Senior Staff Nurse – Critical Care; ITU

Senior Staff Nurse – Critical Care (ITU)

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Location: The Harborne Hospital, Birmingham

Hours: Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

We’re looking for an experienced Senior ITU Nurse to join our brand‑new, state‑of‑the‑art Intensive Care Unit (ITU) at The Harborne Hospital, HCA Healthcare UK’s 4th NHS Joint Venture.

Purpose‑built with both patients and colleagues in mind, The Harborne Hospital is a 50‑bed, multi‑specialty private hospital offering advanced clinical infrastructure, exceptional technology, and modern facilities. We deliver full clinical pathways across specialties including Cardiology, Cancer Care, and Complex Surgery.

As a Senior Staff Nurse in our 6‑beded Critical Care Unit, you’ll work alongside leading consultants from the Birmingham area, caring for patients who have undergone Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Neuro and Spinal Surgery, and Colorectal Robotic Surgery.

You’ll play a key role in a close‑knit, supportive team of established ITU Nurses who value collaboration, fairness, and professional growth. With guidance from two Charge Nurses and an experienced Line Manager, you’ll have the autonomy to take charge and lead shifts confidently. The ideal candidate will have in‑charge experience and a strong background in a Cardiac ITU setting, with the clinical confidence to manage complex cases and support junior colleagues.

What You’ll Bring

• NMC Registration as a qualified nurse in the UK
• Cardiac ITU experience, with confidence managing high‑acuity patients
• In‑charge experience, demonstrating leadership in critical care
• Extensive background in Critical Care, ideally across multiple specialties
• Critical Care Course with 60 ITU Credits

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

• Unique and Individual:
  We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion:
  We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness:
  We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity:
  We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.