Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 205-7437822
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke University Hospital
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Critical Care Unit
Pods 3-6
Senior Staff Nurse
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced critical care nurse wishing to further their career within the speciality.
Main duties of the job
We are a 36-bedded Critical Care Unit that provides care for seriously ill patients from across a range of medical and surgical specialities including neurosurgery and major trauma. The University Hospital of North Midlands is one of the designated Major Trauma Centres within the West Midlands. We provide the highest standards of care for patients who have sustained traumatic brain and spinal injuries.
We are looking to appoint a Senior Staff Nurse to join the team for a 12 month fixed-term/secondment contract. If you meet the shortlisting criteria, are highly motivated, professional, supportive and can work under pressure within a team, then we would like to hear from you.
Critical Care prides itself by actively supporting all staff in their continued educational and professional development supported by our own practice development team.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact one of the senior sisters on 01782 679037.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Critical Care Course
- Mentorship or equivalent
- Evidence of Degree Level Study
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of study at Masters Level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 3 years Critical Care experience
- Evidence of supporting learning/education in practice
- Evidence of effective communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management/leadership experience
- Evidence of being involved in Quality Improvement
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sandra Barrington
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 675527
- Additional information
For an informal visit or enquiries please contact one of our Senior Sisters on 01782 679037.
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