Sister/ Charge nurse Critical Care Outreach Team

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Camden Town is seeking an enthusiastic band 6 critical care nurse for a one-year secondment in their Critical Care Outreach Team. Responsibilities include monitoring patients and facilitating admissions to critical care. The ideal candidate must be a registered nurse with at least 3 years of ICU experience and 2 years post Intensive Care Course completion. This role offers numerous opportunities for skill development and teamwork in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Support from practice development nurse

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in an Intensive Care Unit.
• 2 years post completion of Intensive Care Course.

Responsibilities

• Join the Critical Care Outreach Team for a one-year secondment.
• Monitor patients using the NEWS 2 score.
• Facilitate admission and discharge back to the ward.

Skills

Registered nurse with clinical experience

Intensive Care Unit experience

Education

Completion of Intensive Care Course

Job description

Overview

Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.

Outreach service objectives

• Avert admissions to critical care
• Facilitate timely admission to critical care and discharge back to the ward
• Share critical care skills and expertise through an educational partnership
• Promote continuity of care
• Ensure through audit and evaluation of outreach services

Role model best practices. One of the ways in which we monitor patients here at Newham Hospital is using a National Early Warning Score (NEWS 2). The purpose of this score is to improve patient outcome by detecting and acting upon early signs of deterioration in hospitalised patients.

Role

We are now seeking an enthusiastic band 6 critical care nurse to join our friendly and professional Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) for a one-year secondment. You will be warmly welcomed into a vibrant friendly team and have many opportunities to develop your skills. You will need to be a registered nurse with 3 years of clinical experience in Intensive Care Unit and 2 years post completion of the Intensive Care Course.

About us

Barts Health NHS Trust, Newham General Hospital, Critical Care Outreach Service cares for the most acutely ill, those critically unwell, those recovering from critical illness and deteriorating patients. Critical care outreach was first established at Newham in 2004 and has continued to grow and improve since this time. The Critical Care Outreach Service at Newham University Hospital is a 24/7 service. This has created development opportunities for Critical Care trained nurses who want to share their excellent skills with the wider hospital multidisciplinary team. You will work with the established Outreach team on a training post Monday through Sunday day shifts at Newham Hospital. We have a strong commitment to staff development and service improvement, and many development opportunities. Our education programs, supported by our practice development nurse, aim to provide staff with basic and advanced training to maintain professional growth and development.