Band 6 ITU Senior Staff Nurse | Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust

The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. They will be involved in the setting, monitoring and evaluating of standards of care and practice within the Unit.

As a senior member of the nursing team, you will assist the Team Leaders/Matron in the leadership, management and development of the service. You will contribute to the education and professional development of both qualified and unqualified staff on the Unit. In the absence of the Team Leader the post holder will assume responsibility for the effective operation of the unit.

To provide holistic nursing care to clients within the ITU/HDU, utilising all resources to provide excellence in practice.

To develop personally & professionally as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team and undertake appraisal annually.

To support all areas of critical care including cross site working.

To take charge of the shift regularly in the absence of a senior nurse.

To act as a role model to junior members of staff.

To provide bedside teaching and mentorship to junior colleagues.

To provide support to the senior nursing staff.

To contribute to the maintenance of a safe environment.

Reports any potential / actual problems to senior nurse.

Act as a link nurse when required.

We are looking to recruit a passionate, enthusiastic and dynamic ITU Senior Staff Nurse who is either at the start of developing their leadership skills after their ICU course or have substantial experience as Senior Staff Nurse in critical care.

Completion of the Critical Care course and experience in mentoring new starters/students is essential. Internal rotation into night shifts and weekends will be required. Ideally, you will have 2 years of ITU experience. You will be provided with supernumerary orientation programme and further training to develop leadership skills., Disability Confident
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We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

We're pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for urgent and emergency care at Queen's and King George hospitals; and data released by NHS England showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.