Staff Nurse - Adult Critical Care Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This Band 5 Staff Nurse role is in the Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU) at St Bartholomew's Hospital Heart Centre. It offers a unique opportunity to rotate across three critical care units, caring for diverse patients including post-operative cardiothoracic, heart attack, ECMO, vascular, and cancer patients. The unit prioritizes professional development, offering various courses and supporting nurse-led research. The role involves shift patterns including long days, nights, and bank holidays.
Key responsibilities
- Assess, plan, provide, and evaluate skilled evidence-based care for critically ill patients (L2 & L3), ensuring quality care and patient safety.
- Support and develop colleagues by mentoring and assessing their skills.
- Promote practice development within Critical Care.
- Fulfil Local/Trust requirements in specified audit or project work.
- Maintain a safe working environment, complying with Health and Safety regulations, Environmental Health Act, and attending mandatory training.
- Provide skilled support to medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (RN1) with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) of UK
- Degree or equivalent in relevant field of study
- Intravenous accreditation
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Previous experience in an acute setting post qualification.
- Experience in acute setting while on nursing placement
- Full understanding of the NMC The Code: professional standards (2015) and revalidation process to maintain professional registration.
- Knowledge of assessment, planning and evaluating patient care according to the needs of the individual.
- Reflective practitioner
- Knowledge on current healthcare issues.
- Capable of effectively managing and organising tasks in a dynamic and fast-paced setting.
- Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills, with a focus on precision and attention to detail.
- Demonstrates the ability to maintain composure and handle high-stress situations with ease
- Exhibits emotional resilience and empathy when interacting with patients and their families.
- Skilled in utilising IT and clinical information systems for care coordination and documentation.
- Demonstrates adept critical thinking abilities and prioritises patient care based on urgency.
- Displays effective interpersonal skills and collaborates well within a team, fostering a conducive environment for teaching and receiving feedback
- Shows evidence of contributing to ongoing quality improvement initiatives.
- Proficient in utilising and interpreting advanced monitoring equipmen
- Capable of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care programs.
- Competent in providing basic life support.
- Able to administer prescribed medications, including blood transfusions.
- Capable of supervising and instructing junior or unqualified staff members
- Possesses an understanding of Audit and Research Based Nursing Practice.
Desirable criteria
- Prep for mentorship course or equivalent.
- Evidence of professional development e.g. Acute care skills training
- Experience in caring for level 2/3 patients in critical care/high dependency setting or other acute setting.
- Awareness of structure and organisation of NHS
- Interpretation of arterial blood gas analysis
- Experience working with advanced cardiac monitoring
- Proficient IT s
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Barts Health NHS Trust
Staff Nurse - Adult Critical Care Unit
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Adult Critical Care Unit Band 5 Staff Nurse - Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU)
We are excited to invite applications for the Band 5 Staff Nurse post to join our world-class Adult Cardiac Critical Care Unit (ACCU) at St Bartholomew's Hospital Heart Centre. This is a unique opportunity to rotate across three critical care units, each caring for a diverse range of patients, including:
- Post-operative cardiothoracic and thoracic patients
- Heart Attack Centre patients
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) patients
- Vascular patients
- Cancer patients
We are proud to have been rated as 'Outstanding' in leadership by the Care Quality Commission in 2017. Your professional development is a priority for us, and we offer opportunities to undertake courses such as ILS, ALS, CALS, BSc, MSc, and even PhD programmes. We also support nurse-led research, fully backed by our Director of Research and Development.
This role will involve shift patterns of long days, nights and bank holidays to meet the service requirements of the ACCU
Main duties of the job
Main DutiesAssess, plan, provide, and evaluate skilled evidence-based care for critically ill patients (L2 & L3). Ensuring quality care and patient safety are paramount.Support and develop colleague
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