Critical Care Staff Nurse

Essential

• NMC Registered Adult Nurse
• Diploma in health/nursing-related studies
• Enhanced CRB clearance.
• Completion of the Critical Care National Lead Nurses (CC3N) Steps Competencies Level 1, or willing to work towards.

Desirable

• Degree in health related studies or equivalent academic standard
• Formal Teaching or Mentoring qualification.
• An accredited postgraduate Critical Care Nursing course at either Level 6 or 7.
• Completion of the Critical Care National Lead Nurses (CC3N) Steps competencies, Levels 2 and 3.
• Completion of the Critical Care National Lead Nurses (CC3N) Bolt-on competencies in either Burns, Neuro, or Maternity.

Essential

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate clear communication in high-pressure situations, such as medical emergencies.
• Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to senior staff and seek help when needed.

Essential

• Ability to identify own learning needs and proactively work to address these in line with the local or national competency frameworks
• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate complex patient care
• Ability to analyse a large amount of complex clinical data and make sound clinical decisions when needed, and seek support from senior staff.
• Ability to apply a wide range of evidence-based critical or acute care skills in patient care.
• Ability to study at the degree and master's level to achieve necessary post-graduate qualifications
• Ability to work within a highly simulated environment while maintaining focus.

Desirable

• Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to Critical Care Services with the NHS.
• Awareness of change management within the NHS and personal roles and responsibilities in support of such programmes.

Essential

• Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking complex clinical skills in confined spaces.
• Ability to work within a highly simulated environment while maintaining focus.
• Competent use of a wide range of complex medical equipment.
• Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres. Including complex techniques such as proning, management of patients with unstable spinal injuries and transfer of complex critically ill patients from the unit to receive care or treatment
• Ability to undertake such moving and handling procedures regularly throughout a shift.
• Demonstrate ability to use a wide range of IT software, including Office 365 and electronic patient record software

Essential

• 6 months of experience caring for acutely unwell, unstable adult patients in an acute hospital setting, undertaken within the last 12 months.
• Experience using electronic patient record systems and EPMA systems
• Experience using a wide range of medical devices and technology.
• Experience working in a large team, ensuring high-quality nursing care.
• Experience in managing medical emergencies, ensuring effective teamwork.
• Experience learning and education through both high and low fidelity simulation programmes

Desirable

• 18 months post-registration critical care experience, caring for both Level 2 and 3 patients.
• Experience in delivering complex organ support, including artificial ventilation, Blood Pressure augmentation, Renal replacement therapy, etc.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring learners within the clinical area.
• Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse or project work

Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Demonstrate ability to support the wider MDT with the coordination of patient care within the team.
• Demonstrate ability to manage own time to ensure achievement of role-specific training and competency achievement.

Essential

• Positive approach to working within other units across critical care at short notice.
• Ability to travel between campuses at short notice 7 days a week.
• Ability to work a wide range of shifts, including long days, Night duty, weekend and bank holidays.
• Ability to work a minimum of 23hrs/ week
• Ability to care for a patient in an emotionally stressful, traumatic situation, including withdrawal of life-sustaining care, and seeking support when needed.