Intensive Care Unit Nurse

2 weeks ago


Dartford Kent, United Kingdom Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Full time

The challenges of critical care offer rewarding acute experience. Our supportive team is expanding to encompass individuals who have a desire to increase their clinical expertise and contribute to the constantly challenging environment of acute critical care nursing and medicine.


ICU experience is desirable but not essential as full in-service training will be given.


Our Practice Development Nurse Team offer a comprehensive Band 5 induction and supportive supernumerary orientation. Further education is tailored to your developmental needs to support completion of the Critical Care Step 1, 2 and 3 programme via post graduate academic study.


If you are ready to play a key role within a dynamic nursing team and are passionate about delivering person centred care with kindness and dignity, we encourage you to join us. We promote flexible working practices within the unit and internal rotation between day and night shifts is required for this position. Working days and shift patterns are negotiable with the line manager.


To work as a registered nurse to provide direct nursing care to Intensive Care and High Dependency Care patients. Care of the unconscious patient


Care of invasive lines and monitoring


Tracheostomy care


Psychological care


End of life care in a critical care environment.
We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.


We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Complete a supervised clinical competency programme for ICU/HDU.


To encourage and promote the delivery of nursing care that is based as the latest research and is deemed to constitute best practice.


To be involved in clinical audit, to ensure that standards of care evident in policies, protocols/practice remain research and evidence-based.


To be clinically safe in the delivery of care in a critical care environment.


To be actively involved in the inter and intra hospital transfer of patients. To be responsible for the safe and stable transfer of patients outside the Trust recording vital signs, maintaining current drug therapies, completing documentation and ensuring an accurate handover on arrival.


Report accidents, incidents and complaints to the nurse in charge of the unit.


To participate in the attainment of corporate, directorate and unit targets in relation to the relevant government documents and initiatives.


Undertakes internal rotation in line with the unit shift patterns and local guidelines


Takes an active role in the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of care.


Assist in the safe moving and handling of level 1 and 2 patients using a combination of manual and electrical lifting equipment. Co-ordinate patient care and maintain effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team.


To ensure that all nursing records and documents are completed accurately and legibly to meet the Trusts legal requirements.


To be competent in the use of information technology available within the Unit.


To have an awareness of national and local health policies and their implications to the critical care service.


To comply with the health and safety regulations to maintain a safe environment for patients, relatives and staff.


Education and Training
IT Literate and able to use a range of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Word and Excel
Ability to support junior staff within the team
Cannulation /phlebotomy skills

Previous critical care experience.
Flexible approach to working in a changing environment
Darent Valley Hospital


Darenth Wood Road


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