Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Northumbria Critical Care. Northumbria Critical Care is 15 bedded Critical Care unit within a Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.

Critical care is a busy, progressive unit with a clear patient-centred focus. We have made a strong commitment to quality. The team have a strong emphasis on developing health care practice through ownership, research/evidence-based practices, commitment and multidisciplinary involvement.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

• To co-ordinate and organise all staff within the department to provide quality nursing care and management for critical care unit.
• To share skills/knowledge with colleagues and learners.
• To contribute towards development within the critical care unit.
• Internal rotation day and night day

About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Closing date: 12 November 2026
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum
Band: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 319-8385439KD

Job responsibilities

• To provide and facilitate quality nursing care to the critically ill patient
• Rostered to take charge regularly of department and deputies for team leader
• To facilitate the process of education and development of nursing and non-nursing staff within the team
• Provide specialist advice for multidisciplinary staff working within the unit and as an Outreach resource
• To contribute to the overall development of clinical practice within critical care
• To support Modern Matron and Senior Sisters in the effective management of resources and personnel issues over a 24 hr period
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification
Qualifications - Essential

• A registered nurse on part 1 of the professional register, with current NMC registration
• Specialised knowledge and experience through appropriate qualification in Critical Care nursing
• Relevant teaching and assessing qualification to assist in cascading specialised skills/knowledge
• Requires current mentorship passport
• Advanced/Intermediate Life Support Certificate
• Diploma/Degree in Nursing
• Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).

Qualifications - Desirable

• ECDL

Experience - Essential

• Significant post registration experience in critical care.
• Professional knowledge acquired through substantial critical care experience

Experience - Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
• ALERT course
• Patient assessment skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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.

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.

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

Contact
Critical Care Senior Sister: Lisa Walby, lisa.walby@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk, 01916072939

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