Job summary

We have a fantastic career opportunity in a forward thinking critical care environment.

We have a part time opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse within the Critical Care Unit at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Magate.

We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of holistic care. This is reflected in our CQC reports, ICNARC data, performance metrics and feedback from patients, relatives and visitors to our unit.

We have a busy, mixed level unit admitting emergency and elective patients from a variety of specialties. .

Main duties of the job

Our Critical Care Unit is fully committed to audit and research and provides a dynamic environment conducive to gaining additional knowledge and skills.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, energetic, innovative and self- motivated Nurse Educator to join our well established friendly and diverse team. As a Nurse Educator you will be expected to act and lead our large workforce, to set and maintain the high clinical standards we all aspire to. The ideal candidate will have had minimum 2 years as a Band 6 in critical care and will need to demonstrate a pro-active and adaptive approach to leadership and management with a positive mind-set and hold an interest in working within a fast moving unit. They must be an g effective communicator, who can demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure, managing staff and delivering patient focused care. They will be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the varied demands of the role as required.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

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