Intensive Care Nurse

Are you compassionate, caring and communicative? Would you like to work at one of the Countries leading teaching hospitals? Ifso, NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for Intensive Care Trained Nurses to work at Southampton General Hospital on the bank

Being on the bank at University Hospital Southampton givesyou full flexibility on when you work.

To be a skilledmember of the nursing team caring for critically ill patients in a highly complex environment. To provide a high standard of individualised care to the patients & their families, in accordance with agreed policies and within available resources.

UHSis one of only two places in the south of England to offer adults and childrenfull onsite major trauma care provision. Were a designated major trauma centreand has general and specialist critical care areas which were awardedoutstanding for leadership in our recent CQC inspection.

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Being on the bank at University Hospital Southampton givesyou full flexibility on when you work.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England,we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the careeryou aspire to. UHS is rated Good by the CQC and in the latest national NHSStaff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and forstaff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

Southampton is an attractive place to live, andwork situated on the south coast, with an international airport and directtrains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassiccoast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lowerthan London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

UHS gained foundation trust status in 2011. Every year the team of 11,500 treats around
150,000 dayand inpatients including 50,000 emergency admissions.

The critical care units at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are renowned for their local and national contribution to critical care, as well as for consistently delivering high standards of clinical care. We are very proud of their development sand how their service has expanded enabling them to actively recruit.

University Hospital Southampton has a rich tradition of developing Nursing and Midwiferypractice, and of delivering excellence in patient care.

Whilst proud of their heritage,their focus is the future, and central to this vision is providing evidence andvalue-based individualised care to the people supported.

We are looking for high calibre individuals with good interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate should relishthe challenge of a fast paced and exciting environment whilst wanting todeliver the highest standard of care.

To maintain high standards of nursing care and ensuring that nursing objectives are achieved using a systematic approach tonursing care.

To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised patient centred care and provide support and advice to other staff as appropriate.

To receive patients and their relatives in accordance with recognised policies and ensure that they are kept informed of treatment and progress.

To arrange the care of patient's property, in accordance with Unit policies and within the limitations of hospitalresponsibilities.

To liaise with all members of themulti-professional team to ensure that all treatments are correctly carried outin accordance with given policy.

To give and receive regular reports on the progress of patients, reporting…