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Job overview

•                    Be responsible for the management of the unit in the absence of the Intensive Care Lead Nurse.

•                    Deputise for the Intensive Care Lead Nurse as and when required.

•                    Provide professional leadership and support.

•                    Act as an expert practitioner in critical care

•                    Lead and actively promote practice and educational development at ward/departmental level.

•                    Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

•                    Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.

Main duties of the job

·         Establish and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any problems in communication.

·         Develop knowledge and practice in Intensive Care.

·         Promote best practice in health, safety, and security.

·         Contribute to the development of services.

·         Improve quality.

·         Promote people's equality, diversity, and rights.

·         Assess people’s health and wellbeing needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload.

·         Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes to address patient's complex and changing health and wellbeing needs.

·         Lead work teams in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice

·         Allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess the work of teams and individuals.

·         Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and /or financial resources.

·         To provide support and care for the patient and his/her family respecting their need for privacy and dignity.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.