Do you thrive in fast-paced, challenging environments where your skills can save lives? Are you passionate about providing exceptional care to burn patients and their families? Proximity Healthcare is dedicated to ensuring excellence when assisting RNs in finding burn intensive care unit (BICU) nurse agency work in Northampton. We’re a healthcare employment agency in Northampton, Birmingham, and the UK that gives nurses agency work to help our healthcare facility partners.
Why BICU nurse agency work with Proximity Healthcare?
There is a huge demand for burn intensive care unit nurses, as well as huge growth forecasted for the speciality. According to the OECD, there are only 8 nurses per 1000 people in the UK. Luckily, agency nursing demand has exploded. In 2022/23, health boards spent a total of £161.2m on agency nursing. This would pay the salaries of 5,591 full-time newly qualified nurses, reports The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in their Nursing in Numbers (Wales) report for 2023.
Nurse agency work is projected to grow significantly worldwide in the coming years. The number of RNs is expected to jump 6% in the next decade, faster than most other jobs.
Endless possibilities with BICU nurse agency work in Northampton
As a BICU nurse, you’ll have incredible opportunities to explore diverse settings and gain invaluable experience, making your career path both challenging and rewarding. Here’s a glimpse of the exciting possibilities:
Acute Care Hospitals
Work in the heart of medical action, providing critical care to acutely ill patients in the burn unit.
Children’s Hospitals
Care for critically ill children in a unique and emotionally rewarding environment, requiring specialized skills and compassion.
Diverse Patient Populations
Gain exposure to a wide range of medical conditions: From trauma victims to chronic disease, you’ll encounter diverse patient populations, broadening your clinical knowledge. Plus, work with patients from various backgrounds to foster cultural sensitivity and communication skills, which enriches your practice.
Learning and Growth Opportunities
Many facilities offer mentorship programs with experienced BICU nurses to guide your learning and development. We’ll also ensure you can access diverse educational resources, conferences, and workshops to stay updated on the latest advancements and best practices in critical care.
The Northampton nurse culture of teamwork
In Northampton, nurses and other healthcare professionals are big on teamwork, collaboration, support, and a shared passion for providing exceptional critical care. Get ready to experience collaboration across disciplines. You’ll work hand-in-hand with respiratory therapists, physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. Also, you’ll experience a strong sense of camaraderie, supporting each other through challenging cases, celebrating successes, and offering emotional support during difficult moments.
As one BICU nurse so aptly wrote: “No two burn patients are ever the same, so you’ll never get bored. Changing the dressings requires multiple hands, so there’s a strong culture of teamwork. Since it’s so specialized and niche, we’re constantly learning from each other. It’s incredibly rewarding to literally watch patients heal. You get a nice variety of acuity, ranging from patients ready to be discharged home to patients with Swanns on CRRT in 3 different kinds of shock and working on their 4th, who end up living. Being required to wear sterile scrubs is phenomenal in reducing your laundry loads. The bonds you make with patients, families and coworkers are truly special.”
BICU nursing in style
Proximity Healthcare is proud to offer flexible shifts, top pay, and supportive agents to help you thrive in your burn ICU nurse agency work journey. Choose the shifts you would like to take on, count on our agents to negotiate pay on your behalf, and feel supported by a healthcare employment team on your side.
Register with Proximity Healthcare. Take control over your nursing life.