Job Advert
SURGERY & THEATRE DIRECTORATE
CRITICAL CARE SERVICES - NINEWELLS HOSPITAL
MEDICAL HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT
REGISTERED NURSES – BAND 5
Salary Scale £23,113 - £29,905 per annum
An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered nurses, who are keen to develop their practice and experience and join the multidisciplinary teams within Critical Care Services in NHS Tayside. Critical Care Services is made up of the following five units within the Directorate of Surgery.
At Perth Royal Infirmary
High Dependency/Coronary Care Unit - cares for 4/4 patients, in each aspect of the unit, with CCU providing a nurse-led chest pain triage service and telemetry to adjacent wards.
Intensive Therapy Unit – is a 3/4 bedded unit caring for patients requiring level 2/3 care.
At Ninewells Hospital
Medical High Dependency Unit – has 6 beds caring for patients requiring Level 2 care
Intensive Care Unit - has 8 beds, caring for patients who require level 3 care.
Surgical High Dependency Unit - cares for up to 10 patients requiring level 2 care.
The role of these services is to work as a single system to enable the effective delivery of high quality patient services for level 2 and level 3 in-patients across Tayside. Our services are situated on two sites, approximately 25 miles apart.
You will have a primary base at a unit at Perth Royal Infirmary or Ninewells, with initial skills development within Ninewells Medical High Dependency Unit. Rotational work patterns between the two sites and the five units will be part of the role, in addition to emergency deployment between the sites, depending on clinical need.
You will be required to be registered on Sub-part 1: RN1 or RNA or Sub-part 2: RN2 of the NMC Register. You will ideally have a minimum of 1 years post registration experience / critical care experience would be desirable. You will have completed the Flying Start Programme, and you must be willing to undertake further study.
Informal enquiries are welcomed by – Mandy Smith, MHDU, Ninewells Hospital Tel: (01382 740411
ext : 33317)
Hours of work are: 37.5 Hours with day/night rotation.