Bank Registered Nurse - Critical Care Services

Job overview

Band 5  Bank staff nurse – Critical Care Services 

***PLEASE NOTE  IT IS A REQUIREMENT TO POSSESS THE NATIONAL CRITICAL CARE COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK - STEP 1 FOR THIS ROLE***

***WEST SUFFOLK PROFESSIONALS ARE UNABLE TO SUPPORT SPONSORSHIP ROLES ON BANK, DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO OFFER GUARANTEED HOURS***

At West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we are looking to expand Our Critical Care Bank nursing workforce. We are looking for dynamic, motivated, and compassionate registered nurses who have a desire to care for critically ill patients.

Supporting our staff is at the heart of what we do within Critical Care at West Suffolk, we have a well embedded relationship with the Trust Wellbeing Support Team, as well as registered Professional Nurse Advocates, an initiative which is expanding throughout the trust at present. 

As a Critical Care Nurse, you will be integral to supporting the journey of patients during their stay in Critical Care.

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As part of our nursing workforce, you will be responsible for:

Assessing and monitoring patient conditions

Checking symptoms and vital signs

Recognising, responding to and managing emergency situations

Planning, Delivering and evaluating standards of evidence-based nursing care

Working as part of the MDT to support patients throughout admission to Critical Care Services

The role will involve but is not limited to you performing the above.

Working for our organisation

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?