Sister/Charge Nurse - ACCU

We are excited to invite applications for a Band 6 Sister/Charge nurse to join our busy Adult Cardiac Critical Care Unit (ACCU) at St Bartholomew's Hospital Heart Centre. This is a unique opportunity to rotate across three critical care units, each caring for a diverse range of patients, including:

Post-operative cardiothoracic and thoracic patients.

We are proud to have been rated as 'Outstanding' in leadership by the Care Quality Commission in 2017. Your professional development is a priority for us, and we offer opportunities to undertake courses such as ILS, ALS, CALS, BSc, MSc, and even PhD programmes. We also support nurse-led research, fully backed by our Director of Research and Development.

This role will involve shift patterns of long days, nights and bank holidays to meet the service requirements of the ACCU.

Main duties of the job

1. Assess, plan, provide, and evaluate skilled evidence-based care for critically ill patients (L2 & L3). Ensuring quality care and patient safety are paramount.
2. Support and develop colleagues by mentoring and assessing their skills.
3. Take charge of the unit, ensuring patient safety and in-depth clinical knowledge while supporting the bedside nurses.
4. Promote practice development within Critical Care.
5. Fulfil Local/Trust requirements in specified audit or project work.
6. Maintain a safe working environment, complying with Health and Safety regulations, Environmental Health Act, and attending mandatory training.
7. Provide highly skilled support to medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
8. Work in conjunction with your seniors on quality improvement projects across the unit.
9. Work with senior line manager to deputise and manage team members.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registrant with NMC
• Adult Critical Care Course
• ILS / ALS provider
• Specialist relevant clinical course
• Management training
• Completion of Step 4 Competencies
• Leadership programme or equivalent
• Degree or working towards first degree

Experience

• Relevant critical care experience including management experience in ITU
• Evidence of positive contribution to critical care
• Associate Mentor to adult critical care course student

Knowledge

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Up to date knowledge of clinical speciality and evidence based practice
• Knowledge of current NHS, professional and educational issues
• Understanding of current educational practices relating to training

Skills

• Evidence of proficient clinical skills in critical care
• Proficient in communication
• Understanding of reflective practice and how it can be used
• Evidence of critical thinking and initiative to solve problems and manage workload
• Able to work in a changing environment and to actively support / promote planned change
• Demonstrates effective team work skills

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.