Registered Nurse Critical Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the 12-bedded Critical Care Unit at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. The role involves providing and maintaining effective clinical assessment to ensure planned and evaluated patient care. Candidates should be enthusiastic, committed, and willing to develop their nursing skills in this rewarding speciality. A supernumerary training period and a detailed preceptorship program are offered.
Key responsibilities
- Provide and maintain effective clinical assessment to ensure patient care is planned and evaluated.
- Deliver safe, high quality care and ensure a positive patient experience.
- Represent the Trust in delivering nursing care in line with BCUHB Values.
- Treat all staff/colleagues, patients, families, and visitors with respect and dignity.
- Strive for excellence and improvements to nursing care.
Essential criteria
- Pre-registration evidence in direct nursing care
- Experience of providing holistic nursing care
- Interest in developing nursing skills
- Clear understanding of contract of care
- Ability to document details clearly and accurately
- Clear understanding of consent process
- Basic IT skills
- NMC Registered nurse
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Clear understanding of clinical governance framework
- Implement evidence based practice
- Knowledge of incident reporting policy
- Awareness of policies , knowledge of incident reporting policy
- Evidence of post registration study and training e.g. POVA, Child protection, Intermediate life support if required in clinical setting
- Welsh Speaker
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,557 – £39,631 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 9d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Registered Nurse Critical Care
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
Please note for Welsh students, you must apply via Streamlining where all available jobs can be located.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 5 nurse to work within the 12 bedded Critical Care Unit in Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board operates three Hospital sites with a total of 33 Critical Care beds, delivering care for all unscheduled care and a broad range of surgical specialities. We are seeking nurses who ideally have a minimum of 12 months experience in an acute area.
Candidates must be enthusiastic, committed and willing to develop in this very rewarding nursing speciality. We offer a supernumerary training period and a detailed preceptorship program alongside the National Competency Framework for Adult Critical Care Nurses.
The Critical Care Unit aims to deliver safe, high quality care and ensures a positive patient experience. As part of our team, you will represent the Trust in delivering nursing care in line with BCUHB Values and treat all staff/colleagues, patients, families, and visitors with respect and dignity.
Main duties of the job
Working under the direction of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will provide and maintain effective clinical assessment to ensure that p
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