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Job overview

Critical care nursing is an interesting, challenging and rewarding specialism where there is opportunity to enhance knowledge and clinical skills, as well as deliver fundamental aspects of nursing care. We have an exciting opportunity where we are looking to employ motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurses who will work alongside us to deliver expert care to critically ill patients and their families.

As a successful candidate, you can look forward to working within a friendly and supportive environment where training and education are awarded high priority. If you are new to critical care nursing, you will be offered 8 weeks initial supernumerary status, an orientation day, an in-house education program and clinical mentorship within the 'National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care'. On-going continuous professional development is facilitated by a designated Clinical Nurse Educator.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the nursing care of patients within Critical Care in accordance with UK law, the NMC code of conduct and the Trust values

- Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model

- To work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team

- To manage a patient/caseload of patients within defined clinical area

Key Dimensions

- To organise own time and that of non-registered staff, students and other learners within Critical Care as appropriate

- To support the senior members of staff in the management and supervision of the defined clinical area

- Actively contribute to a good learning environment by taking on the role of mentor/assessor for learners.

Working for our organisation

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.