Band 5 Registered Nurse - Ward 15

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Band 5 Registered Nurse for the Critical Care Outreach Team in Luton. This role requires a skilled nurse committed to optimizing patient care and supporting acute patients. Ideal candidates will possess critical care skills and work collaboratively in a dynamic healthcare environment. This position offers excellent training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to high-quality training and development

Supportive work environment

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Demonstrated critical care experience and recent teaching experience.
• Registered with the NMC.
• Ability to analyze patient conditions and formulate care plans.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously optimize care for critically ill patients.
• First point of contact for patients discharged from critical care.
• Educate and support team members in patient care.

Skills

Critical care skills

Team player

Patient assessment

Education

Current NMC registration

Post registration course in critical care or adult emergency care

Job description

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Band 5 Registered Nurse - Ward 15, Luton

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Client:

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Luton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

18.06.2025

Expiry Date:

02.08.2025

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Job overview

The Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital are committed to patient safety. We are currently looking for a band 6 nurse to join our dynamic team. Part time hours would be considered for candidates with the necessary experience.

We are a nurse led service with Consultant intensivist support. We offer a first line response service to all adult patients. Providing hands on support and advice for all healthcare professionals to ensure prompt care to the acutely unwell patient. The team work with the organization in the detection of deteriorating patients.

Suitable candidates would demonstrate good fundamental critical care skills and recently been working within the acute setting.

Candidates applying should be energetic and eager to learn and be an excellent team player.

If you feel you would like to join us and have the same patient safety vision we look forward to your application.

This is a one year fixed term contract or a secondment opportunity. If you are applying for a secondment please speak to your Line Manager first and visit your Trust's Secondment Policy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work autonomously to optimise care and improve outcomes for the acutely unwell/critically ill or deteriorating patient throughout the trust. This will be achieved through assessment, timely intervention, prompt escalation / transfer and care planning.

The post holder will be the first point of contact for a deteriorating patient or the follow up of a patient discharged from critical care. Through education, training and support they will promote the early identification and appropriate management of the deteriorating / critically ill patient, sharing skills and knowledge with members of the multi-professional team.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·To provide an integrated hospital wide approach to critical care.

·To provide specialised advice, support and interventions to patients within the ward environment, supported by appropriate assessment, observation and treatment, to a multi-disciplinary team caring for critically ill patients.

·To respond to and optimise the patients physiological recovery, identifying those patients that would benefit from admission into the critical care environment.

Please see detailed Job Description attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration
• Post registration course in critical care or adult emergency care or equivalent

Experience

• Previous critical care or adult emergency care experience or previous critical care outreach experience
• Recent teaching experience

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge in acute care underpinned by theory and experience
• Knowledge of non-invasive ventilation, inotropic support, vascular access devices, care of artificial airways
• Physical assessment skills
• Ability to analyse a range of observations and formulate plans

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.