Job overview
The Nottingham University Hospitals Cardiac Intensive Care Unit is situated within The Trent Cardiac Centre at City Campus; 16 beds providing level 2 and level 3 care to patients following cardiac surgery.

The Units have a progressive approach and are supported by Band 7s, and a Matron for CICU. There are a wide array of career pathways to take and opportunities to develop additional skills. Cardiac Intensive care is committed to providing the highest quality of care and maintaining consistently high standards in a professional and friendly atmosphere. New staff will be allocated a mentors and will have a period of supernumerary time and an abundance of teaching and support.

We are currently looking to recruit enthusiastic, forward thinking nurses to our team in this often challenging environment. You should possess the ability to work well in stressful situations, have excellent communication skills and good interpersonal and organisational skills.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert

Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing care to patients post cardiac surgery who are mechanically ventilated and sedated, having invasive lines, chest drains and inotropic therapy. Some patients also require additional support such as intra-aortic balloon therapy and/or hemofiltration.

You will be responsible for planning and prioritising the care in a timely manner.

You will be expected to mentor students and will be encouraged to join a link role team

We strongly recommend an informal visit.

About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities
The post holder will be based at: CICU/CHDU

In undertaking this role, all employees will be expected to behave at all times in a way that is consistent with and actively supports the principles listed in the Consultation Document on the creation of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. These are:

The principles of the NHS, where high quality care is provided on the basis of need rather than the ability to pay.

The contribution of the local community to the development of our services.

Preserving and developing our reputation as a caring organisation.

Developing services that are designed around the patient.

JOB SUMMARY
Assess the care needs of patients and develop a programme of care which is evaluated and amended as appropriate.

Carry out relevant forms of direct and indirect patient care without direct supervision.

Regularly take charge of the clinical area in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility or his/her deputy.

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• NMC registration

Desirable

• Degree in nursing

Experience
Essential

• Experience in acute hospital settings

Desirable

• Current experience in Critical care

Qualification
Essential

• Mentor/ teaching Qualification

Desirable

• Supervision of non-registered staff and students

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise & respond appropriately to urgent & emergency situations

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).