Staff Nurse - Critical Care | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

Registered Nurse - Critical Care
Band 5
Permanent
37.5 hours per week

We are looking for highly motivated nurses interested in working in our busy and challenging Critical Care environment.

Aintree Critical Care is a 26 bed unit caring for level 2 and 3 patients. Specialties include trauma, MFU and vascular alongside being a regional Major trauma centre.

Successful candidates will undertake a 12 week preceptorship programme, be committed to Trust Mandatory Training and will be included in an in house extensive training programme, facilitated by our Practice Educators.

Though Critical Care experience is not essential, preference will be given to staff with ITU, HDU or acute ward experience. These posts will be discussed at interview, and decisions made regarding allocation of staff will be based on experience and service need.

The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care.

Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and undertake delegated tasks from the ward sister/charge nurse.

The postholder will always work within the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year.

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

• Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain agreed standards of nursing care.
• Determine nursing priorities and plans patient care. Inform the nurse in charge when changes in circumstances may affect patient care.
• Maintain nursing records in accordance with the NMC and Unit/Trust guidelines.
• Maintain and improve quality of patient care through contribution to the development of Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit.
• Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients.
• Providing information and support to patients/carers, and ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patients’ condition.
• Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.
• To develop the clinical knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill patients admitted via both planned and unplanned routes.
• To undertake expanded practice under supervision, in order to optimise patient care and in accordance with ward/department and Trust policies.
• Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care.
• Ensure effective lines of communication within the ward/department multidisciplinary team.

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