York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Nurse - ICU
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Are you a highly motivated individual with high standards of evidence-based, holistic, patient-centred care, and experience of acting as a primary or associate nurse with or without direct supervision within our ICU and HDU?
In this role you will deliver direct patient care in liaison with the senior nurse on duty and also be required to be the experienced nurse within the HDU to ensure the effective running of the area.
Joining our established and dynamic multi-disciplinary team where clinical and nursing teams work well together, you will provide mentorship, assessment, and direction to unqualified and junior staff inexperienced in Critical Care. You will promote a positive working and learning environment to aid the personal and professional development of self and other staff. Depending on experience, you'll be offered preceptorship/supernumerary time.
Key Requirements
- 1st level registration (or about to qualify within 3 months) and an awareness of current issues in Critical Care
- A range of skills including effective written and verbal communication, numeracy, ability to organise your own work, and deliver care in a timely manner
- Willingness to undertake further training and development to meet the needs of the Critical Care service
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain a high standard of patient-focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment
- Provide assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept
- Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information
- Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
- Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
- Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands
- Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
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- We welcome applications from pre-registered nurses due to qualify in the next three months. We would urge candidates to seek further guidance on their eligibility to apply from the criteria contained in the person specification.
- If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.
- This post is open to qualified Registered Nurses with a full registration with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council and Pre-Registered Nurses due to qualify in 2026.
- Please seek approval from your line manager if you are applying for this as a secondment.
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Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family, and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema, and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer, please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits, contact:
Name: Cath Carter
Job title: Senior Sister
Email address: cath.carter2@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01723 342142
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