Job summary
To act as a team leader to maintain a high standard of quality care and co-ordinate the operational activities during a span of duty. To make the best use of resources within the critical care directorate and develop good practice maintaining high standards of patient care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder with support from the Ward Manager, Clinical Matron and Lead Nurse to deliver 24-hour care to the critically ill patient population. They will ensure that they lead and manage the ward so that safe, high quality, evidence-based nursing care is delivered to patients whilst respecting and involving families and carers as partners in care.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant Critical Care experience.
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring students and new recruits
- Evidence and experience of positive leadership skills and the ability to transform and lead a team to work effectively together
Desirable
- Involvement in a service development project
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration as an RN.
- Advanced Life Support provider
- The Critical Care Award. Step 2 minimum.
- BSc Nursing or be working towards attaining one - in the absence of BSc evidence of advanced clinical experience must be evident
Knowledge
Essential
- To provide clinical expertise within critical care giving support and advice to nursing staff
- Ability to apply advanced theoretical knowledge to the clinical setting.
- Completion of Critical Care Competency Programme
- Effective verbal & non-verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment / work practices.
- Effectively prioritises and coordinates own work.
- Demonstrates an understanding of management issues and leadership.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant Critical Care experience.
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring students and new recruits
- Evidence and experience of positive leadership skills and the ability to transform and lead a team to work effectively together
Desirable
- Involvement in a service development project
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration as an RN.
- Advanced Life Support provider
- The Critical Care Award. Step 2 minimum.
- BSc Nursing or be working towards attaining one - in the absence of BSc evidence of advanced clinical experience must be evident
Knowledge
Essential
- To provide clinical expertise within critical care giving support and advice to nursing staff
- Ability to apply advanced theoretical knowledge to the clinical setting.
- Completion of Critical Care Competency Programme
- Effective verbal & non-verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment / work practices.
- Effectively prioritises and coordinates own work.
- Demonstrates an understanding of management issues and leadership.
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).
