# Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse Adult Critical Care Unit (HDU) **Company**: Barts Health NHS Trust **Location**: London **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: permanent **Salary**: £58,133 to £65,261 a year **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9259-26-1790?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_b692129b-71c ## Description We are excited to announce a new opportunity for an experienced High Dependency/Critical Care Nurse to join our dedicated team as a band 7 Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse in our world-class Adult Critical Care Unit at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The High Dependency Unit (HDU) is a 12-bedded unit caring for complex cardiothoracic surgical, aortovascular, thoracic surgery, complex cardiology, endocrine, and breast level 2 patients. We have one of the busiest Heart Attack Centres in Europe, ECMO and Oncology patients within our specialist centre. We have 50 critical care beds across 4 areas. The HDU is a fast-paced and an integral part of the critical care service. **Responsibilities:** - Provide professional nursing leadership and clinical oversight across a range of services within HDU, ensuring high standards of care. - Coordinate and support patient pathways, while offering guidance and support to patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team. - Provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualized, holistic patient care in conjunction with the inter-professional team. - Act as a professional role model and clinical teacher, providing effective mentorship and supervision, participating in the education and training of nursing and non-nursing staff. - Take charge of the High Dependency Unit as required, liaising closely with the Matron with continuing responsibility. **Requirements:** - Registrant with NMC BSc/1st degree (health-related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience Adult Critical Care Course or Equivalent Mentorship course. - ILS/ALS provider Leadership programme or equivalent. - Management qualification or equivalent experience. - Specialist relevant clinical course. - Evidence of continuing professional development Up-to-date knowledge of clinical specialty and evidence-based practice. - Knowledge of current NHS, professional, and educational issues. **Experience:** - Relevant critical care OR High Dependency experience 2 years Band 6 in critical care setting critical 5 years clinical experience post-registration. - Evidence of positive contribution to critical care. - Experienced in advanced support of critical care patient at band 6 and above. - Involvement in the provision of adult critical care course. **Skills:** - Evidence of proficient clinical skills in critical care Proficient in communication. - Understanding of reflective practice and how it can be used. - Evidence of critical thinking and initiative to solve problems and manage workload. - Able to work in a changing environment and to actively support/promote planned change. - Demonstrates effective teamwork skills. - Basic computer skills. - Flexibility Ability to respond to changes in a proactive way. **Benefits:** - Competitive salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year. - Permanent contract. - Full-time, flexible working. ## Skills ### Required - Critical Care - Leadership - Mentorship - Communication - Teamwork - Problem-solving - Reflective Practice --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9259-26-1790?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)