Job summary
Take your career to the next level! Become a Critical Care Nurse!

Our Critical Care Services is offering a great opportunity to ambitious and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurses to explore a career in critical care and to transform the patient care.

You will be based in the Critical Care Department at Peterborough City Hospital which is a 16 bed combined intensive and high dependency care unit treating around 650 patients a year. Cross site work at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon may be required.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive team in delivering a high quality patient centred care in a busy, challenging and complex environment.

You should have NMC registration and 6 months post qualification experience within an acute clinical setting.

In exchange for your services, our excellent clinical educators' team will provide you with a comprehensive induction and training programme where theoretical knowledge will be combine with practical skills required for you to perform at the best of your capabilities.

For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Janine Seal, Critical care Educator on janine.seal@nhs.net.

Join the Critical Care services and help us deliver an outstanding patient care and experience!

Main duties of the job
Your practice will be evidenced based and supported by critical care guidelines, policies and competencies. You will ensure critically ill patients receive safe and individualised care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care. You will maintain accurate records and documentation appropriate to care delivery in accordance with information governance requirements.

You will communicate clearly and accurately with colleagues and shift leader about clinical condition of patients while making clinical judgements involving complex information, within limitations of skills and knowledge.

You will maintain professional relationships and excellent communication with patients and relatives, ensuring there needs are met with sensitivity and empathy. You will conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times, acting as a positive role model to peers and junior staff.

You will ensure your own personal and professional development as well as supervise and teach junior members of staff.

About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Registered General Nurse (RGN)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• An accredited Critical Care or High Dependency Course
• Accredited mentorship course
• Relevant healthcare related degree

Experience
Essential

• Post Registration experience within an Acute care area

Desirable

• Experience within Critical Care environment

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to apply previous acute care skills to Critical Care environment.
• Ability to work within a Multi-professional Team
• Ability to teach/supervise and mentor Junior members of staff
• Ability to manage own stress and work under pressure
• Basic Computer skills

Other
Essential

• Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
• Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours

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).