Job overview
A vacancy has become available for a clinical sister/charge nurse on the high dependency unit. This role will primarily be based within a 7 bedded high dependency area with potential of rotational work within the intensive care unit.
We are looking for a highly enthusiastic critical care nurse who is looking for the next step in their career. The successful candidate would be expected to support the educational needs of the team within the unit, working alongside management and the clinical educator team. They will be competent shift leads and be able to coordinate a level 2 critical care environment.
Main duties of the job
1. To plan, provide and evaluate skilled evidence-based care for the critically ill patient.
2. To support and develop colleagues by mentoring and assessing their skills.
3. To promote practice development within Critical Care.
4. To fulfil Local / Trust requirements in specified audit / project work.
5. Under guidance of Team Leader undertake performance and development reviews
6. shift coordination/shift leading in conjunction with /absence of Band 7 Critical Care Nurse
7. be able to communicate within a large multi-disciplinary team coordinating patient flow ensuring a safe admission and discharge process.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership 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 Partnership 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 Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
8. minimal 2 years working on the high dependency unit
9. experience of shift leading/managing a team
10. good clinical knowledge
Desirable criteria
11. shows leadership knowledge and skills
12. relevant asessor/mentorship course
education
Essential criteria
13. ICU step 1
Desirable criteria
14. Post grad course in critical care or equivalent
15. leadership course
Employer certification / accreditation badges