Critical Care Staff Nurse

To provide the highest standard of nursing care. To plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for individual patients and to supervise other staff in this activity. To ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the patient and their carers. To act as an advocate for the patient and family, providing them with information and support and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate.

To start planning discharges from admission, liaising with the multidisciplinary team, other departments and community services as necessary. To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence based nursing care. This includes expanded role responsibilities, following appropriate training. To be competent in the administration of medication. To ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed "best practice".

To work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of holistic patient centred care. Ability to promote patient centred care and establish good relationships with patients and carers. To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team. The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million. RCHTis responsible forthe provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds: Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro St Michael's Hospital in Hayle West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as ourfacilities, andare committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation. The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.