Staff Nurse - Critical Care

Staff Nurse - Critical Care Band 5

Main area Critical Care Grade Band 5 Contract 1 year (Fixed term contract to backfill maternity leave with a view to becoming permanent).

Hours:

37.5 hours per week (Day / Night shifts / Bank Holidays / Weekends). Job
-SU05563.

• Full time
• Part time

Employer:

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD). Site:
Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Town:
Bournemouth. Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum (Yearly). Closing 02/03/2026 23:59.

We are a three‑site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, employing about 10,000 staff and operating with an annual budget of £730m. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is delivering state‑of‑the‑art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve. In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train.

The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that a diverse workforce and allowing people to be themselves is essential to offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be under‑represented in our workforce. UHD has active staff network groups – Women’s Network, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, Armed Forces Support Group – and is signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic staff nurse looking for your next challenge? UHD is expanding Critical Care services across our site, including a new 30‑bed critical care unit covering trauma, surgical (including major vascular and maxillo‑facial), medical, paediatrics and cardiology.

We are seeking nurses with a passion for providing excellent patient care with an interest in critical care to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding team. You will work with an integrated multidisciplinary team and will receive a bespoke in‑house critical care training programme and rotational opportunities to research and other high‑care areas. This role offers an incredible opportunity for career development and a chance to make a positive impact on patients, families and the wider service.

Acute care experience is desirable. We work 12‑hour shifts, day and night, 365 days of the year.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration.
Base

Location:

Royal Bournemouth Hospital BEACH Building.
Interview Date: 9th March 2026.

Please note this role requires NMC Registration; applicants without registration will not be shortlisted.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

Telephone 0300 019 5423 / 5660 – request to speak to Matron, Sister or Charge Nurse. Planned informal visits are encouraged.

UHD is investing in and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service‑specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute.

UHD supports Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

• RGN 1st
• Experience with in speciality

• Able to communicate with staff members, patients and relatives.

• Experience of managing acutely ill patients in a ward setting
• Post Registration ITU experience
• Able to operate critical infusions
• Management experience within acute…