• Job Description

  Req#: C9249-25-0226?language=en&page=167&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  PLEASE NOTE: if you are a student qualifying in Spring 2025, please be aware that we have concluded our Newly-Qualified Nursing campaign and are unable to accept any additional applications at this time.

  Staff Nurse - Band 5 - Intensive Care Unit

  Full current UK Professional registration and working within a UK NHS Trust is essential when applying. All applicants who do not fit this criteria will not be eligible for shortlisting and be dismissed from the process.

  D o not apply if process of UK registration/visa is not complete.

  Hours: Full / Part Time

  Come and join our progressive, innovative critical care team and benefit from working in a modern critical care unit. We are a busy 12 bedded critical care dealing with a wide variety of patients. As a team we are committed to delivering first class care to our patients and on-going professional development of our staff.

  We are currently seeking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated staff to join our proactive team. To apply you will need post registration experience in an acute care setting. Previous ICU experience is desirable but not essential as full training in managing critically ill and high dependency patients will be given.

  Main duties of the job

  To practice as a safe and competent nurse and provide a high standard of care to patients within the Critical Care Unit. Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide a safe environment and contribute to the continuing development of clinical practice. Develop own clinical expertise, leadership and teaching skills through nursing practice

  About us

  Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

  Details

  Date posted

  21 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  249-7189700

  Job locations

  The Great Western Hospital

  Marlborough Road

  Swindon

  SN3 6BB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  1. Management of the critically ill patient.2. Actively participate as part of the team in providing a safe unit environment.3. Develop an extensive knowledge of critical care nursing.4. Maintain own clinical and professional development in Nursing and participate in performance review annually.5. Actively participate as part of the team in developing and providing evidence based best practice.6. To work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust Policies.7. Maintain effective communication and professional relationships, at all times, with patients and their relatives, colleagues and other members of the public.8. Actively listen to concerns or complaints raised by patients/ relatives /carers and report to the nurse in charge or matron.9. Maintain confidentiality of patients and their relatives at all times.10. Maintain accurate documentation in accordance with NMC and Trust policy, protocols and guidelines.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  1. Management of the critically ill patient.2. Actively participate as part of the team in providing a safe unit environment.3. Develop an extensive knowledge of critical care nursing.4. Maintain own clinical and professional development in Nursing and participate in performance review annually.5. Actively participate as part of the team in developing and providing evidence based best practice.6. To work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust Policies.7. Maintain effective communication and professional relationships, at all times, with patients and their relatives, colleagues and other members of the public.8. Actively listen to concerns or complaints raised by patients/ relatives /carers and report to the nurse in charge or matron.9. Maintain confidentiality of patients and their relatives at all times.10. Maintain accurate documentation in accordance with NMC and Trust policy, protocols and guidelines.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Nursing Diploma / Degree.
  • First Level registration.
  • Basic Life Support.
  • IV Medicine Administration
  • Evidence of portfolio development

  Desirable

  • ALS.
  • Mentors & Assessors course.
  • Paediatric BLS
  • ALERT/REACT course
  • Preceptorship programme

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a Multi disciplinary team.
  • Ability to effectively organising own work load.
  • Ability to prioritise clinical care needs
  • Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
  • Current experience of nursing patients in an acute hospital setting
  • Current knowledge of local and national developments in nursing
  • Experience and competency in IV medicine administration
  • An understanding of audit, essence of care and productive ward

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in ICU/HDU
  • Competency in management of o Arterial Lines o Central Venous Catheters o Tracheostomy

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Able to work well as part of a team
  • Patient centred approach, caring attitude and able to prioritise.
  • Effective communication skills, able to relate well to all health care personnel, relatives and carers.
  • Commitment to provision of high quality care and practice development
  • Ability to keep clear and accurate records of patient care in a timely manner

  Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate competency in o Advanced Life Support o Management of patient controlled analgesia o Performing a 12 lead ECG
  • Understanding of research process, and able to discuss examples of evidence based practice
  • Participation in quality initiatives and Audit

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Nursing Diploma / Degree.
  • First Level registration.
  • Basic Life Support.
  • IV Medicine Administration
  • Evidence of portfolio development

  Desirable

  • ALS.
  • Mentors & Assessors course.
  • Paediatric BLS
  • ALERT/REACT course
  • Preceptorship programme

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a Multi disciplinary team.
  • Ability to effectively organising own work load.
  • Ability to prioritise clinical care needs
  • Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
  • Current experience of nursing patients in an acute hospital setting
  • Current knowledge of local and national developments in nursing
  • Experience and competency in IV medicine administration
  • An understanding of audit, essence of care and productive ward

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in ICU/HDU
  • Competency in management of o Arterial Lines o Central Venous Catheters o Tracheostomy

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Able to work well as part of a team
  • Patient centred approach, caring attitude and able to prioritise.
  • Effective communication skills, able to relate well to all health care personnel, relatives and carers.
  • Commitment to provision of high quality care and practice development
  • Ability to keep clear and accurate records of patient care in a timely manner

  Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate competency in o Advanced Life Support o Management of patient controlled analgesia o Performing a 12 lead ECG
  • Understanding of research process, and able to discuss examples of evidence based practice
  • Participation in quality initiatives and Audit

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  The Great Western Hospital

  Marlborough Road

  Swindon

  SN3 6BB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  The Great Western Hospital

  Marlborough Road

  Swindon

  SN3 6BB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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