Job summary
Are you a motivated registered nurse who wants to start a career, or continue to work within critical care? Then come and join our fantastic team!
We have full time and part time opportunities for Registered Nurses within the Critical Care department at The Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury, Kent.
We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of holistic care. This is reflected in our CQC reports, ICNARC data, performance metrics and feedback from patients, relatives and visitors to our unit.
We have a busy, mixed level unit admitting emergency and elective patients from a variety of specialties. These include Acute stroke, Urology, Vascular, Renal and Heamatology. We also have an HDU where we look after level 2 patients. We have 8 beds in total.
We are a friendly, supportive, dynamic team and forward thinking with a strong commitment to professional development.
We are seeking enthusiastic, caring and self- motivated registered nurses who aspire to making a positive contribution to the care of critically ill patients.
Main duties of the job
Are you a newly qualified or already experienced in Critical Care nurse?
We will tailor an education package for you with our dedicated Critical Care Education team who will actively support and encourage your education & development.
In return for your commitment and hard work. The Critical Care Education team provides Band 5 nurses with an excellent, structured development programme, supporting individuals to gain the required skills, knowledge and lifelong learning to become excellent Critical Care nurses. There will also be the opportunity to access development opportunities with our links with Canterbury Christchurch University and the University of Greenwich.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with full NMC Registration
Desirable
- Mentor Qualification or ENB 998
- Completion of Preceptorship
Personal & Professional Attributes
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Team player
- Demonstrates Role Model trust values at all times.
- Organisational skills
Experience
Essential
- Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust
- Delivery of evidence based practice
- Demonstrated a patient focused approach
Desirable
- Previous experience at Band 5 within specialty
- Adult Intensive Care course
- Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
- Evidence of on-going personal + professional development
Governance
Essential
- Experience in audit compliance.
- Knowledge of current national health service priorities
Desirable
- Participation In link groups or research trials.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Knowledge of local quality improvement initiatives.
- Awareness of and adherence to the organisations vision, mission and values.
Desirable
- Knowledge of best practice, key issues and developments in the programme.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with full NMC Registration
Desirable
- Mentor Qualification or ENB 998
- Completion of Preceptorship
Personal & Professional Attributes
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Team player
- Demonstrates Role Model trust values at all times.
- Organisational skills
Experience
Essential
- Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust
- Delivery of evidence based practice
- Demonstrated a patient focused approach
Desirable
- Previous experience at Band 5 within specialty
- Adult Intensive Care course
- Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
- Evidence of on-going personal + professional development
Governance
Essential
- Experience in audit compliance.
- Knowledge of current national health service priorities
Desirable
- Participation In link groups or research trials.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Knowledge of local quality improvement initiatives.
- Awareness of and adherence to the organisations vision, mission and values.
Desirable
- Knowledge of best practice, key issues and developments in the programme.
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).
