Staff Nurse Band 5

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled nurse for a critical care role. The successful candidate will assess and manage the care of critically ill patients, ensuring the delivery of integrated critical care services. Duties include developing care plans, monitoring patient conditions, and maintaining communication with patients and their families. This role requires NMC registration and a commitment to professional development within a supportive team environment, offering growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Competency in Critical Care Band 5 to provide specialist treatments and monitoring.
• Maintain registration with the NMC and comply with statutory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessing care needs of critically ill patients.
• Plan, implement and evaluate individual patient care.
• Monitor changes in patient condition and provide necessary treatments.

Job description

Job Overview

Come and join our enthusiastic, dynamic and diverse team here on Critical Care. The emphasis is on Team.
We are a team of over 120 individuals who strive to deliver high standards of patient care, regardless of job title.
We will offer you a bespoke induction and teaching package with a supernumerary period within a supported teaching environment, whilst nurturing and encouraging your future career progression.

Responsibilities

• The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of the care of critically ill patients.
• Working to provide an integrated critical care service.
• Competency in Critical Care Band 5 to provide specialist treatments and monitoring unique to critical care.
• Support the Matron, Team Leaders and Practice Educator in the delivery of flexible, integrated Critical Care services.
• Support a client-centered approach that provides clinically effective and safe care to meet a wide range of critical care needs to patient's and their significant others.
• Plan, implement and evaluate individual patient care for a span of duty, ensuring appropriate delivery and note-keeping.
• Ensure all records and information used as part of their work are managed as per NMC guidelines and Trusts Policies.
• Monitor changes in patient condition and prioritise emergency and urgent care appropriately. Instigate necessary treatments in accordance with medical instructions.
• Ensure effective communication on all aspects of care with the patient and their siognificant others in sensitive or difficult circumstances whilst maintaining confidentiality.
• Support communication between relatives and consultants and arrange meetings as required.
• Ensure effective communication with senior nurses and colleagues.
• Develop own practice to an exemplary level and be guided in practice by recommendations from the Trust, Network and National bodies.
• Access support and supervision to enhance continued development, attending and participating in unit development opportunities.
• Work with other MDT professionals to meet patient needs e.g Physiotherapy, Pharmacy and Dietetics.
• Maintain registration with the NMC and comply with statutory requirements.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Sarah Pickens
Job title: Sister
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01254 732872