Itu Nurse

**Firstpoint Healthcare is one of the NHS’s preferred suppliers of specialist nursing and Medical staff, we are looking for experienced ITU / ICU Nurses to work with in London. hospitals via the agency on a full time, Part Time or adhoc basis.**

As a **Staff Nurse** in the Critical Care unit, you will be required to provide a high level of care for patients by assessing, planning, delivering and continued evaluation of care. Additionally, you will be responsible and accountable foryour own practice and for ensuring the delivery of a high quality service at all times.

Clinical
- Carry out a full range of registered nurse duties, including assessment, planning,

implementation and evaluation of the patient’s condition and care with support from the
- nurse in charge.
- Maintain the privacy and dignity of all patients whilst adhering to Trust

and department policies, reporting any difficulties with these duties to senior staff.
- Maintains a safe environment when caring for patients, including those patients requiring
- frequent levels of monitoring.
- Monitors all patient care and treatment, maintaining high standards and quality at all times.
- Documents incidents on Datix in real time and escalated these to nurse in charge and isarea of trust risk management and how to raise concerns policies
- Prioritise nursing care, recognise deterioration in a patient’s condition and alert senior staff immediately.
- Maintains accurate, contemporaneous and legible written records of care.
- Uses effective communication, written and verbal with all levels of staff including the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives.
- Adheres to the agreed procedures as identified, and promotes by example, a high standard of good quality nursing care in the department.
- Fosters good relationships with other departments, the multidisciplinary team and visitors to the unit. Helps to achieve and maintain morale for both staff and patients.
- Participates in the health education and explanation of treatment to patients and relatives

**What we offer our Nurses**
- Advanced block booked shifts.
- Competitive pay rates
- First sight of agency nursing shifts across the trusts
- Optional workplace pension scheme
- Provided Uniform, ID badge and DBS
- Flexible hours to suit your other commitments.
- Blue light discount scheme
- Weekly pay
- £75 Joining bonus T&Cs apply
- £150 refer a friend care workers / £250 for nurses T&C’s apply
- Your own dedicated consultant
- On hand support 24 hours per day.
- Free Mandatory training
- Employee of the month scheme
- Opportunities to learn new skill sets.
- Revelation support

**Essential requirements**:

- 6 months recent relevant UK experience
- You will need to pass an enhanced background check