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Senior Staff Nurse - ECMO | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 p.a inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6402586/196-NM11767 |
Summary
This post offers an exciting opportunity to become part of the Critical Care Severe Acute Respiratory Failure Team. In December 2011 the Trust was successfully commissioned as one of the 5 severe respiratory failure centres in the UK able to provide ECMO with the responsibility for patients with severe respiratory failure anywhere in the South of England and at times of significant demand, the entire UK and Europe.
ECMO is the most advanced form of respiratory support and requires a dedicated team of specially trained health professionals to provide care for the patient 24 hours per day.
Closing date: 7th July 2024
Interview date: 15th July 2024
You will be responsible for the safe retrieval of patients from other intensive care units either on conventional ventilators or ECMO. If mobile ECMO is required you will travel with the team to the other ICU and assist placing the patient on ECMO there prior to transfer.
You will also be trained in other advanced aspects of severe acute respiratory management including alternative modes of advanced ventilation and strategies for patient management.
We will provide you with the knowledge and skills that you require to manage these challenging patients using a combination of theoretical and practical teaching sessions supported by a competency based training programme and the opportunity to attend national and international conferences.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
You will be responsible for the safe retrieval of patients from other intensive care units either on conventional ventilators or ECMO.
Please see attached job description for full details.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jul 2024