Job summary
**Previous applicants need not apply**

**Full current UK Professional registration is essential when applying. All applicants who do not fit this criteria will not be eligible for shortlisting and be dismissed from the process.**

Hours: Full Time

Come and join our progressive, innovative critical care team and benefit from working in a modern critical care unit. We are a busy 12 bedded critical care dealing with a wide variety of patients. As a team we are committed to delivering first class care to our patients and on-going professional development of our staff.

We are currently seeking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated staff to join our proactive team. To apply you will need post registration experience in an acute care setting. Previous CCU experience is desirable but not essential as full training in managing critically ill and high dependency patients will be given.

Main duties of the job
To deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill (Level 1-3) patients within the Critical Care Unit. The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and patient-centered care.

The role supports development from novice to competent critical care practitioner, including opportunities for formal education such as the Critical Care Foundation Programme, national competency frameworks, and higher education pathways.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to undertake a Band 5 to Band 6 competency-based progression pathway, enabling structured clinical and professional development within Critical Care

About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver and coordinate high standards of nursing care using a patient-centered approach
• Undertake comprehensive patient assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation
• Monitor, interpret and respond to complex clinical data, escalating deterioration appropriately
• Safely administer and titrate medications, including complex IV infusions
• Develop skills in managing critically ill patients including:

• Mechanical ventilation and respiratory support
• Advanced haemodynamic monitoring
• Renal replacement therapy (e.g. haemofiltration)
• Use of specialist critical care equipment

Please see the attached job description for full information

Qualifications
Essential

• Nursing Diploma / Degree.
• First Level registration.
• Basic Life Support.
• IV Medicine Administration
• Evidence of portfolio development

Desirable

• ALS.
• Mentors & Assessors course.
• Paediatric BLS
• ALERT/REACT course
• Preceptorship programme

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working within a Multi disciplinary team.
• Ability to effectively organising own work load.
• Ability to prioritise clinical care needs
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• Current experience of nursing patients in an acute hospital setting
• Experience and competency in IV medicine administration

Desirable

• Experience of working in ICU/HDU
• Competency in management of o Arterial Lines o Central Venous Catheters o Tracheostomy

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: The Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Critical Care Unit Manager
Emma Shaw
emma.shaw33@nhs.net
01793607054