Job summary
The Alan Bray Unit is a combined Intensive care unit/ high dependency unit, which cares for a wide range of critically ill adults and children with musculo-skeletal conditions.

We are looking for adult and paediatric Band 6 nurses to join our well established team.

The unit offers good educational and professional development pathways and is innovative and forward thinking in developments within critical care.

You will be expected to make an active contribution to the unit's development as we enter an exciting period of expansion

You will be expected to work long days, nights and weekends

Main duties of the job
Applicants need to have at least significant experience in Critical Care, a mentorship Course, and an ITU course. Dual trained Paediatric and adult trained nurses desirable.

The main responsibilities:

• Delivering high quality intensive care to patients and their families.
• Coordinating the unit in the absence of the ward manager.
• Facilitation of pre and post registration students.
• Education and support of junior staff members.
• Assisting junior staff in making personal developmental plans.

About us
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients.

RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility.

For more information, please access the following link: Apply through our website

Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Qualifications
Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Updated mandatory training
• Mentorship course
• Post registration Critical care course
• Relevant degree or equivalent

Desirable

• Management qualification ALS, EPLS

Experience
Essential

• Significant critical care experience at band 5 level
• Experience of HDU/ITU patient care
• Working within the MDT
• Mentoring students/junior members of staff

Desirable

• Audit and research knowledge
• Leadership training
• Change management experience

Skills
Essential

• Competent in basic life support
• Confident in teaching
• Mentorship and preceptorship skills and experience
• Able to supervise, train and teach staff and students
• Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Able to maintain clear and legible documentation
• Able to organise and co-ordinate services during the absence of more senior staff
• Sound clinical skills
• Able to maintain clear and legible documentation
• Able to organise and co-ordinate services during the absence of more senior staff
• Proven communication skills (written, non-verbal & verbal)
• Works well in a multi-disciplinary team
• Time management and effective delegation skills
• Analyses problems & implements effective & appropriate solutions
• Computer Literacy

Desirable

• Able to develop career pathways for junior staff

Knowledge
Essential

• Advanced knowledge of the care of critically ill patients
• Able to use and embed evidence based practice
• Awareness of current developments in nursing and an in-depth knowledge of the NMC Code
• Safeguarding adults and children
• People management skills and an understanding of HR systems

Desirable

• Knowledge of budgeting
• Change management experience

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).