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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Staff Nurse - Critical Care

The closing date is 11 July 2025

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Job summary

A fantastic development opportunity has arisen for registered nurses who wish to develop their acute care skills in the specialist area of critical care nursing.

We are looking for caring and compassionate nurses with high standards of care to join our team. We require staff who excel in working in a multi-disciplinary team and who have high standards of care as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills to ensure quality for our patients.

We desire staff who have a genuine interest in caring for the critically ill adult and their families, who are able to prioritise care in acute deterioration, whilst upholding the Trust Values each day.

This post is for the Princess Royal site, but there is an expectation of cross site working. There are permanent, fixed term/secondment opportunities available.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of individualised patient care, working in partnership with patients, their carers and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the patient's physical, spiritual and emotional needs are met.

Recognise changes in patients' conditions which require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made or escalation procedures enacted as appropriate.

Ensuring high quality care and compassion is given to all our critical care patients and their carers.

Communicate sensitively, confidentially and with empathy to meet the wide ranging physical and emotional needs of patients and their carers and families.

Adhere to hospital and unit policies and procedures, regarding Infection control, health and safety and managing risk.

Continuing Professional Development and studying for competencies, as this is an essential part of the role.

About us

You will be joining a highly motivated team .

We work as one team across the two sites in Telford and Shrewsbury.

We work closely with our MDT to maintain high standard of care and compassion.

We recognise outstanding care within our team, We also highly value safety and quality - with established daily safety huddles, improved communication through our team newsletter and open culture for all staff to suggest improvements.

We value training and development highly on our unit, and we will support you to complete your mentorship course as well as your graduate certificate in Critical Care as part of your development. This is in addition to monthly training on the unit related to various topics including advanced equipment and of course, your statutory and mandatory training.

Details

Date posted

02 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

223-SNC-504-A

Job locations

The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford

Telford

TF1 6TF


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • RGN Adult
  • Appropriate level of verbal and written English language skills as determined by formal assessment (if English is not first language).

Desirable

  • Teaching and Assessing Course
  • Critical care course

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Acute Nursing experience
  • Knowledge of current professional issues

Desirable

  • Awareness of relevant / current professional issues.
  • Understanding of use of audit in a clinical setting

Skills and Ability

Essential

  • Evidence of excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team setting

Desirable

  • Microsoft office PC and Sema Pas skills
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • RGN Adult
  • Appropriate level of verbal and written English language skills as determined by formal assessment (if English is not first language).

Desirable

  • Teaching and Assessing Course
  • Critical care course

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Acute Nursing experience
  • Knowledge of current professional issues

Desirable

  • Awareness of relevant / current professional issues.
  • Understanding of use of audit in a clinical setting

Skills and Ability

Essential

  • Evidence of excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team setting

Desirable

  • Microsoft office PC and Sema Pas skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford

Telford

TF1 6TF


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford

Telford

TF1 6TF


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager ITU/HDU and Critical care Outreach

Sabina Jones

sabina.jones1@nhs.net

01952641000

Details

Date posted

02 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

223-SNC-504-A

Job locations

The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford

Telford

TF1 6TF


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