18 Oct
Barts Health NHS Trust
London
Job description
Job overview
St Bartholomew’s ICU Rotation
Band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse
Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU)
We are extremely proud to have been rated outstanding’ in our leadership by the Care Quality Commission in 2017. Your professional development is very important to us, and we offer you the opportunity to rotate through 1C, 1E and 6A our specialist cardiac units
Main duties of the job
We offer extensive development opportunities like, ILS, ALS, CALS, ICU Transfer Training, Band 6 forums and airway management days.
Our department offer support in its infrastructure as you will be allocated to work within a nursing team managed by a band 7 and have regular team away days.
Your learning and development will continue as you rotate through the specialist units with your team, enhancing your Aortovascular, Postop recovery and ECMO skills
We have a platform for nurse led research and are fortunate enough to be able offer our nurses’ opportunities to gain BSc, MSc and PHD qualifications, which is fully supported by our director of research and development.
We are committed to providing a culture of continuous learning, which actively supports the professional and personal development of our staff.
As part of our Adult Critical Care commitment to enhance the working lives of our staff, we offer flexible working arrangements, self-rostering, childcare vouchers, and family-friendly policies and staff benefits including an excellent pension scheme.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone.
We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working,
please speak to the recruiting manager.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
That means being a provider of excellent patient safety,
known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.
It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging.
We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect.
We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Delivers high standards of clinical care to critical care patients according to clinical guidelines and trust policies.
- Maintains effective communication between the clinical areas, with the MDT and service users utilising a variety of means, including accurate documentation, consistent with Trust policy and wider legislation.
- Functions as a proficient clinical practitioner in the critical care area and a credible role model.
- Provides support and deputises for the senior sister / charge nurse in the effective day to day management of nursing team members, whilst developing -Personal leadership skills.
- Coach, teach and mentor junior nursing staff.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience,
and knowledge required.
For both documents, please view the attachment / s below
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registrant with NMC
- Adult Critical Care Course
- ILS / ALS provider
- Specialist relevant clinical course
- Management training
- completion of Step 4 Competencies
Desirable criteria
- Leadership programme or equivalent
- Degree or working towards first degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant critical care experience including management experience in ITU.
- At least 2 years post adult critical care course
- Evidence of positive contribution to critical care
- Associate Mentor to adult critical care course student
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Up to date knowledge of clinical speciality and evidence based practice
- Knowledge of current NHS, professional and educational issues
- Understanding of current educational practices relating to training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of proficient clinical skills in critical care
- At least 2 years post adult critical care course
- Evidence of positive contribution to critical care
- Associate Mentor to adult critical care course student
Other
Essential criteria
- Caring manner towards both patients, visitors and colleagues
- Able to form good inter-personal relationships with all members of the inter-professional team
- Approachable and enthusiastic
- Professionally assertive
- Competent teacher of critical care skills and practices
- Competent mentor
- Evidence of continued personal learning
▶️ Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse (Management)
🖊️ Barts Health NHS Trust
📍 London