be located on the 6th floor at UCH site taking high risk surgical patients undergoing Head & Neck, Gynae, colorectal and upper GI surgery.
Critical Care nursing opens many doors for you and we will invest in your future development which could lead you into exciting roles within critical care such as Charge Nurse, Senior Nurse, Matron, Education Team Sister or Advanced Critical Care Practitioner. We work very closely with the Patient Emergency Response & Resuscitation Team where our nurses have also rotated in to.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full and detailed description of the role, all applicants are advised to read the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full and detailed description of the role, all applicants are advised to read the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
- Teaching course
- Relevant clinical CCU/ICU course
- BSc or near completion
Desirable
- Relevant Leadership programme/course
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 18 months relevant clinical experience at Band 6 or relevant clinical experience as Band 5 post CCU/ICU course
- Able to articulate reasons for desire to work in this clinical area
- Evidence of a positive contribution to the CCU team.
Desirable
- Clinical experience in a specialized area e.g. perioperative medicine, hematology
Communication
Essential
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
- Demonstrates an awareness of the role of preceptor/facilitator
- Reflective in Practice
- Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
- Demonstrates awareness of current issues relevant to nursing practice
- Able to work under own initiative
Desirable
- Ability to conduct performance review, development plans, feedback and appraisals to staff
Quality
Essential
- principles of Clinical Governance, e.g. Risk Management, audit & quality
Assessment and Care Planning to Meet Health and Wellbeing Needs
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate complex needs of critically ill patients
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential
- Committed to providing safe, effective and timely patient-centred care in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and Trust Core standards/values
People Management
Essential
- Able to take charge and delegate duties
- Demonstrates awareness of risk management issues
- Possess effective team work skills.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
- Teaching course
- Relevant clinical CCU/ICU course
- BSc or near completion
Desirable
- Relevant Leadership programme/course
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 18 months relevant clinical experience at Band 6 or relevant clinical experience as Band 5 post CCU/ICU course
- Able to articulate reasons for desire to work in this clinical area
- Evidence of a positive contribution to the CCU team.
Desirable
- Clinical experience in a specialized area e.g. perioperative medicine, hematology
Communication
Essential
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
- Demonstrates an awareness of the role of preceptor/facilitator
- Reflective in Practice
- Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
- Demonstrates awareness of current issues relevant to nursing practice
- Able to work under own initiative
Desirable
- Ability to conduct performance review, development plans, feedback and appraisals to staff
Quality
Essential
- principles of Clinical Governance, e.g. Risk Management, audit & quality
Assessment and Care Planning to Meet Health and Wellbeing Needs
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate complex needs of critically ill patients
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential
- Committed to providing safe, effective and timely patient-centred care in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and Trust Core standards/values
People Management
Essential
- Able to take charge and delegate duties
- Demonstrates awareness of risk management issues
- Possess effective team work skills.
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).
