Staff Nurse - Critical Care | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8XP |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6177411/287-RSUR-55-24 |
Summary
Registered Nurse - Critical Care
Band 5
Permanent
37.5 hours per week
We are looking for highly motivated nurses interested in working in our busy and challenging Critical Care environment.
Our critical care department not only has 33 commissioned critical care beds for both level 2 and 3 patients we have also been able to create an exciting 5 bed enhanced surgical recovery unit This enhanced surgical recovery area cares for level 1.5 elective-post operative patient. Our dedicated critical care team is also responsible for:
• Caring for critically ill patients in the hospital
• Caring for patients after major operations
• Providing first responder support to all unstable patients in the hospital.
• Providing support to all patients with serious medical illness and instability.
The royal site is also the regional specialist centre for infectious diseases, acute pancreatitis, hepatobiliary surgery, upper gastrointestinal surgery, and thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP- a rare blood disease. Critical care also provides a critical care outreach service, follow up clinics, psychological support for patients, relatives, and staff. We have a research team within critical care based on the unit. We have a dedicated practice educator team, who provide extra support and training and there our variety of opportunities for CPD course including the critical care course and a variety of development opportunities for all staff.
The postholder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of the nurse with continuing responsibility of the unit. Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
The postholder will always work within the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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• Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain agreed standards of nursing care.
• Determines nursing priorities and plans patient care. Informs the nurse in charge when changes in circumstances may affect patient care.
• Maintain nursing records in accordance with the NMC and Trust guidelines.
• Maintain and improve quality of patient care through contribution to the development of Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit.
• Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of
patients.
• Providing information and support to patients/carers, and ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patient’s condition.
• Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs, including inotropes.
• To develop/possess the clinical knowledge and skills to care for critically ill patients which will include the management of patients with multiple organ failure and complex nursing needs.
• To develop/possess the ability to undertake expanded practice, in order to optimise patient care, in accordance with unit and Trust policies. (Inclusive of respiratory support, haemodynamic monitoring and manipulation and renal replacement therapies).
• Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust and safeguards the wellbeing and dignity of patients and their relatives.
• Act always in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidance documents and maintain active status on NMC Register.
• Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge.
• Identify objectives within a PDP that support the delivery of high standards of clinical care.
• The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
• The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Apr 2024