Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Critical Care Nurse to join the Intensive Care Unit at King George Hospital, Ilford, as a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse.

You will be part of a highly motivated team caring for critically unwell patients requiring Level 2 and Level 3 care. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Critical Care Nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and the ability to lead and support others in achieving these standards.

You will provide clinical leadership, education and support to the nursing team including new staff and colleagues requiring additional development. You will act as a role model, regularly coordinate the unit and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, individualised and evidence-based care.

You will also contribute to the continued development of Critical Care nursing practice, supporting improvements in quality and patient experience in line with local and national standards.

The Trust PRIDE values of Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment will be embedded within your leadership and clinical practice.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised, evidence-based care for critically ill patients in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and professional standards.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical documentation in accordance with NMC and Trust requirements.
• Demonstrate advanced critical care knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of acutely and critically unwell adults, including recognition and escalation of clinical deterioration.
• Develop and implement appropriate interventions and action plans to optimise patient outcomes.
• Act as the patient’s advocate and practise at all times in accordance with the NMC Code.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. 

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. 

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance. 

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.