Sister/Charge Nurse - Critical Care

NHS; Frimley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in Frimley is seeking a Band 6 ICU nurse. The role involves managing patient care, mentoring staff, and ensuring high standards of care. Ideal candidates should have previous ICU experience and hold relevant certifications. This position offers career development opportunities in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Support for BSc and MSc pathways

Mentorship programs

Qualifications

• Previous ICU experience at Band 6 required.
• ILS & ALS certifications are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient care on a shift-to-shift basis.
• Act as a mentor and lead new staff induction.
• Ensure compliance with infection control standards.

Skills

Self motivated

Leadership qualities

Effective team member

Time management

Education

Current NMC registration

ENB 998 Teaching and assessing course

Job description

Overview

We are looking for someone who has previous experience in working as a Band 6 ICU nurse in charge with 60 credits of ICU course.

Frimley Park Critical Care Unit is a 12 bed adult general ICU/HDU with expansion of a further 4 beds planned. We deliver compassionate care to acute medical and surgical admissions, including emergency admissions via the helipad, our 24/7 PCI centre, CRRT with an established renal ward and we are also the regional vascular hub with all major arterial surgery being performed at the Frimley Park site.

The band 6 role is professionally challenging, yet exciting with varied learning and clinical exposure with the potential for supported personal development and career progression. We currently support staff undertaking BSc and MSc pathways. There is also opportunity for developing toward an ACCP role. The structured leadership pathway for the band 6 role includes , the Mary Seacole Programme, ILS, team leader role including mentoring, bedside clinical teaching rotation, appraisals and contribution to key projects.

If you are looking to deliver clinical excellence, rewarding job satisfaction and develop your career you will feel at home and welcome at Frimley Park ICU.

Main duties

Main duties for this role include but are not limited to:

• Taking leadership of the responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within the nursing team on a shift to shift basis, responding in an advisory capacity to acute changes in patient condition.
• To act as a credible clinical role model promoting a patient-centered approach to care, demonstrating advanced clinical practice skills and theoretical knowledge in caring for the complex needs of the critically ill patient.
• To develop standards of patient care based on sound research findings.
• To undertake the audit and evaluation of nursing care within the unit.
• To make a specialist contribution to teaching of nurses and other health care professionals, demonstrating collaborative working and understanding of the practice development strategy.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within the unit environment.
• Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
• To deal with, in conjunction with the Senior Nursing Team, untoward incidents, complaints and team/staff issues. Actioning plans to prevent reoccurrence.
• To take on the role of Critical care Nurse in Charge, co-coordinating admissions, transfers and workload within the unit.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We brought together Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to create Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2014.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital\'s NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Job responsibilities

Human Resources:

• To manage and organise staff shift rotas according to competence and patient needs.
• Identify staff training and development needs through appraisal.
• Act as a mentor to all staff and lead in the induction of new staff to the area both trained and untrained. Actively promoting an environment conducive to learning.
• To support and maintain the nursing team, promoting good working relationships within the multi-disciplinary team and other internal and external contacts
• To attend mandatory updates in fire, CPR, manual handling, blood transfusion, medical devices and risk management.
• To attend appropriate Trust Senior Nurse Forums meetings and generate new ideas/initiatives.
• To work with the Senior Nursing Team in reviewing staffing levels/skill mix.
• To participate in the recruitment and selection process.
• To show a commitment to clinical supervision and be actively involved in Clinical Governance.

Financial Responsibilities:

• Liaise with Clinical Matron on budgetary matters.
• Ensure staff are aware of budgetary issues pertinent to their role.

General Responsibilities:

• To deputise for Team leader as required.
• To comply with the Trusts fire precautions and procedures for evacuation
• To ensure confidentiality of information regarding patients, families and friends at all times.
• To promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.

Qualifications:

• Current NMC registration
• ENB 998 Teaching and assessing course or equivalent Mentorship preparation course.
• Previous ICU experience at Band 6
• ILS & ALS

Experience:

• experience as a Band 6 or in a leadership role

Skills:

• Self motivated with the ability to motivate others
• Innovative and enthusiastic
• Able to work as an effective team member. Be able to problem solve and demonstrate leadership qualities
• Awareness of current professional nursing issues
• Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
• Effective time management commitment and flexibility to service delivery

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £40,616 to £48,778 a year