Band 5 Staff Nurse – Critical Care: ICU/HDU – Base site St.Helier ICU

Band 5 Staff Nurse – Critical Care: ICU/HDU – Base site St. Helier ICU

The closing date is 05 May 2026

Main duties of the job

• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care within sphere of responsibility.
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high standards of care to critically ill patients and ensures plans of care reflect current patient care needs.
• Is aware and adheres to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To provide quality, holistic care of a high standard to both the critically ill patients and their families within Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
• To liaise and cooperate with other relevant departments within the hospital.
• To act as a resource for peers, patients, relatives, carers and other staff groups.
• To participate in the unit and nursing service development in a proactive manner.
• To ensure safe patient care, staff may be asked, at short notice, to work at either Epsom General Hospital or St Helier Hospital ICU/HDU. This decision would be made by the ICU/HDU Matron, taking into account staffing, skill mix, patient dependency and acuity and capacity within both units.

What we can offer

• Flexible start date to suit your needs.
• Learning and development support from day one with clear career and skills pathways and comprehensive clinical and leadership training opportunities.

Qualifications / Training

• NMC registration current/pending.
• Evidence of recent / ongoing development.
• Degree in Nursing.

Experience

• Relevant Acute NHS ward experience.
• Evidence of motivation and desire to work in critical care.
• Previous critical care experience as student or RN.
• Post qualification acute ward experience.

Skills

• Excellent general nursing skills delivered with care and compassion.
• Able to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of priorities in caring for critically ill patients.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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