Staff Nurse - Intensive Care Cross site

Job summary
New opportunities have arisen for Band 5 Staff Nurses to join the Critical Care team based at Northwick Park Hospital/CMH London NorthWest University Healthcare NHS Trust.

Based within the London North West University Healthcare Trust, this post will be primarily concerned with the direct care of critically ill adults being nursed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

The post-holder will have mainly clinical responsibilities although teaching at the bedside may also be required. The emphasis of the post will always be to deliver the highest possible standard of care to patients.

The post-holder will be expected to broaden their knowledge of the care of critically ill patients through participation in development programs and post basic courses

Main duties of the job
The Critical Care Unit consists of a currently expanding 24 bedded Intensive Care Unit. The Critical Care Unit also operate a 24/7 Critical Outreach service, supportingpatients throughout the hospital as well as supporting teaching and training. The inpatient IHD service also sits under our umbrella and opportunities are available for staff rotation to support this new and developing team.

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.

About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

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.

To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

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/Qulifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse/NMC Registration
• Basic Life Support
• IV drug administration

Desirable

• Mentorship Course

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Recent acute nursing experience
• Knowledge of the needs of acutely ill patients in hospital

Desirable

• Critical Care Experience
• Recovery Nursing or surgical ward nursing

Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential

• Provides direct patient care under supervision to acutely unwell patient
• Ability to implement protocols and guidelines
• Ability to implement plans of care and escalate when required.

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).