Staff Nurse - Critical Care Unit
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot, Knowsley
Staff Nurse - Critical Care Unit
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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot, Knowsley
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 6 days ago, 16 Oct | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 6ee1d658919543a8a1810d0d86836fff
Full Job Description
- To provide/develop skills and competence in caring for critically ill patients requiring level 2 and 3 care
- Adhere to the trust 5-star patient care, nursing strategy and the values of 6 C
- Promote a safe working environment in accordance with risk management principles
- Liaise with senior medical staff to provide a high-quality service to critical care patients and their familie
- Following completion of critical care competencies (18 months) supervise staff, identify their development needs and act as a mentor
- Provide advice and clinical practice in advanced support systems within the critical care environment
- Support staff in noncritical care areas as required
- Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and maximise the best use of resources
The post holder should be committed to providing first class care to all patients, and are desired to have previous experience or knowledge of working within the Critical Care environment. An Enhanced DBS barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post. - Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
The Critical Care Unit is located on Ward 4E, and is a purpose built department with state of the art facilities. The Unit is funded for 14 beds - 8 level 3 patients, and 6 level 2 patients. The department is committed to the ongoing development of its service, in supporting improvement within its service provision. The professional development of our staff is important to us, with an established programme in place for new staff supported by the Practice Development Nurse., Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements: