Critical Care Registered Nurse

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join North Bristol NHS Trust as an Intensive Care Nurse and make a significant impact on patient care in a state-of-the-art facility. You will provide comprehensive nursing care in a busy trauma center, with opportunities for training and development tailored to your experience level. This diverse role allows you to thrive as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team focused on achieving excellent patient outcomes while working in a forward-thinking and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in acute general settings for 12+ months.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and assess individual patient requirements.
• Organise and deliver high standards of evidence-based nursing care.
• Act as a team leader in the absence of senior staff.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to organise own workload

Education

Registered Nurse with current live NMC registration

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Care flow Electronic patient record

Job description

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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
  
  

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.

• Organise and participate in the delivery of high standards of evidence based nursing care.
• Take regular responsibility to carry out required planned, direct patient care to a high standard without direct supervision in accordance with established nursing procedures and policies.
• To report to the appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team any significant changes in a patient’s condition or situation.
• Responsible for taking charge of the ward/department on a regular basis in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.
• Take personal responsibility as a team leader for the delivery of care of patients in a defined area.
• To contribute towards health promotion for all patients by providing education, support and advice, as necessary Ensure referral to appropriate professionals or agencies as required.
• Ensure the safe ordering, administration and custody of patients’ medication according to Trust policies and procedures.
• In the absence of senior staff be responsible for delegation and supervision of appropriate work to other qualified staff, health care assistants and students
• Where relevant to be responsible for and assist in co-ordinating discharge planning in partnership with the multidisciplinary team
• Where relevant, responsible for the admission, assessment and preparation of patients undergoing treatment or investigations.
• Escort patients to other wards or departments as required.
• To take personal responsibility for ensuring that patients are treated with courtesy at all times, the individual needs of patients are respected and confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Liase effectively with other disciplines or departments as appropriate.
• To be able to act in emergency situations and to be familiar with emergency procedures including fire and resuscitation. To be responsible for the support and direction of junior staff in such situations according to Trust policy.
• To be responsible for ensuring provision of a safe and therapeutic environment for all patients, relatives, visitors and colleagues.
• Ensure the readiness for use of special equipment and the availability of nursing supplies in conjunction with the senior ward nurses.
• Ensure the safe custody of patients’ valuables and property according to Trust policies.
• Report to nurse in charge/line manager all complaints, incidents or accidents involving self, staff, patients, visitors and complete relevant documentation according to Trust procedure.
• Be responsible for reporting and documenting any broken or damaged equipment according to Trust policy.
• To have detailed knowledge of Manual handling regulations particularly with regards to the moving and handling of patients.
• To be responsible for ensuring that assessment of patients’ manual handling needs are carried out and ensure junior staff and students follow these requirements in the course of care delivery.
• Ensure safe storage and disposal of substances hazardous to health in accordance with Trust policy. Ensure availability of facilities for disposal of sharps, toxic/cytoxic waste in accordance with trust policy.
• In support of senior staff or ward manager assist with monitoring and report to ensure stock levels are maintained and that the correct quantities are in supply.
• Monitor the use of supplies by junior staff to promote efficient use of all supplies.
• To have an awareness of the requirements for staffing the ward or department.
• Report reliably any episodes of sickness for self or that are reported to you to the Registered nurse in charge to enable skill mix to be maintained.
  
  

Person specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current live NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Teaching and assessing qualification (teaching and assessing in practice or equivalent) or willing to undertake
  
  

Work Experience

Essential criteria

• At least 12 months recent, post registration experience in acute general setting (ward area) or NQN who has completed an ICU placement
  
  

Desirable criteria

• 12 months experience in an ICU setting
• Currently working in Critical Care environment
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• 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.

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

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