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Critical Care Band 6 Nurse
| Posting date: | 12 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-0266 |
Summary
Ensure high standards of clinical practice in accordance with agreed policies, procedures and standards Provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the comprehensive assessment, planning, and evaluating of individual patient needs based on evidence and use of relevant nursing models. Coordinate, report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur Possess key skills in patient management to assist medical staff in the complex assessment, resuscitation and frequent review of critically ill patients. These skills will involve; Education regarding the setting up, calibration, troubleshooting and use of critical care specific equipment including: Advanced haemodynamic (invasive and non-invasive) monitoring Neurological monitoring Dialysis machines Intra-Aortic Balloon pumps Institute ventilation-weaning programmes following specific criteria Co-ordinate patient transfer (level 1-3 patients) both within the trust and across divisions/organisational boundaries Near patient testing e.g. blood and urine testing Carrying the paediatric cardiac arrest bleep Apply key aspects of critical care nursing to paediatric patients, and also be able to support colleagues caring for paediatric patients by way of recognisable expertise/experience. For further details please see the attached JD & PS