Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse - Intensive Care Unit / Cross Site
Band 6
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are recruiting for experienced band 6 nurses with 6 months experience following completion of their critical care course to join the Critical Care Team based at Northwick Park Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust.
The Critical Care Unit consists of a 24 bedded Intensive Care Unit. This a unique opportunity for a qualified candidate and an individual with a Critical Care Nursing Course to join the expanding and developing team within Critical Care. Additional to Northwick Park we also support a 12 bedded ICU on our Ealing site and an 8 bedded Enhanced Care Unit at Central Middlesex. You may at times be required to support one of these units.
As a Critical Care Unit we specialise in providing a high standard of medical and post-operative care for patients undergoing a variety of procedures and interventions. Emergency admissions are via our busy Accident and Emergency, one of the busiest units in the country. The majority of our admissions have multiple and diverse care requirements that necessitate advanced organ support such as respiratory, renal and cardiovascular interventions and treatments.
We work closely with the multiple specialities within the Trust including St Marks, with our Local Critical Care Network and National units.
Main duties of the job
Provides direct clinical care to critically ill adults within Critical Care across the trust.
Will be developing specialist skills in the care of critically ill patient to
include assessment, delivery and evaluation of care. May take direct
responsibility for a patient or be supervising the work of other nurses.
Ensures the implementation of protocols and practice guidelines within
own nursing practice. Facilitating the delivery of high quality evidence
based care while working in close relationship with the MDT.
Will assist the PDNs and Team Leaders (TL) by acting as coach and
mentor to named nurses, IENs, students or other health care workers (HCW) attached to the Unit. As a senior staff nurse you will be required to support the wider team with formal and informal teaching, developing their skills and knowledge to ensure the highest standards of patient care.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provides direct clinical care to Critically ill adults within Critical Care across the trust.
Will be developing specialist skills in the care of critically ill patient to
include assessment, delivery and evaluation of care. May take direct
responsibility for a patient or be supervising the work of other nurses.
As a proficient practitioner in critical care and/or intermittent haemodialysis. The post holder acts as a professional role model and clinical teacher.
To provide effective mentorship and preceptorship, participating in the education and training of nursing and non-nursing staff.
To takes charge of the Intensive Care Unit as required, liaising closely with the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse with continuing responsibility
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- RN with Post-Basic Critical Care Course
- Teaching and Assessing qualification (Mentorship course)
- ILS Certificate
Desirable criteria
- Transfer training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Enhanced Critical Care Experience at Band 5
- Critical Care Experience at Band 5
Desirable criteria
- Previous Ward Management experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carol Galvin
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088692463
- Additional information
Please contact Carol Galvin at 07384900654 or at [email protected] or Marvin Santos at 07870403295 or [email protected]
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