Job overview
A fantastic development opportunity has arisen for registered nurses who wish to develop their acute care skills in the specialist area of critical care nursing.
We are looking for caring and compassionate nurses with high standards of care to join our team. We require staff who excel in working in a multi-disciplinary team and who have high standards of care as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills to ensure quality for our patients.
We desire staff who have a genuine interest in caring for the critically ill adult and their families, who are able to prioritise care in acute deterioration, whilst upholding the Trust Values each day.
This post is for the Princess Royal site, but there is an expectation of cross site working. There are permanent, fixed term/secondment opportunities available.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of individualised patient care, working in partnership with patients, their carers and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the patient’s physical, spiritual and emotional needs are met.
Recognise changes in patients’ conditions which require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made or escalation procedures enacted as appropriate.
Ensuring high quality care and compassion is given to all our critical care patients and their carers.
Communicate sensitively, confidentially and with empathy to meet the wide ranging physical and emotional needs of patients and their carers and families.
Adhere to hospital and unit policies and procedures, regarding Infection control, health and safety and managing risk.
Continuing Professional Development and studying for competencies, as this is an essential part of the role.
Working for your organisation
You will be joining a highly motivated team .
We work as one team across the two sites in Telford and Shrewsbury.
We work closely with our MDT to maintain high standard of care and compassion.
We recognise outstanding care within our team, We also highly value safety and quality – with established daily safety huddles, improved communication through our team newsletter and open culture for all staff to suggest improvements.
We value training and development highly on our unit, and we will support you to complete your mentorship course as well as your graduate certificate in Critical Care as part of your development. This is in addition to monthly training on the unit related to various topics including advanced equipment and of course, your statutory and mandatory training.