Two exciting opportunities have arisen for a permanent and 12 months secondment for highly motivated, enthusiastic, dynamic nurse to join our friendly multidisciplinary team in Neurosciences ICU as a Band 6 sister/charge nurse.  Take this unique opportunity to join us now for a chance to experience and contribute to developments to enhance this regional service.   

Candidates should be forward thinking and be able to demonstrate sound innovative leadership styles and skills. You should also be eager to develop your own clinical and management skills. You may also have the opportunity to be involved with Practice Development and Education. You will need to be motivated, enthusiastic and enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team.   

You will need to demonstrate continuing professional development and a strong commitment to developing others and have an understanding of how to improve and provide safe, quality care for patients and their relatives.  

Neurosciences Intensive Care is a 13-bedded unit in University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation trust, offering an integrated specialist regional service for neurosurgical and neurological patients admitted as either emergencies or elective patients for a population of over three million.  

As a specialist unit situated within the Wessex Neurological Centre (a centre of excellence in the treatment of neurological disorders), we admit patients with a range of neurological and neurosurgical conditions, including multi trauma patients as Southampton is designated as a regional major trauma centre. As a unit we actively participate in various research programmes and we also have a team of Nurse Specialists who support the delivery of patient care.