Band 5 Staff Nurse Adult Critical Care Cardiothoracic ICU

Job summary
Band 5 Critical Care Assessment Centre and interview day on Tuesday 3rd November 2026 for a Start date Monday 22nd February 2027 for our Band 5 Foundation Course. We do not offer individual or on-line interviews

Staff Nurse Band 5: To provide excellent nursing care by developing skills for Cardiothoracic Intensive Care (CTICU):

Fast paced 21 bedded tertiary referral unit cares for both emergency and elective patients from a broad range of specialties including cardio thoracic surgery, cardiology, vascular surgery and chest trauma. Seasonally we provide advanced respiratory care to medical patients requiring isolation. This spacious, modern unit promotes evidence based practice and prides itself on excellent inter professional collaboration.

Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will start on our in-house Foundation Course beginning 22nd February 2027- please note-

A/L may be limited during your first three months as 100% attendance on the Foundation Course is mandatory. A/L not given when there are study days. Please note this ad is for Cardiothoracic critical care only

You must have a strong desire to care for critically ill patients. We provide a three month supportive educational programme Foundations of Critical Care Nursing Course (FCCNC) at the beginning of your employment, to facilitate your development and clinical skills competency within intensive care.

Once completed there is the opportunity to undertake the University based Critical Care Course (Intensive Care), and to rotate to one or both of the other adult units, GICU and NICU. ED and Paediatric or Neonatal ICU or Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) to further develop your practice.

You must have a minimum of one year's current, active nursing experience as a qualified registered nurse working in an acute care ward or department within our Trust or preferably within the NHS. We do not take nurses as a first job from qualification and you will not be shortlisted if you apply.

About us
Trust Vision & Values:The post-holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of: Excellent, Kind, Responsible and Respectful.We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust and behave in a way that reflects these values.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which contains more information about the role

Please supply an excellent, thorough and complete application form explaining why you would like to work on critical care

The Assessment centre involves a written test and communication exercise, followed by an interview for those who pass the written element.

Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Registered Nurse (adult)
• 6 months -1 year current post-registration acute care experience

Desirable

• Undergraduate degree Masters level study

Experience
Essential

• Prioritise and organise own workload and the workload of other more junior staff.
• Ability to use resources effectively
• Recognise changes in patient condition and escalate appropriately

Desirable

• Critical care experience

Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care according to the needs of the individual.

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