About this role
Job summary
The General Intensive Care Unit at the Bristol Royal Infirmary has an exciting opportunity due to expansion for motivated and experienced Band 5 nurses to join our team.
There is no better time to join Critical care at The Bristol Foundation Trust. With our new build and expansion of Critical Care services. We are also commissioned for the Bristol ECMO service for the South West in conjunction with North Bristol Trust and have an established Outreach and Research team.
You will join our team in our General Intensive Care unit who care for patients from diverse specialities across the region as we are a tertiary referral centre for thoracic, ENT, GI surgery, oncology, cardiac and ECMO. This incorporates emergencies, planned elective care and long term rehabilitation for critically dependent patients .
We have a shared culture on inclusiveness within our unit and work collaboratively with our large multi-disciplinary team including medical staff, therapists, dietitians, pharmacy, speech and language, research and SNOD's to provide excellent care for our patients.
We are committed to staff development and the opportunity for all of our staff to grow. Our team of innovative practice educators strive to support staff with this.
Main duties of the job
In partnership with other professionals and disciplines, develop measurable patient care plans. The process should include assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care from admission to timely discharge Take charge of the clinical needs of defined patients on the ward prioritising workload according to changing clinical need Ensure nursing documentation is maintained accurately and in a timely manner in line with the Trust standard Demonstrating awareness and compliance with Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and working towards promoting this to others.
If you are hard-working, have an interest in critical care and would like to join our friendly and motivated teams here at the Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, then this is the place for you.
About us
The Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across many different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. The trust has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment
Desirable
Acute experience
Qualifications and Training Essential
RGN.1st Level or relevant ODP qualification Current or imminent MNC registration /or current Health professions Council for ODP (1)
Desirable
Relevant post registration course Bachelor's degree
Skills and Abilities Essential
Computer skills Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area interest in clinical area pain management
Desirable
Airway management Experience of informal/formal teaching Experience of taking charge on a ward or managing a case load of patients
Personal qualities Essential
Professional Respectful Collaborative Innovative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8HW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)