Job Description
Are you a motivated registered nurse who wants to start a career, or continue to work within critical care? Then come and join our fantastic team!
We can even offer a relocation package.
We have full time and part time opportunities for Registered Nurses within the Critical Care department at The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent.
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 specialities. These include maxillo-facial surgery and pPCi covering Kent. We are excited to announce that we have expanded to 24 beds in our new purpose-built Critical Care unit.
We are afriendly, supportive, dynamic team and forward thinking with a strong commitment to professional development.
We are seeking enthusiastic, caring and self- motivated registered nurses who aspire to making a positive contribution to the care of critically ill patients.
Are you a newly qualified or already experienced in Critical Care nurse?
We will tailor an education package for you with our dedicated Critical Care Education team who will actively support and encourage your education & development.
In return for your commitment and hard work.The Critical Care Education team provides Band 5 nurses with an excellent, structured development programme, supporting individuals to gain the required skills, knowledge and lifelong learning to become excellent Critical Care nurses. There will also be the opportunity to access development opportunities with our links with Canterbury Christchurch University and the University of Greenwich.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 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.
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information and opportunities.
NHSEI have always been clear that staff have a professional duty to get vaccinated and it remains our best line of defence against COVID-19. As such NHS organisation including Primary Care, are encouraged to continue engaging with and supporting their staff to inform their decisions in order to drive vaccine confidence, protect themselves, patients, and everyone else. NHSEI has producedCOVID-19 vaccine communication materials.
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