Staff Nurse - Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit are currently seeking experienced applications from dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic Staff Nurses at Band 5 to join our friendly and supportive teams. UHS is a designated major trauma centre and has general and specialist Critical Care areas, such as Neuro ICU, Cardiac ICU and General ICU.

Neuro Intensive Care is a 13-bedded unit offering an integrated specialist regional service for neurosurgical and neurological patients admitted as either emergencies or elective patients within the Wessex region, a population of over three million.

As a specialist unit situated within the Wessex Neurological Centre (a centre of excellence in the treatment of neurological disorders), we care for patients with a range of neurological and neurosurgical conditions, including multi-trauma patients.  As a unit, we actively participate in various research programmes and have a team of Nurse Specialists who support the delivery and continuity of patient care within and outside of Neuro ICU.

We are committed to developing you as a Critical Care Nurse and our Critical Care education team provides structured support to all staff.  Our formal education package follows a structured career pathway which includes induction training and an in-house Foundation programme.  All staff follow a nationally recognised competency package which opens opportunities to apply for an adult Critical Care or Neurosciences course (or both, if able) at degree or master's level

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be required to provide a high standard of individualised patient care, in accordance with agreed policies and within available resources, which has the Trust core values at its heart. You should be able to demonstrate the aptitude to work in highly pressurised situations with maturity, motivation, enthusiasm and common sense.

What we're looking for

We are looking for Nurses with experience in either Critical Care or acute settings who are ready for the next step in their Nursing career, passionate and will strive to inspire, develop and support every patient, every colleague, every day.

Candidates must be flexible and able to work a full range of shifts across a 7-day rota. You will have excellent communication skills, demonstrate effective multi-disciplinary team working and show a strong commitment to meeting the needs of the service.

You will be committed to working flexibly with the collaboration of an established team and will develop your critical care skills to become a competent member of the nursing team who care for critically ill patients in a complex and challenging environment.