Sister/Charge Nurse - Critical Care Conquest
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join a critical care team. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for Level 2 and 3 patients, ensuring comprehensive patient care and maintaining optimum physical and psychological well-being during critical illness. The successful candidate will also support relatives and families, as well as junior and senior colleagues, and may take charge of the unit in the absence of senior staff. The unit comprises 14 beds, including Level 3, Level 2, and Level 1 enhanced care beds.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Basic Life Support
- Willingness to undertake ALS if not already held
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
- Recognised critical care qualification
Desirable criteria
- Diploma or degree level study.
- ALS course.
- Minimum of 4 years critical care experience working at band 5
- Passed ICU course both modules and consolidated for 6 months
- General surgical/medical or specialist ward experience
- Other
- Demonstrates attention to detail and professional attitude towards completion of application form
- Registered Nurse
- Basic Life Support
- Willingness to undertake ALS if not already held
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
- Recognised critical care qualification
- Diploma or degree level study.
- ALS course.
- Minimum of 4 years critical care experience working at band 5
- Passed ICU course both modules and consolidated for 6 months
- General surgical/medical or specialist ward experience
- Other
- Demonstrates attention to detail and professional attitude towards completion of application form
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.
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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Sister/Charge Nurse - Critical Care Conquest
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly and supportive critical care team. We are looking for a nurse who is able to demonstrate recent substantive experience at Band 5 level in a critical care environment and is able to evidence the completion of the Intensive care course with 6 months post consolidation.
We looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who is an excellent communicator and has a genuine interest in developing their critical care skills. Interpersonal skills are essential and they will be demonstrating the ability to be forward thinking and passionate about delivering high standards of care.
Conquest Critical Care currently is a 14 bedded unit, comprising 6 Level 3 (ITU) beds, 4 Level 2 (HDU) beds and 4 Level 1 enhanced care (Enhanced Care Unit).
Main duties of the job
To work within the multi disciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to level 2 and 3 patients. Thus providing comprehensive patient care and ensuring the optimum level of physical and psychological well-being is maintained throughout period of critical illness. To provide support to significant others i.e. Relatives and Families during the same period. To provide support to seni
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