Staff Nurse - Cramlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom - Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Description

To provide quality care to patients and their families, within Critical Care
To contribute towards development within the critical care environment
Internal rotation day and night duty
Flexible working across Critical care Units

To be responsible for assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of holistic patient care to a high standard of critically ill patients
To contribute to the overall development of clinical practice within critical care
To support senior staff in the effective management of resources

This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.

High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us.

A registered nurse on part 1 of the professional register, with current NMC registration

On the job training given to achieve the in-depth competencies required within Critical Care by preceptorship and study days. Attendance at mandatory training as per Trust requirement

Requires current mentorship passport after period of induction

Good communication/interpersonal skills necessary to provide and receive complex information regarding patients condition and procedures which occur throughout Critical Care.

Ability to use tact and persuasive motivational and reassurance skills are required to implement care delivery.

An understanding of a range of work procedures and practices which requires expertise within a Critical Care, reinforced with relevant practical expertise and able to provide detailed advice to staff.

Commitment to life-long learning through professional development

To lead, inspire and motivate others to high performance by agreeing clear goals and objectives, providing support and guidance and creating opportunities for development

To contribute to the development of a culture of high engagement, where staff are empowered and entrusted to provide the best services and care for patients

o 1st Level live NMC registered Nurse
o Diploma/degree in nursing

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The Northumbria Specialist Emergency care hospital