Critical Care Team Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.
• Acts as a resource and promotes advice and assistance, ward staff, to nursing and paramedic staff in all areas within the Anaesthetic Directorate when required.
• Assists with any problems presented by patients, referring these to the appropriate department for action.
• Receive and give reports on nursing care. Facilitate the correct agreed records, observations, and procedures are carried out to the agreed standard, with due regard to confidentiality.
• Assists with investigation of complaints, incidents, accidents and any other untoward occurrences, and reports findings to the CCC Matron, where appropriate.
• Ensures own ability to practice, and act as facilitator by appropriate professional development.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Diploma / Degree in Critical Care essential 60 credits
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Desirable criteria

• Recent experience working in a Critical care setting
• Teaching qualifications
• Outreach Course

Experience

Essential criteria

• at least 2 years Experience in a Critical Care environment as BAND 6
• Leadership potential
• Positive attitude to change
• Skills in mentoring, supervision of colleagues
• Works well within a team
• Management experience
• Ability to lead projects and new developments

Desirable criteria

• Have some Financial/ Budgetary awareness
• Some experience related to performance review process
• Experience of managing and motivating a team

personal skills

Essential criteria

• Problem solving skills - ability to respond to unexpected demands
• Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions
• Strong communication skills written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals
• Ability to embrace change in a complex environment
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work others and adjust plans as required both in the short and long term
• Able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance
• Able to lead and direct others to accomplish organisational goals and objectives
• Able to form and maintain excellent professional relationships with all members of the multi professional team
• Ability to carry out audits and reports along with presentation skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of GPICS standards

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• job description (PDF, 344.6KB)
• Personal Specification (PDF, 152.4KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 142.3KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
• Bedford Hospital Site map (PDF, 2.6MB)
• Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)