Senior Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 14/09/2026
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Role summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse in a 20-bedded Intensive Care Unit. The role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver excellent and compassionate care to critically ill patients. You will support junior staff, assess patient needs, and make sound clinical decisions. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to develop leadership skills and contribute to person-centred care.
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- Nationally recognised Intensive Care Course
Desirable criteria
- Nationally recognised Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of recent experience in Intensive Care in the NHS
- Recent experience at band 6 within ICU
- Mentorship qualification
- NMC registered
- Nationally recognised Intensive Care Course
- Nationally recognised Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of recent experience in Intensive Care in the NHS
- Recent experience at band 6 within ICU
- Mentorship qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 8d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Staff Nurse
The closing date is 14 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our 20 bedded Intensive Care Unit for a caring, highly motivated, enthusiastic band 6 Senior Staff Nurse
Every day we strive to deliver excellent and compassionate care to our patients. We were voted ICU Trust Of The Year in 2022 by the Intensive Care Society. As an Intensive Care Unit we're proud to have been successful in achieving university accreditation with the University of Reading. We were recently in the top 10% of hospitals in the UK in the "Friends and Family Test"
You must be a Registered Nurse with a nationally recognised Critical Care course experience. Your development within ICU is supported by a dedicated mentor and team leader who'll ensure you will have the support and guidance you require. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills and build on your already excellent knowledge and skills base. Your leadership will contribute to a team mission to deliver person centred cared with kindness and respect and in line with our hospital values continually strive to deliver excellence in everything we do. The integral part of the Senior Staff Nurse role will be to lead and support a multi-disciplinary team. You will use your own initiative and your excellent communication skills to liaise w
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