Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse (Management) - Critical Care

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Adult Critical Care Unit
Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse (Management) - Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU)

We are excited to invite applications for a Band 6 Sister/Charge nurse to join our busy Adult Cardiac Critical Care Unit (ACCU) at St Bartholomew's Hospital Heart Centre.

This is a unique opportunity to rotate across three critical care
units, each caring for a diverse range of patients, including:
• Post-operative cardiothoracic and thoracic patients
• Heart Attack Centre patients
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) patients
• Vascular patients
• Cancer patients
We are proud to have been rated as 'Outstanding' in leadership by the Care Quality Commission in 2017. Your professional development is a priority for us, and we offer opportunities to undertake courses such as ILS, ALS, CALS, BSc, MSc, and even PhD programmes. We also support nurse-led research, fully backed by our Director of Research and Development.

This role will involve shift patterns of long days, nights and bank holidays to meet the service requirements of the ACCU

*This role involves long days and night shifts to cover service requirements *

Main duties of the job

- Assess, plan, provide, and evaluate skilled evidence-based care for critically ill patients (L2 & L3). Ensuring quality care and patient safety are paramount.

- Support and develop colleagues by mentoring and assessing their skills. - Promote practice development within Critical Care.

- Fulfil Local/Trust requirements in specified audit or project work.

- Maintain a safe working environment, complying with Health and Safety
regulations, Environmental Health Act, and attending mandatory training

- Provide highly skilled support to medical staff and other members of the
multidisciplinary team

. - Work in conjunctions with your seniors in quality improvement projects across the unit

-Work with senior line manager to deputise and manage team members Working For Us

As part of our commitment to enhancing the working lives of our staff, we
provide:
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible self-rostering, including long days and night shifts, in line
with our local guidelines
• Childcare vouchers and family-friendly policies
• An excellent pension scheme and staff benefits
• career progression opportunities

We are dedicated to creating a culture of continuous learning that actively supports the personal and professional growth of all team members.

or further information about this role or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Matron - Moriom Bibi
Email: [email protected]

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registrant with NMC
• Adult Critical Care Course
• Mentorship course
• -ILS / ALS provider
• Specialist relevant clinical course
• Management training
• Completion of Step 4 Competencies

Desirable criteria

• Leadership programme or equivalent
• Degree or working towards first degree

Experience

Essential criteria

• -Relevant critical care experience including management experience in ITU.
• -At least 2 years post adult critical care course
• Evidence of positive contribution to critical care
• Associate Mentor to adult critical care course student

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Up to date knowledge of clinical speciality and evidence based practice
• Knowledge of current NHS, professional and educational issues
• Understanding of current educational practices relating to training

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of proficient clinical skills in critical care
• Proficient in communication
• Understanding of reflective practice and how it can be used
• Evidence of critical thinking and initiative to solve problems and manage workload
• Able to work in a changing environment and to actively support /promote planned change
• Demonstrates effective team work skills
• Basic computer skills

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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