Staff Nurse, Critical Care/Intensive Care

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We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic nurses to join our friendly multidisciplinary team, & help us to continue provide high quality, up-to-date, and complex multi-speciality care! 

This is an exciting opportunity for registered nurses with post qualification experience within an acute clinical setting to be part of our dedicated Critical Care workforce in a prestigious Trust where we are motivated by innovation, the desire to make a difference, and our passion for patient centred care.  

We expect a desire to succeed in a busy, challenging, and exciting environment & provide extensive education & support to assist you! 

Due to the high demand for critical care beds in & around London, King’s is developing too. Our Adult Critical Care service currently consists of 94 beds across 7 critical care units.  

We have recently opened a 60 bed state of the art critical care centre, reaffirming our commitment to be at the forefront of technology & innovation. There are ongoing works to create a unique roof garden space where even patients who are on life support will be able to spend time outside, thanks to specially-designed critical care beds, monitoring systems and equipment. 

King's is the Major Trauma Centre for the South East London, Kent and Medway (SELKaM) trauma network, & a world leading centre for expertise in liver disease & liver transplantation. 

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Critical Care Nursing is a highly skilled and compassionate healthcare profession responsible for providing specialised nursing care to critically ill patients. Critical Care Nurses play a crucial role in monitoring, assessing, and managing patients with life-threatening conditions.

• To be a safe and effective practitioner able to provide high quality nursing care to patients and support to their loved ones
• To work with support, within a multi-disciplinary team to provide continuing care to a specified group of patients from admission to discharge
• To supervise and develop other members of staff and learners as appropriate
• To maintain own personal development with support

Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognise their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, & patient focused manner  

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King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimizing their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible

Mandatory vaccination from 1st April 2022, there is a legal requirement for staff who have contact with patients and other service users in England to be fully vaccinated (received both doses of an MHRA approved vaccine) against COVID-19. If your role is covered by the regulations, you will be required to provide proof of your full vaccination status as part of your pre-employment checks prior to your start date.