ITU Staff Nurse

Location: Oxford

Salary: £28,000 to £34,000 per annum

Description: Our client is a large flagship hospital and are looking to recommence their Intensive Care Service. At the start of 2017 the Hospital opened their Post Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU), a Level 1-2 Unit looking after a core group of specialties including spinal, complex orthopedics, ENT, and bariatric surgery., These patients spend 24-48 hours undergoing close monitoring which cannot be done in a ward environment. Following the successful implementation of PACU the hospital is now planning to re-open a fully refurbished ITU caring for patients undergoing major cardiac and neurological surgery; can you join us on this journey?

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure the implementation and maintenance of a high quality nursing patient care service within specified area of responsibility.
• Deliver high quality patient-focused care through the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a collaborative programme of care which is clinically effective, evidence based and appropriate.
• Represent the department at internal meetings as required.
• Assist in ensuring all audits/reviews of the area of responsibility and its performance are undertaken and action is taken to address any issues raised.
• Undertake risk assessment and management within the remit of their responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant standards within area of responsibility.
• To deputize for the Department Manager and assist with the effective running of the department.
• Relevant and recent ITU experience is a MUST for this post.

Benefits: An above average salary, generous holiday allowance, contributory pension scheme, along with on-going training development programmes and more.