Band 5 Staff Nurse ITU

Job Description

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) is a large provider of acute services, serving a population of over 750,000 in outer North East London. The trust operates from two sites; Queens Hospital and King George Hospital. There are approximately 900 beds across both sites. Queens Hospital is the trust’s main acute hospital and opened in 2006. It is the main hospital for people living in Havering, Dagenham and Brentwood. The hospital includes a hyper acute stroke unit (HASU), a large birthing centre, a renal dialysis unit and specialist neuroscience centre. The Emergency Department (ED) treats over 150,000 walk-in and ambulance emergencies each year. King George Hospital opened at its current site in Ilford in 1995 and provides acute and rehabilitation services for residents across Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham, and Havering, as well as providing some services to patients from South West Essex.Do you want an exciting and interesting role working with a team of likeminded individuals who are committed to delivering high quality, safe patient careIf you are ambitious and motivated and looking for a new challenge to enhance your personal and professional development we would love to hear from you.The critical care service at Barking Havering and Redbridge Trust comprises of 59 critical care beds based in six units, across the two sites. We admit from a wide range of specialties and from very busy Emergency Departments at Queens Hospital Romford and King George Hospital, Ilford. We are also a tertiary referral centre for neurosurgical and neurological patients from across the North East of London and Essex .We are looking to recruit Band 5 and Band 6 staff nurses to join our existing critical care nursing team. We are committed to developing all members of the team by offering a structured development and education pathway. We have an experienced practice development and education team to support you in conjunction with the learning and support given by your allocated team of mentors, team leaders and line manager.What will Critical Care give youA 6 week supernumerary period (includes induction)Working through the nationally recognised ‘Critical Care Steps’ Competency FrameworkRotations across all of our critical care unitsAccess to internationally recognised Adult Critical Care Courses (LSBU)Designated Education HubIn house clinical leadership development programme for staff development and career progression. We know it takes happy, motivated staff to deliver excellent patient care, so we are investing in making our hospitals great places to work. It’s about living our values: Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment – PRIDE at the heart of everything we do. Applications should be made on line but if you need any assistance please contact our Human Resource office ext. 2177.You are welcome to come for an informal visit please do not hesitate to contact the senior team leaders Devina Ramchurn ext. 3139, Nooranee Banarsee King Georges Hospital ext 8724,Mags O Grady ext.2139/6033We are looking forward to hearing from youFor further details / informal visits contact:NameDevina RamchurnEmail addressdevina.ramchurn@nhs.netTelephone number ext 3139