Staff Nurse, Band 5- Critical Care

Current jobs at Gloucestershire Hospitals

Main area Critical Care Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent:
Internal rotation across both GHFT sites Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Site Trustwide Town Gloucestershire Salary £32,073 - £39,043 (pa pro rata if part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59

At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.

With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We're investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.

We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning Critical Care team at Gloucestershire Hospitals. It is an interesting, challenging and highly rewarding specialism, with endless opportunities to enhance knowledge and clinical skills, whilst delivering fundamental aspects of nursing care.

We're looking for passionate and enthusiastic nurses to join our busy and diverse team. We work collaboratively delivering expert care to critically ill patients and their families. Our staff say, "teamwork isn't just a concept here, it's the heartbeat".

What sets us apart is our commitment to your growth. If you are new to critical care, we provide comprehensive on-boarding. You will receive 6 weeks of supernumerary status, an orientation day, an in-house education program, and clinical mentor-ship aligned with the 'National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care.' Your continuous professional development will be guided by dedicated Clinical Nurse Educators.

Step into a friendly and supportive environment where training and education are not just valued but prioritised.

The role encompasses a unique blend of opportunities at both our Hospitals. In a full or part-time role, you could be part of a team that delivers exceptional care everyday.

Additional working pattern details:
Rotation into nights during a 4 week rota, cross site post in GRH and CGH, includes weekend working

Additional contract details:
Internal rotation across both GHFT sites

- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the nursing care of patients within Critical Care in accordance with UK law, the NMC code of conduct and the Trust values

- Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model

- To work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team

- To manage a patient/caseload of patients within defined clinical area

Key Dimensions

- To organise own time and that of non-registered staff, students and other learners within Critical Care as appropriate

- To support the senior members of staff in the management and supervision of the defined clinical area

- To work on Critical Care in both GRH and CGH depending upon service need

- Actively contribute to a good learning environment by taking on the role of…