Staff Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Job overview
The Intensive Care Unit at Royal United Hospital, Bath is seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurses to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our new 16-bedded unit.
Our Intensive Care Unit is a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment, providing an opportunity for nurses to enhance their skills and face new challenges daily. We are looking for nurses who thrive in a dynamic setting and can adapt quickly to the ever-changing demands of critical care.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and work in a unit where every day presents new opportunities to grow and make a difference, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job- To maintain high standards of nursing care and ensuring that nursing objectives are achieved using a systematic approach to nursing care.
- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised patient centred care and provide support and advice to other staff as appropriate.
- To receive patients and their relatives in accordance with recognised policies and ensure that they are kept informed of treatment and progress.
- To arrange the care of patient's property, in accordance with Unit policies and within the limitations of hospital responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria- Registered nurse with NMC pin
- Relevant Acute NHS ward experience
- Knowledge and skills- good understanding of NMC code of practice and gives examples of communication skills/ confidentiality/ evidence based care/ MDT working/ Management skills
- ICU experience as student or RN
- National Framework -steps 1 competencies
- Accredited Mentorship Course
Supporting statment reflects job in ICU
Essential criteria- Supporting statement reflects role in ICU