Staff Nurse - General Intensive Care Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for experienced, dynamic, and enthusiastic Staff Nurses to join the General Intensive Care Unit (GICU) at University Hospital Southampton. The GICU is a 30-bedded facility caring for patients with diverse and complex injuries and illnesses, requiring level 2 and level 3 care. The role involves providing high-quality, individualised patient care in a busy, challenging environment, with a commitment to continuous professional development supported by a dedicated education team. Candidates should be flexible, able to work a 7-day rota, and possess excellent communication skills.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a high standard of individualised patient care in accordance with agreed policies and Trust core values.
- Work effectively in highly pressurised situations, demonstrating maturity, motivation, enthusiasm, and common sense.
- Work flexibly across a 7-day rota, demonstrating excellent communication skills and effective multi-disciplinary team working.
- Develop critical care skills to become a competent member of the nursing team caring for critically ill patients.
- Strive to inspire, develop, and support every patient and colleague daily.
Essential criteria
- Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
- Understanding of personal accountability
- Knowledge of own role within the team
- Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor
- [contact details removed] of evidence-based practice
- Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
- Evidence of on-going personal development
- Able to use initiative
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent study
- Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty
- Teaching experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
Posted 10d ago · Closes in 19d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Staff Nurse - General Intensive Care Unit
Contract Type:Permanent
Please be advised that thisvacancy may close earlier thanstatedif we receivea large number ofapplications.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team General Intensive Care Unit (GICU), we are currently seeking experienced applications from dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic Staff Nurses to join our friendly and supportive teams. UHS is a designated major trauma centre and has general and specialist Critical Care areas, such as Cardiac ICU, Neuro ICU and General ICU.
GICUat UHS is a30 beddedfacility caring for patientswith diverse and complexinjuries and illnesses, deliveringhigh-quality nursingcare to thoserequiringlevel 3 andlevel2 care.If you enjoy the challenge of working in a busy environment and you are looking for a position which willcontinuallychallengeand develop you, thenthis could be the perfect opportunity.
We are committed to developing you as a Critical Care Nurse and our Critical Care education team provides structured support to all staff. Our formal education package follows a structured career pathway which includes induction training and an in-house Foundation programme. All staff follow a nationally recognised comp
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