Band 5 Critical Care Nurse Lanarkshire

Client Name: NHS Scotland

Location: Lanarkshire and surrounding areas

Role: Band 5 Critical Care Nurse

Rates: £25.94 - £52.94 per hour!

Shifts: Flexible hours, with shifts available throughout the day, night and at weekends.

Benefits:

• Access to Care4Carers - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care.
• Competitive pay rates
• First sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trusts
• Next-day payroll
• Block bookings in your favourite locations
• Excellent support from your own dedicated consultant
• Revalidation support
• 24/7/365 service - we're available when you need us

Working on a flexible shift-based rota, you will be responsible for providing constant monitoring and care for patients in seriously ill or unstable conditions. With access to state-of-the-art medical equipment, you will have the chance to provide the highest standards of care throughout your career.

General key skills

In addition to your qualifications, as a Band 5 Critical Care Nurse, you will have:

• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• excellent attention to detail
• a methodical approach to tasks
• excellent timekeeping
• the ability to work well under pressure
• empathy and understanding
• a flexible attitude
• a desire to learn and improve
• active listening skills
• the ability to use a computer competently

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As a Band 5 Critical care Nurse with NHS Lanarkshire, you will:

• provide constant monitoring and care for patients in seriously ill or unstable conditions.
• actively support emergency admissions, planned admissions and post-surgery patients and their families.
• communicate clinical information using a variety of methods to ensure effective understanding.
• safely identify, prepare, check and assemble equipment required for the relevant operating list.
• be responsible for adhering to the NMC professional Code of Conduct.

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications

Essential

• Be a registered nurse with 12 months post qualification experience in critical care.
• Recent NHS experience
• You will need to pass an enhanced background check.

So, if you believe you have what it takes to be a part of the outstanding critical care team at Medacs Healthcare, apply today.