Staff Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Full-Time hours, 37.5 hours a week
Wellington Hospital - North / South Wing
Salary: From GBP34,536 + 9% Shift Enhancement + Up to GBP3,000 (for completing ITU Course, if applicable)
Benefits: Pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development. Scroll down for more!
Job Overview:
As a Band 5 Staff Nurse working in Adults Critical Care Unit, you will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high standards of specialist care to ensure that our patients are cared for in a safe, compassionate and comfortable environment. This will include meeting physical, psychological and spiritual needs by effectively communicating with the patient, their families and your colleagues.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet the patient and their family's needsResponsible for planning and delivering appropriate care for admissions and dischargesUndertake extended roles such as venepuncture, cannulation and phlebotomyContributing to the ongoing research-based care and other practice development initiativesWorking with junior staff and delegating and supervising the care in a fair and equitable mannerRecognising the signs and symptoms of a deteriorating patient and initiate early interventions in a calm and co-ordinated manner
ICU at The Wellington Hospital:
We are currently looking for qualified Nurses to join the Intensive Care Team. With our nurse to patient ratio frequently at 1:1 or 1:2, giving you the opportunity to do what you do best: Care. You will have the opportunity to work across an extremely diverse and acute patient-load covering a range of specialities, including Cardiac, Liver, Neuro & Spinal - giving you the flexibility to specialise in a specific area or keep your work varied and your skills challenged. As our units are equipped with the latest technology you have everything you need to provide specialised care to our level 2 & 3 patients.
Skills & Experience
Registered General Nurse with NMC pin.Neuro, Cardiac or General ITU/HDU specific skills and experience.Motivated and forward-thinking individual with excellent communication skills.Excellent communication skills with good time management and prioritisation skills.
Professional Development:
Your growth is fundamental to us, that's why we heavily invest on your development so you can reach your best. Apart from the supernumerary and in-house training, we ensure that a robust career pathway with clear objectives and bespoke training modules and courses are set for by your Team Leader and the Clinical Education Team. These include, but not limited to:
60 credits ITU courseTeaching and Mentorship coursesPathway in either Critical Care or Leadership & ManagementCritical Care Outreach exposuresNurse-in-charge shiftsSpecialist stand-alone modules - i.e. Liver, Cardiac, Neuro, etc.Leadership and Management ApprenticeshipsMSc and ACP ApprenticeshipsGreat internal mobility from one of HCA hospital to another
Benefits:
Apart from a generous salary package, as an HCA employee you will have access to the to the following benefits:
Medical InsuranceContributory PensionCritical Illness CoverDental InsuranceSubsidised Gymflex membershipGP Health AssessmentPrivate f2f / Digital GP servicesOption to buy / sell holidaysLife AssuranceTravel InsuranceSeason Ticket LoanCycle to work schemePortland Maternity ServicesTaste card and Gourmet Society Card
HCA Healthcare UK:
World's largest private acute and complex care hospital group with a network of the capital's most respected and long-established private hospitals. We are an award-winning healthcare provider with our hospitals being awarded as 'Outstanding' or 'Good' by the CQC.
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