Senior Staff Nurse CCU inEast Grinstead inEast Grinstead PUBLISHED
MON 4 NOV 2024
In addition to providing intensive care, the Senior Staff Nurse will lead the nursing team during shifts, review staffing needs, and engage in ongoing education, including simulation training. The unit is well-resourced and committed to the personal and professional growth of its nurses, offering opportunities to contribute to the unit's continuous improvement.
We are a specialist 5 bedded Critical Care Unit. We care for a variety of different patients following reconstructive plastic surgery, reconstructive head & neck cancer surgery , maxillofacial trauma and major burns requiring HDU / ITU level of care.
Rotation on to night duties is a requirement of the role.
You must have significant experience in Critical Care and have already gained the ITU Course. In return for your intensive care expertise we will support you in learning the specialities within our unit through education and experience.
As a unit we are a well-resourced speciality and offer excellent career development opportunities to develop both professionally and personally; we encourage and support our nurses to actively contribute to our continuing development. We encourage participation in regular Simulation training.
About us
Senior Staff Nurse Skills (alongside usual ITU bedside care):
- Supporting junior staff
- Leading the team on a shift by shift basis
- Reviewing staffing
- Taking referrals
- Bed management within unit
- Attending hospital bed meetings
- Attending MDT meetings and meetings with family members
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