Intensive Care Staff Nurse | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7189700/249-7189700 |
Summary
PLEASE NOTE: if you are a student qualifying in Spring 2025, please be aware that we have concluded our Newly-Qualified Nursing campaign and are unable to accept any additional applications at this time.
Staff Nurse – Band 5 - Intensive Care Unit
Full current UK Professional registration and working within a UK NHS Trust is essential when applying. All applicants who do not fit this criteria will not be eligible for shortlisting and be dismissed from the process.
Do not apply if process of UK registration/visa is not complete.
Hours: Full / Part Time
Come and join our progressive, innovative critical care team and benefit from working in a modern critical care unit. We are a busy 12 bedded critical care dealing with a wide variety of patients. As a team we are committed to delivering first class care to our patients and on-going professional development of our staff.
We are currently seeking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated staff to join our proactive team. To apply you will need post registration experience in an acute care setting. Previous ICU experience is desirable but not essential as full training in managing critically ill and high dependency patients will be given.
OPEN DAY
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We would like to welcome you for an informal visit to our Unit. We will facilitate a full tour of the unit and the bed space. After we will introduce you to our brand-new Simulation Suite where we have a high-fidelity Mannequin to provide valuable training our unit staff. We will complete the training with a welcome from the Matron and a presentation from the Practice Development Team about what to expect when working on Critical Care. If you could select which time would best suite you so that we can accommodate your request.
Times are:
10:00
12:00
17:00
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
To practice as a safe and competent nurse and provide a high standard of care to patients within the Critical Care Unit. Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide a safe environment and contribute to the continuing development of clinical practice. Develop own clinical expertise, leadership and teaching skills through nursing practice.
1. Management of the critically ill patient.
2. Actively participate as part of the team in providing a safe unit environment.
3. Develop an extensive knowledge of critical care nursing.
4. Maintain own clinical and professional development in Nursing and participate in performance review annually.
5. Actively participate as part of the team in developing and providing evidence based best practice.
6. To work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust Policies.
7. Maintain effective communication and professional relationships, at all times, with patients and their relatives, colleagues and other members of the public.
8. Actively listen to concerns or complaints raised by patients/ relatives /carers and report to the nurse in charge or matron.
9. Maintain confidentiality of patients and their relatives at all times.
10. Maintain accurate documentation in accordance with NMC and Trust policy, protocols and guidelines.
This advert closes on Friday 30 May 2025
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