Nursing - Clinical Nurse for Critical Care - Band 7

  • Department Critical Care
  • Salary £46,148.00 – £52,809 per annum
  • Closing Date 31/03/2025
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
  • Job ref 223-CNC-185
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Secondment: 12 months (Fixed term contract available)
  • Hours Part time - 30 hours per week

Job overview

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse band 7 in Critical Care at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury. This is a secondment/fixed term opportunity to cover maternity.

The post holder will function as an expert clinical practitioner within their designated clinical area. To deliver direct patient care whilst managing, leading, co ordinating and overseeing nursing practice. The Clinical band 7 Nurse in Charge has responsibility for the management of Critical Care during their rostered shift.

This will include assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards. To ensure that there is efficient and effective utilisation of all resources required to deliver optimum quality care to their client group. 

 The post holder will act as a professional role model being responsible for ensuring the high standards of nursing care / activities during their span of duty through directly supporting and leading on clinical practice

This role requires the post holder to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service covering 365 days and nights per year and the ability to work cross site if required.

The post holder will liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team and facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care.

You will support the Matron, Centre and Division in ensuring the unit is compliant with National Intensive Care standards to provide safe and effective care.

 

Main duties of the job

 

The post holder will be responsible for their ward/ department, effectively leading, motivating, supervising, and directing staff to ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork.

They will ensure that staff have a clear understanding of their duties and responsibilities and of the standards of performance and conduct expected of them throughout the 24 hour period.

To deputise for the Ward Manager and the Band 7 team as necessary.

The post holder will work with the Ward Manager and the Band 7 team to ensure that an appropriate managerial and professional infrastructure is in place to support the delivery of services and functional requirements within their ward/ department which are in line with corporate objectives. 

They will be responsible for agreed aspects of clinical management. providing the Ward Manager and Matron with assurances 

Development of others is a fundamental role of a clinical band 7 nurse in charge

Lead and participate on educational programmes within the critical care and the wider trust.

 

Working for our organisation

 

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust can offer you great career prospects. Situated in one of the most attractive parts of the country with dramatic countryside and bustling towns we have state of the art facilities, supportive friendly teams and excellent professional development opportunities

You will be at the forefront of developing the service for the future needs of the trust.

The critical care units are across both Shrewsbury and Telford sites, which is a short 20-minute journey between both sites. Where you will experience a wide range of specialities.  At The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital there is predominately surgical and medical patients and at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford you will experience medical, head and neck and maternity.

Both teams work closely with the critical care doctors, nurses and MDT.

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

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If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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