Staff Nurse - Critical Care

Main area Critical Care Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Secondment) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Department name 01. UHD
- General Recruitment Site Royal Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/09/2026 08:00 Interview date 23/09/2026

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to 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 you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With 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 having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic staff nurse looking for your next challenge?

This is an incredibly exciting time in UHD with an expansion of Critical Care services across our site is now underway, including the building of a new 30 bedded critical care unit which will provide care in specialities such as 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 a particular interest in critical care to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding team.

You will be invited to work with the integrated multidisciplinary team and in return we offer a commitment to your professional development through a bespoke in-house critical care training programme and rotational opportunities to research and other high care areas.

This role offers the successful candidate an incredible opportunity for career development and a chance to make a positive impact on the lives of our patients, their families and on the wider service we provide.

Acute care experience is desirable as well as a goal of providing excellent nursing care, with an enthusiasm to learn being essential. We work 12 hour shifts, day and night, 365 days of the year.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base

Location:

UHD
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital BEACH Building with cross site working to Poole Critical Care until phase 3 move in complete.

Interview: 23rd September

Please note this role requires NMC Registration if you do not hold this registration/qualification you will not be shortlisted .

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

Telephone /5660 and ask to speak to Matron / Sister or Charge Nurse.

Planned informal visits are encouraged.

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