Critical Care Registered Nurse

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider dedicated to excellence in Intensive Care Nursing. This exciting role offers the chance to work in a state-of-the-art facility within a major trauma center, where you will provide essential care to critically ill patients. You will be part of a dynamic team that values professional development and collaboration, ensuring the highest standards of patient care. With opportunities for both experienced and newly qualified nurses, this position promises a fulfilling career path in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about nursing and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Must have current NMC registration and evidence of professional development.
• At least 12 months experience in acute general or ICU setting required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and assess, plan, and implement care.
• Organize time and equipment to deliver safe patient care.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Basic problem-solving skills

Computer / IT skills

Education

Current NMC Registration (RGN)

Evidence of continuing professional development

Teaching and assessing qualification

Tools

Care flow Electronic patient record

ICE

Microsoft Teams

Outlook - Email

Symbiotics

Connecting Care

Job description

Main area Intensive/ Critical Care Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (11.5 hrs shifts - Days, nights and weekend working required) Job ref 339-TA-ASCR-RN-ICU0125

Site Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/01/2025 08:00

Job overview

Are you interested in finding out more about nursing opportunities within our Intensive Care team?

Here are some of the reasons our team are unique!

The Intensive Care Unit is a purpose-built state of the art 48-bedded unit within one of the UK’s first £450 million super-hospitals, achieving excellent outcomes including some of the highest trauma survival rates in the country.

• Our unit features two high-fidelity simulation suites, allowing for immediate skills training led by a multi-disciplinary team of clinical education experts.
• We offer those joining us a new challenge in a forward-thinking environment. This is supported by a robust orientation and structured development pathway that can be tailored to both experienced nurses and those new to ICU.
• As well as being one of the busiest Major Trauma centres in the UK, we are also a regional centre for neurosurgery, vascular surgery, urology, spinal surgery, renal as well as burns and plastics.
• We have also recently gained High Consequence Infectious Disease status for the South-West region.

We currently have opportunities available for:

• Experienced Registered Nurses with current live NMC registration
• Newly Qualified and Newly Qualifying Nurses who have completed a placement in ICU, ready to take the leap from theory to the clinical setting!

Main duties of the job

Working within our department, your main duties will include:

• Providing direct patient care to Intensive care patients, being responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care of patients.
• Identifying individual patient requirements and acting effectively on changing needs, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
• Organising time, equipment and staff to deliver safe and efficient patient care.
• Giving skilled support to medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Administering drugs and treatments as prescribed in accordance with Trust Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Demonstrating effective communication within departments and multidisciplinary team.
• Advising patients, their carers and other staff on the promotion of health and prevention of illness.
• Recognising situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individual and institutes preventative measures.
• Identifying the priorities of care for patients, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
• Organising and participating in the delivery of high standards of evidence-based nursing care.

Person specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration (RGN) or Part 12 (RN Adult Branch)
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching and assessing qualification (teaching and assessing in practice or equivalent) or willing to undertake

Work Experience

• At least 12 months recent, post registration experience in acute general setting (ward area) or NQN who has completed an ICU placement
• Minimum of 12 months experience in an ICU setting
• Currently working in Critical Care environment

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping
• Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and the multidisciplinary team
• Computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service i.e. Care flow Electronic patient record, ICE, Microsoft teams, Outlook- Email, symbiotics and connecting care
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to organise own workload, time management/Basic Problem solving skills

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

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.