Intensive Care Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Prompt payment

First access to shifts

Flexible shifts

Paid holiday accrued

Shift booking app

24/7 support line

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton, based at Southampton General Hospital, is seeking an intensive care nurse for a bank post supplied by NHS Professionals. You will care for critically ill patients, monitor and document progress, administer medications, and work with the team to ensure high-quality care.

Handover duties and escalation procedures are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-standard care to critically ill patients and families.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient-centered care and advise staff.
• Give and receive handover reports and escalate changes in patient condition.
• Maintain accurate records of observations, treatment and care.
• Check and administer prescribed drugs in line with policy.
• Receive patients and families, and keep them informed of treatment and progress.
• Liaise with the multi-professional team to ensure treatments follow policy.
• Coordinate and participate in transferring patients to other departments.
• Report untoward incidents to the senior nurse.
• Keep up to date with resuscitation, major incident, fire and child protection procedures.
• Check medical equipment is working and arrange replacements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

ITU qualification (UK)

Job description

This is a bank post, supplied by NHS Professionals, for intensive care nursing at University Hospital Southampton, based at Southampton General Hospital. The work centres on caring for critically ill patients in a highly complex unit, giving individualised care to patients and their families. The post is for weekday day shifts, Monday to Friday, at a designated major trauma centre. Applicants need an active NMC PIN, a UK intensive care qualification and recent intensive care experience.

What the job involves

• Provide individualised, high-standard care to critically ill patients and their families within policy and resources
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient-centred care, and advise other staff
• Give and receive handover reports, and *escalate* changes in patient condition immediately
• Maintain accurate records of observations, treatment and care
• Check and administer prescribed drugs, including controlled drugs, in line with Trust policy
• Receive patients and relatives, and keep them informed of treatment and progress
• Liaise with the multi-professional team and other units to ensure treatments follow policy
• Arrange the care of patients' property in line with unit policy
• Co-ordinate and take part in transferring patients to other departments
• Report untoward incidents, problems and verbal complaints to the senior sister or charge nurse
• Keep up to date with resuscitation, major incident, fire and child protection procedures, and follow the NMC Code
• Check medical equipment is working, report faults and arrange replacements

Qualifications

• Formal intensive care (ITU) qualification from a UK course

Registration & licences

• Active NMC PIN

Experience

• At least 6 months as a registered nurse in an NHS hospital in the past 2 years
• Experience of working in an intensive care unit in the UK in the past 2 years

Skills & knowledge

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Other

• Available for day shifts, Monday to Friday

What’s offered

• Prompt payment, paid the week after work
• First access to shifts at the Trust before agencies
• Flexible shifts and choice of when to work
• Paid holiday accrued for every shift worked
• Shift booking online or through a smartphone app
• 24/7 support line
• Learning and development opportunities
• Wellbeing resources