Staff Nurse - Critical Care

Job summary

We are delighted to offer a rewarding opportunity within Wexham Park Critical Care, ideal for a Band 5 Staff Nurse seeking to grow clinically and professionally within a supportive and dynamic team. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust operates across three hospital sites in Frimley, Ascot and Slough, offering wide-ranging clinical exposure and development opportunities.

Wexham Park Critical Care Unit is a 16-bedded mixed ITU/HDU (Level 3 and Level 2) unit, delivering care across a wide range of medical and surgical specialties. This includes post-operative and emergency care, as well as post-primary coronary intervention patients. The unit also provides advanced therapies such as intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support and haemofiltration, ensuring a varied and challenging clinical environment.

We place a strong emphasis on education and professional development. Our comprehensive education programmes--supported by a dedicated Practice Education Team--equip staff at all levels with the essential knowledge and skills needed to thrive in critical care.

This is a permanent opportunity, ideal for someone looking to gain valuable experience and make a meaningful impact within a supportive and dynamic team.

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of the Nurse in Charge, the post holder will be responsible for delivering safe, effective and evidence-based nursing care to critically ill patients across Levels 1-3.

The role involves monitoring, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised patient care, working in partnership with patients, their families and the wider multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will safely and competently manage complex monitoring equipment, intravenous infusions and ventilatory support systems, ensuring high standards of clinical practice are maintained at all times.

As an integral member of the critical care team, the post holder will be accountable for the organisation, coordination and delivery of nursing care for patients allocated to them, contributing to the overall effectiveness and quality of care within the unit.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation trust was established on 1st October 2014 following the merger of Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust, Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trusts. The Trust compasses of these three main sites.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to thisvacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN level 1 or level 2
• Current NMC registration

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification
• I.V training

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post-registration experience
• One or more years of working experience in an UK hospital setting

Desirable

• HDU / ICU experience
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Critical care module.

Skills

Essential

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
• Self motivated and uses own initiative