staff nurses for ITU/HDU/POCCU

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting staff nurses for ITU/HDU/POCCU to join a dedicated Critical Care team. We value compassionate, patient-centered care and require an Enhanced DBS with barred lists for Adults and Children. Immediate availability is essential, and UK experience is preferred.

Our award-winning unit supports a nationally recognised Critical Care competency framework and ongoing learning opportunities within a supportive MDT environment.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with degree/diploma and NMC registration.
• Critical care experience is desirable but not essential.
• Enhanced DBS with barred lists for Adults & Children required.

Responsibilities

• Provides and receives complex information relating to patients and care plans with confidentiality.
• Communicates compassionately and empathetically, using persuasion and reassurance.
• Communicates effectively while providing training to students and MDT members.
• Maintains training for clinical skills as needed within scope of practice.
• Responds to complaints/concerns and escalates as required; adheres to NMC code.
• Ensures incidents/near misses are reported and managed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Prioritises workload

De-escalation

MDT communication

Confidentiality

Computer literacy

End of life care

Coping with distress

Direct clinical care

NMC standards

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)

Current NMC Registration

Evidence of CPD

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit staff nurses for ITU/HDU/POCCU. We are very proud of our Award winning Critical Care Unit, we strive to continually improve and showcase our work by producing work that is presented within the BACCN and local conferences. If you have a caring and compassionate approach, and want to join a motivated, friendly and supportive team, we are keen to hear from you. We require staff who have a genuine interest in caring for critically ill patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team as well as having excellent communication and interpersonal skills. We provide a comprehensive learning package supported by the nationally recognised Critical Care competencies. Previous Critical Care experience is not essential but desirable. An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post. Currently we are not recruiting newly qualified nurses. Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

Main duties of the job

• Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentially information relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).
• Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and Reassurance.
• Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as and when required.
• Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students.
• Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team.
• Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills as needed within scope of practice.
• To work towards nationally recognised Critical Care competencies.
• To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administrationprocedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements.
• In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and elevate as required.
• To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a timely manner. Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code.
• Experience of working in a clinical environment
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• An understanding of national, regional, and local NHS issues
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information, 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills Essential

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels.
• Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload.
• Ability to de-escalate complex situations
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
• Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record, Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment.
• Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and Administration.
• Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care.
• Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department.
• Potential blood or body fluids exposure.
• Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
• Ability to communicate distressing information
• Ability to communicate in a challenging environment

About the Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services

Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.