Job summary
- Main area
- Neuro Critical Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 200-7438680-GO-ND
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 per annum incl HCAS (pro-rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Neuro ICU (adult) Senior Staff Nurse Band 6
Band 6
Job overview
Providing excellent individualised unsupervised nursing care. Develop into the role of the shift leader with supervision. Participate in the education, training & professional development of Staff. Supporting the shift leader, managing and supporting other staff in managing a group of acutely unwell patients
Main duties of the job
We are a friendly and progressive, specialist Neuro ICU with 18 beds. Neuro ICU is part of a close-knit Adult Critical Care directorate and is situated in a modern purpose-built wing of St George’s Hospital in southwest London. We are proud to be a Major Trauma Centre, Stroke Centre and Regional Neuroscience Centre.
In Neuro ICU, we specialize in the care of patients following acquired or traumatic injury to the head and/or spine, along with those suffering from complex neurosurgical and neuromedical disorders.
Our team is diverse and inclusive and we develop staff of all levels to reach their potential, offering opportunities for rotation to other ICU areas, secondment to research and outreach teams and shift leadership as well as training and further specialist education.
"Looking for staff with a minimum of one year post critical care course (60 credits)"
Working for our organisation
St Georges Healthcare is a leading NHS Trust and one of London’s designated Major Trauma Centers. We are unique in that we operate in a large Critical Care Directorate and have three large adult Intensive Care Units on the same site; Neuro, Cardiothoracic and General. Although run as separate units, all work collaboratively across the Critical Care Directorate sharing expertise and innovations.
We encourage and support all aspects of professional development on the unit, including research, audit, study and project work. All new staff will enjoy a period of supernumerary practice during which time they can establish themselves in their new role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- RN (adult)
- Critical care qualification
Desirable criteria
- Practice Assessor or Mentorship training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience Critical Care trained
- Competent to take effective action when required on ICU to manage a clinical deterioration or challenging situation
- Experience of Nursing NICU patients
Desirable criteria
- Mentoring
- Transfer of critical care patient experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge of the application of evidence-based practice
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anthea Allen
- Job title
- Nurse Recruitment Lead Critical Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 0968
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