Job overview
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Critical Care Nurse has become available as Lead Nurse for Critical Care, 3 years of experience in a leadership role within Critical Care is essential. You will create confidence in your staff and be comfortable working independently and with your teams.
The role will enable you to develop extensive skills in leadership, people management and finance within the clinical environment, whilst receiving excellent support for both your personal and professional development.
This role would be pivotal in developing new ways of working and ensuring quality patient care within Critical Care and through collaboration with fellow Lead Nurses for the wider Theatres Anaesthetic and Critical Care Directorate (TACC) of the Surgery Care Group, an opportunity to be at the front line of new ways of working. The successful post holder will be required to provide strong leadership for Critical Care across the York and Scarborough sites, working cohesively with the Head of Nursing for TACC and General Manager for TACC to drive change and improvement and lead the Critical Care teams to deliver excellence.
You will embody our values, have a passion for patient care and have excellent communication skills. A proven track record of innovation and success in a senior role is essential, including high levels of engagement with staff, patients and external partners.
You will be accountable for the professional development of nursing staff, providing professional leadership that will enable, influence, negotiate and engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders to improve patient care and nurse leadership.
Main duties of the job
1. To be a highly visible and proactive leader acting as a Critical Care Clinical nursing expert and resource, ensuring the sustained delivery of high standards of nursing care and service delivery for critical care services.
2. To Lead in the delivery of National Critical Care standards and Critical Care Strategy.
3. To be responsible for exploring current practice, identifying areas for development, and planning the appropriate change using current evidence to evaluate outcomes.
4. Responsible for the operational management and professional leadership of Critical Care and their staff with delegated responsibility to ensure that performance and budgetary objectives are met.
5. To be responsible for the quality of the patient’s environment and lead on facilitating changes which improve the patients experience with in Critical Care.
6. To support the proactive approach to safe and effective pathways of care for critically ill patients and managing patient flow through the Critical Care service.
Working for our organisation
Trust Information Pack:
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
7. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
8. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
9. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
10. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
11. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
12. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
13. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
14. To be able to demonstrate expert critical care experience at band 7 level of at least 3 years.
15. Knowledge and application of HR procedures
16. Experience of information gathering and implementing measurable improvement plans
17. Experience of service management and budget management
18. Evidence of teaching, training and staff development.
19. Models expert Critical Care skills and has the ability to implement these in practice
20. Demonstrates current evidence based Critical Care practice and professional issues
21. Able to take accountability for service delivery in Critical Care within a context of safe patient care
22. Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies and using results to implement change and improvement.
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
23. Registered Nurse (Level 1).
24. Educated to degree level.
25. Post registration Critical Care qualification
26. Recognised teaching and assessing qualification.
27. ALS Provider