Experienced Registered Nurse - GCC/CTCC - Band 5

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust ,
Coventry, West Midlands
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Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit and General Critical Care Unit have merged. An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit and the General Critical Unit University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in Coventry for the position of experienced Band 5 registered nurse. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to rotate between the two units Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit is a 16 bedded combined Intensive Care Unit and a High Dependency Unit. The department cares for patients that have undergone cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. They also care for Major Trauma and general surgical patients. The department takes a Multidisciplinary Team approach to the care and management of patients. General Critical Care Unit is a 30 bedded combined Intensive Care Unit and a High Dependency Unit. The department cares for patients from the following specialties; Major Trauma, Neurosurgery, General Surgery and Medicine. The department takes a Multidisciplinary Team approach to care and management of patients. We are looking for dynamic, focused, strong and flexible Nurses to join the General Critical Care and help us continually improve and change the unit to meet the needs of the patients that we care for. You must have the ability to create and sustain a culture of positivity, where staff are supported & developed. You will work closely with the Matron and the senior nursing team to support excellence in the department. We are seeking applicants for Band 5 posts from Registered Nurses who have prior experience in either a high dependency/intensive care setting or an acute setting to join our motivated, friendly and supportive team. If successful, you will be fully supported in your new role both through mentorship from our experienced team and through our Critical Care Training and Development Team. Competencies will be provided to support your development. Once completed, and you are established within your role there are further opportunities for professional development. The Recruitment Centre If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an Recruitment Centre. This Recruitment Centre is intended to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate how you would treat our patients and staff for whom we care, with the compassion, courtesy, dignity and respect they deserve. Recruiting to Values To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment , which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description. The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour. All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders If you are invited to attend interview you will be asked to set up an account with the Trac recruitment system in order to confirm your interview time. Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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