Band 5 Staff Nurse Adult Critical Care Cardiothoracic ICU

Successful candidates will start on our in-house Foundation Course beginning 22nd February 2027- please note-

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.

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.