Staff Nurse – Critical Care Unit

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Full time
Location: Bradford
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Job offered by: NHS
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Closing Date:

29.12.24

(this may change dependent on response) Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing

30.12.24 Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing

06.01.25 This is an advert for an NMC registered staff nurse to work as a Band 5 (as per agenda for change), on the critical care unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary. We are a 16 bedded unit, with a mix of HDU and ICU level patients. Experience of Intensive care nursing would be advantageous, but is not essential as a supernumerary period of additional training will be provided. Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the care of critically ill patients in this busy, often fast-paced environment, working closely with other allied professionals to provide all care for Intensive care or High Dependency patients and their loved ones. Job responsibilities

We are looking for highly motivated level one nurses to join and complement our hardworking dedicated team of staff, to provide a high level of critical care to our patients, who suffer from a variety of conditions. These patients may be medical, surgical, cardiology, obstetric, elective, and emergency surgery. Our patient base is a mixture of Covid and Non-COVID patients. The successful candidates should be Registered General Nurses or those due to qualify within the next 3 months. Post-registration experience is preferred, and Critical care experience would be an advantage but not essential, with a view to going on to complete a critical care course. They should possess excellent communication skills, have a good level of ability with IT systems, and be able to interact well within the multidisciplinary team. The candidate should be prepared to achieve competence in the administration of intravenous medicines and work towards a teaching and assessing qualification. They must also ensure they are able to maintain revalidation and be prepared to complete the ICU core competencies. Person Specification

Experience

Good verbal and written command of English. Good communication/interpersonal skills. Previous experience in an acute setting/secondary care. Previous experience of Critical Care. Skills

Ability to plan own use own initiative and act independently within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills. Capable of working within a multidisciplinary team. Qualifications

NMC Registered General Nurse or those expecting to qualify within the next 3 months. Health Care related Degree/Diploma Relevant ENB courses. STEPS critical care level 1 competencies. Teaching and assessing qualification. 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.

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