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Job summary

Main area
Critical Care
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Long Day shifts and Night Shifts)
Job ref
362-A-24-6753477
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill Hospital Critical Care Unit
Town
Staockport
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/12/2024 23:59

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Critical Care Staff Nurse

Band 5

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

As a successful candidate, you can look forward to working within a friendly and supportive environment where training and education are awarded high priority. You will be offered 8 weeks initial supernumerary status working alongside experienced critical care nurses. Professional development is supported within a friendly team structure. We also offer opportunities to undertake a recognised critical care course.

Informal enquires are highly recommended.

Please contact Kate Timlin, Emily Flesk, Lisa Hinde or Gerol Willams  (Unit Managers) on 0161 419 4274.

They will proactively engage with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, gain agreement and keep them informed about their treatment and care. They will demonstrate compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way.

Maintain registration, and nursing competencies, and comply with NMC code of Professional Conduct and related documents.

To be flexible to work within other areas or departments to meet the demands of the trust workforce model and changing service needs.

Main duties of the job

Working as a registered Nurse within our teams you will have the opportunity to work with a range of supportive colleagues within the multidisciplinary team. Our innovative approaches to care based on our quality improvement programme means that Critical Care remains varied, no two days are the same which enable you to develop your expert nursing skills in caring for these complex patients.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. 

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

•  Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

  NHS pension scheme membership

•  Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

  NHS Staff discounts

  Cycle to work scheme

•  Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

•  Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provides direct nursing care to patients requiring level 2&3 care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of SFT. Prioritises nursing care, recognizes deterioration in patients condition and escalates to the senior nursing team /clinicians immediately. Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

Provides teaching and educational material as appropriate, validates and documents patient and family understanding of teaching. Leads the nursing team in the delivery of patient care collaborating with other disciplines to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes. Participates effectively at the Quality improvements initiatives for the unit ensures that the Units KPIs are achieved and are aligned with SFT quality standards.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Person specification

Interview

Essential criteria
  • GCSE
Desirable criteria
  • Critical Care Course

written and questions

Essential criteria
  • NMC Qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching

written and questions

Essential criteria
  • Communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Additional Qualifications and training

written and interview

Essential criteria
  • Healthcare background
Desirable criteria
  • Critical thinking

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emily flesk
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 419 4274
Additional information

Band 7 Team:

Kate Timlin - [email protected]

Lisa Hinde - [email protected]

Gerol Williams - [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Aspen House
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
Telephone
01614194720 ext.117081