Critical Care Manager

Critical Care Manager | Spire Nottingham Hospital | Tollerton | Full Time | Permanent

Spire Nottingham Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Critical Care Manager to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Critical Care nurse who is ready to take the next step in their leadership career, with responsibility for leading our Critical Care Unit and developing a team committed to delivering exceptional patient care.

What you'll be doing

As Critical Care Manager, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Critical Care Unit, providing strong clinical leadership and ensuring we continue to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, supporting and developing the Critical Care team, acting as a visible and approachable clinical leader.
• Managing staffing, rotas and workforce planning to ensure safe staffing levels, appropriate skill mix and service capacity.
• Maintaining high standards of clinical care, patient safety and infection prevention and control.
• Supporting the education, training and competency development of Critical Care and wider clinical teams.
• Providing Critical Care Outreach support to other areas of the hospital when required, including supporting the safe step-down of patients to the ward environment.
• Working closely with the Director and Deputy Director of Clinical Services and wider senior leadership team to develop and improve the service.
• Participating in the Hospital Resuscitation Team and the hospital Duty Manager and Senior On-Call rotas.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for an experienced and confident Registered Nurse with a strong background in acute nursing and Critical Care/HDU, who is ready to take responsibility for leading a clinical team.

You'll need:

• Current NMC registration and a recognised Critical Care post-registration qualification.
• Significant experience working within an acute hospital Critical Care/HDU environment.
• Previous experience in a senior Registered Nurse or equivalent leadership position.
• Experience of leading, mentoring and developing clinical teams.
• Experience of workforce planning and clinical rostering.
• ALS and CALS training.
• A relevant nursing degree or equivalent, alongside evidence of ongoing clinical and leadership development.

A qualification in clinical education, post-graduate leadership qualification or Masters-level study would be desirable.

Most importantly, you'll be a strong clinical leader who can inspire and develop your team, make sound decisions in a busy environment and remain focused on delivering an excellent patient experience.

Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.