Main area Intensive Care/High Dependency Unit Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days/Nights/Weekends) Job ref 388-7079784-NMC
Employer Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Torbay Hospital Town Torquay Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/07/2025 23:59
Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals who have at least 12 months full time or the equivalent hours of experience on an acute ward, who are looking for their next challenge.
As a Registered Nurse on the Intensive Care Unit, you will be invited to work within the integrated multidisciplinary team. In return the ICU will offer a commitment to your professional development by supporting comprehensive induction and orientation training, this will include a bespoke in-house critical care training programme that will help guide and develop you to become a skilled critical care nurse.
You will participate in the assessment and planning of the care needs to the critically ill patient and their relatives, including the development, implementation, and evaluation of care.
We strive to live by our trust values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Main duties of the job
As a nurse on the ICU, you will be:
• Responsible for the care of critically ill patients and their families.
• Recognise and treat patients as individuals.
• Administer medications and treatment within local/national guidelines.
• Demonstrate ability to meet our trust values.
• Have appropriate communication skills across the multi-functioning disciplinary team.
• Ensure patients receive compassionate care and maintain dignity.
• To act as a role model for junior staff.
Working for our organisation
The ICU @ Torbay Hospital is a 14 bedded mixed unit caring for patients who require ICU (level 3) and HDU (level 2) care.
The ICU team works in a multidisciplinary patient centred way to ensure a high standard of patient care for both ICU and HDU patients and their families. There is a strong ethos of education and development with a focus on individual staff developing their skills and contributing to innovation in care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification .
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Person specification
Qualifications and training
* NMC Registered General Nurse.
* Equivalent to 12 months full time, recent experience in an Acute ward setting.
* ENB 100/124 or equivalent Degree in Nursing.
Knowledge and experience
* Knowledge of Intensive Care nursing.
* Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of the acutely ill patient.
* Able to adhere to Trust guidelines and protocols.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Previous ICU/HDU experience.
Specific skills
* Self motivated
* Evidence of assertiveness.
* Effective interpersonal skills.
* Leadership and time management skills.
* Demonstrates an ability to meet the trusts values.
* Research awareness.
* Knowledge and participation in quality improvement projects.
Requirements due to work environment/conditions
* Flexibility on working hours and location.
Physical skills
* Manual dexterity for the administration of intravenous treatments.
Physical effort
* Able to assist effectively in the movement and manual handling of patients in line with trusts manual handling procedures.
* Resuscitation of patients.
Emotional effort
* Frequently dealing with distressed relatives.
* Nursing terminally ill and very sick patients of all age groups.
Mental effort
* Complex drug calculations.
You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.
If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
* We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly.
* Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the requirements of the role.
* Applicants who identify in their application form they are a part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet the minimum essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification for the role. Step into Health guidance can be found on our NHS Employers website.
* Correspondence will be sent via Trac, text, and email. Please ensure you check your email and Trac account regularly.
* Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
* If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
* It is your responsibility to ensure the timely receipt of appropriate references.
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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