Job Description

Critical Care Unit



Pods 3-6



Senior Staff Nurse



An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced critical care nurse wishing to further their career within the speciality.



We are a 36-bedded Critical Care Unit that provides care for seriously ill patients from across a range of medical and surgical specialities including neurosurgery and major trauma. The University Hospital of North Midlands is one of the designated Major Trauma Centres within the West Midlands. We provide the highest standards of care for patients who have sustained traumatic brain and spinal injuries.



We are looking to appoint a Senior Staff Nurse to join the team for a 12 month fixed-term/secondment contract. If you meet the shortlisting criteria, are highly motivated, professional, supportive and can work under pressure within a team, then we would like to hear from you.



Critical Care prides itself by actively supporting all staff in their continued educational and professional development supported by our own practice development team.



University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.



All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.



UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.



At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve .



For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached and Person Specification.



For more details on the post, please contact one of the senior sisters on 01782 679037.