About this role
Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Critical Care Outreach Team in a substantive post as Sister/Charge Nurse. This role offers successful candidates the opportunity to develop new skills and gain experience as an Outreach team member, contributing to the clinical assessment of the deteriorating patient. The post holder will be an experienced qualified healthcare professional in the field of Critical Care and hold a Critical Care Course or equivalent competencies.
The post holder will play an essential role in assisting the Critical Care Outreach Team to provide extensive clinical advice, education and support to ward based multi-disciplinary teams, across clinical areas throughout the Trust. Providing comprehensive assessment and care of the deteriorating/acutely ill adult, leading to early intervention and treatment. The post holder will work in partnership with the Multi-disciplinary Team to initiate appropriate care to prevent further physiological deterioration and identify and refer those patients who require ICU/HDU admission.
Main duties of the job The post holder will be an experienced qualified healthcare professional in the field of Critical Care who will play an essential role in assisting the Critical Care Outreach Team to provide extensive clinical advice, education and support to ward based multi-disciplinary teams across a number of clinical areas throughout the Trust. The post holder will provide comprehensive assessment and care of the deteriorating/acutely ill adult, leading to early intervention and treatment. The post holder will work in partnership with the Multi-disciplinary Team to initiate appropriate care to prevent further physiological deterioration and identify and refer those patients who require Adult Critical Care admission.
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About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Name Zara O'Grady Position Band 7 Critical Care Outreach Deputy Matron Email zara.o'[email protected] Phone number 0113 2068526
Why you should join our Team The Critical Care Outreach service are a team of experienced individuals, who focus is to provide the highest quality of care, to patients experiencing a deterioration in their clinical condition.
Our vision: #OutstandingCriticalCare
“To achieve the best outcomes in the safest environments alongside an outstanding patient experience”
Adult Critical Care is committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice so that our organisation is an inclusive, welcoming, and inspiring place to work, regardless of age, disability, trans identity or history, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
What you will bring to the role The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the skills, experience and qualifications below and those in the attached job description.
Essential to the role are;
Essential
Registered Nurse (Level 1) Recognised teaching/assessing qualification Critical Care Course or equivalent competencies Evidence of theoretical, educational and clinical development related to the field of critical care Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues Ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team Ability to teach, supervise and assess qualified and unqualified staff Ability to manage time and prioritise own workload Self-motivated and able to work without direct supervision Insight into current issues in nursing/professional issues Standards of professional practice Professional and patient focused with a strong commitment to providing high quality care Ability to remain calm and polite under pressure Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking Excellent interpersonal skills with effective oral and written communication skills Clinical role model Motivator Able to identify and manage stress in self Compassionate Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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Experience Essential
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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.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Cross Site
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)