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Job summary

Main area
SURGERY
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7056-KK
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Critical Care Outreach
Town
Romford
Salary
£51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7- Senior Sister Charge Nurse CCO/Intensive Care

Band 7

 

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a Critical Care Outreach  Nurse has arisen in BHRUT. You will be part of a team  providing care to deteriorating patients from both the wards and a busy emergency department presenting with a range of conditions requiring level 1 level 2 and level 3 care.

Our critical care units consist of a total of 57 beds across two sites - Queens and King Georges and  you will be required to work across site on a rotational basis.

You will be a key member of the cardiac arrest team, attending all medical emergencies, and be able to act as a role model providing teaching and leadership support to the nursing and medical team. 

You will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to demonstrate high standards of individualised and evidenced based patient centred care. 

You will  be responsible for supporting changes based upon local and national guidelines and  embedded into your care delivery will be the Trust PRIDE Values Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive, and Empowerment.We are looking for a highly motivated, responsible person with a strong clinical acumen to be able to join our expanded Critical Care Outreach Team which runs accross site twenty four hours, seven days a week.


You will be a skilled and competent critical care nurse able to utilise clinical expertise, leadership skills, education and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, careers and staff, providing advice and support.



Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an integral member of the critical care services providing visible leadership within the critical care services.
The post holder will deputies for the Matron for critical care outreach as required.

To provide expert advice, support and direction to ensure holistic patient care for acutely ill and deteriorating ward patients in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary teams and with the support from the matron.

  • Takes responsibility for triaging, co-ordinating and overseeing the organisation of patient care for acutely ill ward based patients on a day-to-day basis.
  • Be a credible practitioner who facilitates expert care to acutely ill or deteriorating patients in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Work closely with the intensive care nursing and medical teams to facilitate early and timely admission to ITU/HDU and safe discharge from critical care.
  • Receives referrals from all wards at in the Trust. Discusses care of any critically sick patients and advises on treatment within the agreed protocol. Summarizes all patient assessment in medical notes and advises staff of recommendation made.
  • Document clearly by using electronic and paper notes
  • Ensures that further referrals are made to other specialist teams where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. 

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to   Tosin Aragbaiye, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5934. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RN Adult Nursing and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Degree in a health-related subject
Desirable criteria
  • Non-Medical Prescribers Course or willingness to undertake
  • Post graduate in Critical Care Course

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent clinical skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Mentorship skills

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 18 months recent experience band 6 ITU /Experience mentoring Junior staff
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in research and audit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationAge positiveMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Pastoral CareArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Oliver
Job title
Deputy Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708 435000
Additional information

Ext 8724

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