Intensive Care Nurse

This is a bank post, supplied by NHS Professionals, for intensive care nursing at University Hospital Southampton, based at Southampton General Hospital. The work centres on caring for critically ill patients in a highly complex unit, giving individualised care to patients and their families. The post is for weekday day shifts, Monday to Friday, at a designated major trauma centre. Applicants need an active NMC PIN, a UK intensive care qualification and recent intensive care experience.

• Provide individualised, high-standard care to critically ill patients and their families within policy and resources
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient-centred care, and advise other staff
• Give and receive handover reports, and
  * escalate* changes in patient condition immediately
• Maintain accurate records of observations, treatment and care
• Check and administer prescribed drugs, including controlled drugs, in line with Trust policy
• Receive patients and relatives, and keep them informed of treatment and progress
• Liaise with the multi-professional team and other units to ensure treatments follow policy
• Arrange the care of patients' property in line with unit policy
• Co-ordinate and take part in transferring patients to other departments
• Report untoward incidents, problems and verbal complaints to the senior sister or charge nurse
• Keep up to date with resuscitation, major incident, fire and child protection procedures, and follow the NMC Code
• Check medical equipment is working, report faults and arrange replacements

• Formal intensive care (ITU) qualification from a UK course

• Active NMC PIN

• At least 6 months as a registered nurse in an NHS hospital in the past 2 years
• Experience of working in an intensive care unit in the UK in the past 2 years

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

• Available for day shifts, Monday to Friday

• Prompt payment, paid the week after work
• First access to shifts at the Trust before agencies
• Flexible shifts and choice of when to work
• Paid holiday accrued for every shift worked
• Shift booking online or through a smartphone app
• 24/7 support line
• Learning and development opportunities
• Wellbeing resources