Staff Nurse - Intensive Care

Job summary
Come and join the dynamic Critical Care team at London North West University Healthcare NHS for an exciting opportunity to develop your skills with Critically ill patients. As a B5 Staff Nurse in ITU, you will be a vital part of the team, liaising with Senior Colleagues to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care programmes for the critically ill patient. ITU Nurse duties are varied and include assessment, observation, monitoring and charting of vital signs. You will be responsible for making sure all the medical equipment is working correctly -including ventilators, drains and catheters, as well as IV lines and pumps. If you would like to work as part of an exciting tri-site Critical Care team, in a location with great travel links and leafy green spaces, we would love to hear from you. (You will be based in Ealing hospital, but working on all sites if required).

Main duties of the job
New opportunities have arisen for Band 5 Staff Nurses to join the Critical Care team based at Ealing Hospital London NorthWest University Healthcare NHS Trust.

The Critical Care Unit consists of a 12 bedded Intensive Care Unit and combined High Dependency Unit . The Critical Care Unit also operate a 24/7 Critical Outreach service, supportingpatients throughout the hospital as well as supporting teaching and training.

As a Critical Care Unit, we are specialising in providing a high standard of care for patients undergoing a variety of procedures. The majority of the admissions are medically based, covering level 2 and level 3 patients requiring organ support such as Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Renal.We also work closely with other Specialist Units around the UK such as Respiratory and Renal support Units.

As a band 5 you will receive in-house training and development as well as rotating study days and a competency programme. You will be supported by our PDN and the team leaders, as well as a Mentor. You must be able to care for patients requiring Aerosol Generated Procedures and COVID-positive patients to work in this position.

About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the key responsibilities and person requirements for this role.

Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential

• Registered Nurse with Post-qualification experience in the NHS in an acute hospital setting in the UK
• Evidence of professional development and continual study since qualifying.
• Able to calculate and administer IV drug competently

Desirable

• Nursing Degree
• High dependency Nursing experience
• Experience of mentorship, teaching and assessing.

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Registered Nurse with experience in a UK acute NHS hospital setting
• Evidence of professional development and continual study since qualifying
• Able to calculate and administer IV drugs competently

Desirable

• Nursing Degree
• High dependency nursing experience
• Experience of mentorship, teaching and assessing

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.