Job summary
We are seeking experienced and motivated Critical Care Nurses who have previously worked at a Band 6 Nurse in Charge (NIC) level within an Intensive Care Unit.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the dedicated team at Wexham Park Hospital Critical Care Unit, a 16-bed adult general ICU/HDU providing high-quality, compassionate care to a diverse range of acute medical and surgical patients.

As a senior member of the team, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centred care while supporting and developing colleagues within the critical care environment.

This Band 6 position offers a professionally rewarding and clinically stimulating role with extensive opportunities for learning, leadership development and career progression. Our structured leadership pathway includes participation in the Aspiring Clinical Leadership Programme, Immediate Life Support (ILS) training, team leader responsibilities with mentoring opportunities, bedside clinical teaching rotations, involvement in appraisals, and contributions to service improvement and key departmental projects.

If you are passionate about delivering clinical excellence, enjoy the challenges and rewards of critical care nursing, and are looking to further develop your leadership career within a supportive and welcoming team, Wexham Park ICU is the ideal place to take your next step.

Main duties of the job
Main duties for this role include but are not limited to:

• Taking leadership of the responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within the nursing team on a shift to shift basis, responding in an advisory capacity to acute changes in patient condition.
• To act as a credible clinical role model promoting a patient-centered approach to care, demonstrating advanced clinical practice skills and theoretical knowledge in caring for the complex needs of the critically ill patient.
• To develop standards of patient care based on sound research findings.
• To undertake the audit and evaluation of nursing care within the unit.
• To make a specialist contribution to teaching of nurses and other health care professionals, demonstrating collaborative working and understanding of the practice development strategy.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within the unit environment.
• Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
• To deal with, in conjunction with the Senior Nursing Team, untoward incidents, complaints and team/staff issues. Actioning plans to prevent reoccurrence.
• To take on the role of Critical care Nurse in Charge, co-coordinating admissions, transfers and workload within the unit.

Essential Qualifications

• RGN level 1 ENB100/equivalent critical care module
• Current NMC registration
• ENB 998 Teaching and assessing course or equivalent Mentorship preparation course.

Desirable Qualifications

• ILS and ALS

Essential Experience

• Significant critical care experience
• Experience as a Band 6 or in a leadership role

Desirable Experience

• Experience as a charge nurse in critical care

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Competent in co-ordinating the care of a group of patients requiring a variety of levels of organ support, monitoring, treatment e.g. IPPV, PiCCO, CCO, CVVHalities
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations effectively
• Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
• Leadership and influencing skills

Essential Special Requirements

• To work in other areas of the department when required e.g. PACU
• Able to work flexible shifts, weekends and bank holidays as required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Details
Band: Band 6
Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year per annum incl HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 151-ZT137-A
Job locations: Wexham Park Hospital, Wexham Street, Slough, SL2 4HL, United Kingdom

Applications from candidates requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcomed. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer.