Job summary
We have a fantastic career opportunity in a forward thinking critical care environment.
We have a full time opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse within the Critical Care Unit at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, 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.
Main duties of the job
Our Critical Care Unit is fully committed to audit and research and provides a dynamic environment conducive to gaining additional knowledge and skills.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, energetic, innovative and self- motivated Nurse Educator to join our well established friendly and diverse team. As a Nurse Educator you will be expected to act and lead our large workforce, to set and maintain the high clinical standards we all aspire to. The ideal candidate will have had experience as a Band 6 in critical care and will need to demonstrate a pro-active and adaptive approach to leadership and management with a positive mind-set and hold an interest in working within a fast moving unit. They must be an effective communicator, who can demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure, managing staff and delivering patient focused care. They will be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the varied demands of the role as required. They need to be able to demonstrate an education based approach and able to deliver format teaching in classrooms.
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.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for eligible Band 5 roles and above.
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
- Minimum of two years critical care nursing as a Band 6 NMC Registered Nurse
- Resolving user concerns effectively.
- Quality improvement
- Intensive Care Course.
- Practice Assessor or equivalent.
Desirable
- Experience in working as an autonomous practitioner
- Post graduate level in Critical Care Management course
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbally.
- Expert clinical skills
- Teaching / coaching skills
- Interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to present ideas effectively
- Able to function and assess clinical practice at an advanced level
Desirable
Governance
Essential
- Current health service priorities
- Nursing agenda.
- Clinical governance agenda.
- Best practice, key issues and developments in the deteriorating patient programme
Desirable
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement tools, ward metrics.
Personal/Professional Attributes
Essential
- Participate in quality improvement projects within clinical speciality.
- Role Model trust values at all times.
Desirable
- Experience of assisting with delivering education and training to individuals or groups.
Other
Essential
- Knowledge of local quality improvement initiatives.
- Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and Nationally
- 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
- Minimum of two years critical care nursing as a Band 6 NMC Registered Nurse
- Resolving user concerns effectively.
- Quality improvement
- Intensive Care Course.
- Practice Assessor or equivalent.
Desirable
- Experience in working as an autonomous practitioner
- Post graduate level in Critical Care Management course
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbally.
- Expert clinical skills
- Teaching / coaching skills
- Interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to present ideas effectively
- Able to function and assess clinical practice at an advanced level
Desirable
Governance
Essential
- Current health service priorities
- Nursing agenda.
- Clinical governance agenda.
- Best practice, key issues and developments in the deteriorating patient programme
Desirable
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement tools, ward metrics.
Personal/Professional Attributes
Essential
- Participate in quality improvement projects within clinical speciality.
- Role Model trust values at all times.
Desirable
- Experience of assisting with delivering education and training to individuals or groups.
Other
Essential
- Knowledge of local quality improvement initiatives.
- Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and Nationally
- 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).
