Advanced Critical Care Nurse – ECMO

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced nurse to enhance its ECMO service at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. This role offers the chance to develop clinical leadership and teaching skills while contributing to the advancement of critical care services. The ideal candidate will provide high-quality care, facilitate staff education, and engage collaboratively within a dynamic healthcare team.

Benefits

Extensive range of career development opportunities

Best pension schemes in the UK

Leisure and entertainment discounts

Parental leave and childcare support schemes

Qualifications

• Extensive post-registration experience in a specialist setting.
• Evidence of specialist ECMO and critical care knowledge.
• Experience in developing and co-ordinating education programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support patients requiring advanced critical care therapies, including ECMO.
• Direct supervision and training of nursing and MDT staff.
• Co-ordinate ECMO and general critical care education.

Skills

Clinical skills

Teaching

Team management

Data collection

Quality improvement

Education

NMC registration

Relevant first degree

Mentorship course

Post graduate certification in Education

Job description

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Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allows you to build yourentire careerin one trust.

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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.

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Job overview

We are excited to recruit for an experienced nurse to join our ECMO service on the Adult Critical Care Unit at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. This post was specifically developed to support patients requiring ECMO care, and to strengthen the provision of critical care services, through delivery of specialist education and training.
The post holder will work alongside the ACCU nursing team either directly or in a supportive capacity and be responsible for teaching, performing competency assessments and providing staff feedback. The role will involve some transfer/retrieval of patients and team management, such as staff appraisal and absence management. During periods of reduced ECMO activity the post holder will work clinical shifts on the ACCU.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to advancing the role and must be interested in facilitating staff development, teaching, and service innovation. The successful candidate will be a clinical expert, have well-developed organisational skills, be flexible within the role and have the confidence to engage and work collaboratively with a range of colleagues, at all levels and from all professional groups.
This post provides a fantastic opportunity for a senior critical care nurse who has an interest in further progressing their career along a clinical, educational or research pathway within the Adult Critical Care setting

Main duties of the job

The aim of this role is to support patients requiring advanced critical care therapies, including Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). The successful candidate will be a clinical expert, directing care and providing advanced knowledge and skills to ensure the aims and objectives of the critical care and ECMO service are implemented.
The post holder will provide direct supervision and opportunities for staff to achieve and maintain ECMO and critical care competencies required for their role. Along with the lead nurse, the advanced critical care nurse will co-ordinate training and deliver ECMO and general critical care education to nursing, medical and other MDT staff.
As a clinical leader the post holder will play a vital role in the continued development of the speciality through setting standards, implementing SOPs/guidelines, and by undertaking data collection, clinical audit and research, both at a local and national level.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

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

Person specification

Experience

• Extensive post registration experience in specialist setting
• Evidence of specialist ECMO and critical care knowledge
• Management and delivery of teaching activities
• Mentoring and assessing learners in practice
• Experience of audit/data collection
• Experience in team management Experience in developing and co-ordinating education programmes
• Experience in developing and co-ordinating education programmes
• Evidence of participation in quality improvement or new initiatives

Skills

• Excellent and up to date clinical skills
• Skilled at preparing and writing clear, accurate and concise reports
• Able to provide direct supervision and support to others
• Ability to manage own workload and work to agreed timescales
• Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure
• Ability to assess potential risks involved in work activities and processes

Knowledge

• Able to critically reflect on clinical practice and patients experience
• Can interpret and analyse complex amounts of clinical data
• Knowledgeable of current professional issues in nursing
• Aware of recommendations for specialised services/clinical networks
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodology

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• ECLS education/training programme
• Relevant first degree or equivalent
• Mentorship course or equivalent teaching qualification
• ILS/ALS provider
• Leadership programme or equivalent
• Masters or working towards
• Post graduate certification in Education

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.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

you’ll have access to range of benefits including one of thebest pension schemes in the UK , leisure and entertainment discounts andparental leave and childcare support schemes we’re really proud of.

We're also committed to ensuring that you are supported in gaining and developing the skills and knowledge needed to carry out your work safely and effectively, and to achieve your full potential. We offer a range of apprenticeships at all levels, as well as an extensive range of career development opportunities.

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