Staff Nurse - Adult Critical Care Unit

Job summary

Adult Critical Care Unit Band 5 Staff Nurse - Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU)

We are excited to invite applications for the Band 5 Staff Nurse post to join our world‑class Adult Cardiac Critical Care Unit (ACCU) at St Bartholomew's Hospital Heart Centre. This is a unique opportunity to rotate across three critical care units, each caring for a diverse range of patients, including:

• Post-operative cardiothoracic and thoracic patients

We are proud to have been rated as 'Outstanding' in leadership by the Care Quality Commission in 2017. Your professional development is a priority for us, and we offer opportunities to undertake courses such as ILS, ALS, CALS, BSc, MSc, and even PhD programmes. We also support nurse‑led research, fully backed by our Director of Research and Development.

This role will involve shift patterns of long days, nights and bank holidays to meet the service requirements of the ACCU.

• Assess, plan, provide, and evaluate skilled evidence-based care for critically ill patients (L2 & L3).
• Ensuring quality care and patient safety are paramount.
• Support and develop colleagues by mentoring and assessing their skills.
• Promote practice development within Critical Care.
• Fulfil Local/Trust requirements in specified audit or project work.
• Maintain a safe working environment, complying with Health and Safety regulations, Environmental Health Act, and attending mandatory training.
• Provide skilled support to medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

As part of our commitment to enhancing the working lives of our staff, we provide:

• o Flexible working arrangement so Flexible self-rostering, including long days and night shifts, in line with our local guideline so Childcare vouchers and family-friendly policieso An excellent pension scheme and staff benefitso career progression opportunities

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Date posted: 10 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £38,488 to £46,852 a year per annum inc

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: SBH

Job locations: St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
, United Kingdom

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

• Registered Nurse (RN1) with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) of UK
• Degree or equivalent in relevant field of study
• Intravenous accreditation
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Prep for mentorship course or equivalent.
• Evidence of professional development e.g. Acute care skills training
• Previous experience in an acute setting post qualification.
• Experience in acute…