Job overview

An exciting Band 7 opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic individual to become part of the Critical Care team at the Bury Care Organisation which provides a shared service for the Salford & Bury Care Organisations

The Trust is proud to offer Safe, Clean and Personal services to patients and carers. If you have a passion for delivering high quality clinical care then this could be the role for you.

Fairfield Hospital has a 6 bedded Critical Care servicing the local population with specialist input for ENT Services, low risk cardiac surgery and services a local Stroke Hub.

Salford Royal Critical Care is a leading specialist centre for Major Trauma, Neurosciences, Upper GI and Intestinal Failure within Greater Manchester. The Critical Care floor covers 40 level 2 & 3 beds. 

Main duties of the job

You will need to demonstrate strong leadership, organisational and communication skills and will need to be an expert in all areas of nursing within the critical care.

You will have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the critical care floor and for ensuring excellent care of the highest standard is delivered to all our patients. You will manage, support and lead a team of nurses in the provision of evidence based, quality patient centred care.

You will also provide specialist advice to patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching.  You will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources. 

The practitioner will manage the delivery of patient care on a daily basis. They should be expert in all areas of critical care nursing from patient’s admission to discharge, which facilitates clinical practice development. They have overall responsibility for day-to-day management of their clinical area and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures maintaining associated records.

They will manage, support and lead a team of nurses in the delivery of evidence based patient centred care, which is of a high standard.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.