Clinical Nurse, Critical Care

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Coventry; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an experienced nurse to take a Band 7 clinical lead role in General Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Critical Care Units. The post involves leading and supporting staff, ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care and adherence to Trust policies.

You will work collaboratively with critical care teams to meet patient needs, participate in service delivery, and contribute to governance and policy implementation.

Qualifications

• Experienced nurse to work within General Critical care and Cardiothoracic Critical Care Units as a band 7 clinical leader.
• Lead and support staff in care of a wide range of critically ill patients.
• Collaborate to meet patient needs and adhere to policy and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Professional Conduct.
• Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
• Coordinate the care of critically ill patients through the critical care pathway to ensure the effective management of their patient group.
• A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
• Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/aud auditing outcomes.
• Ensure optimum patient management including patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles.
• Proactively support relevant treatment plans for patients requiring intervention including fluid resuscitation, oxygen therapy along with the ordering of appropriate laboratory and radiology investigations.
• Critical Care Services in UHCW NHS Trust

Job description

We have the opportunity for an experienced nurse to work within our General Critical care and Cardiothoracic Critical Care Units as a band 7 clinical leader. You will work collaboratively within the critical care teams to meet the needs of patients and play a key leadership role in service delivery with adherence to policy and procedures. Our Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit supports and cares for patients requiring cardiology intervention, elective and emergency cardiac surgery as well as patients requiring elective thoracic surgery and those with thoracic trauma., You will also gain valuable experience leading and supporting staff in the care of patients with a wide range of needs including Trauma, Neurosurgery, complex Medical and Surgical patients such as, Haematology, GI Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Renal Medicine/Transplant surgery and Head and Neck Surgery.

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute towards corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
• Coordinate the care of critically ill patients through the critical care pathway to ensure the effective management of their patient group.
• A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
• Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes.
• Ensure optimum patient management including patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles.
• Proactively support relevant treatment plans for patients requiring intervention including fluid resuscitation, oxygen therapy along with the ordering of appropriate laboratory and radiology investigations.
• Critical Care Services in UHCW NHS Trust

UHCW NHS trust is a level one Major Trauma Centre and a tertiary neurosurgical and cardiothoracic center. We offer a unique range of services, to a wide population of over one million people treating and managing complex conditions and diseases. For our nurses, it means the chance to gain diverse experience in pioneering teams. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk) By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team. The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.