Job summary
ITU Staff Nurse
37.5 hours per week - part time hours considered (rotation to days, nights, early, weekends and bank holidays)
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
Closing Date: 20th June 2025
Interview Date: 4th July 2025
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will benefit from an orientation and induction programme run by our Critical Care Educator. Staff follow an education pathway, which is competency based (using the Critical Care national competency framework) and will have the opportunity to undertake a Critical Care course in conjunction with a University.
Our unit is exciting and supportive where you will have the opportunity to work as part of a highly skilled, dynamic and friendly team.
If you are looking for a challenge and are eager to provide a high quality service to patients, relatives and carers then this is the opportunity for you.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
An opportunity has arisen for compassionate, dynamic and motivated nurse who is patient focused to join our 8 bedded ITU/HDU here at George Eliot Hospital.
The Trust aims to deliver safe, high quality care and ensures a positive patient expience. As part of our team you will represent the Trust in delivering nursing care, in line with the Trust Values and treat all staff/colleagues, patients, families, and visitors with respect and dignity.
Working under the direction of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will provide and maintain effective clinical assessment to ensure that patient care is planned and evaluated.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
An opportunity has arisen for compassionate, dynamic and motivated nurse who is patient focused to join our 8 bedded ITU/HDU here at George Eliot Hospital.
The Trust aims to deliver safe, high quality care and ensures a positive patient expience. As part of our team you will represent the Trust in delivering nursing care, in line with the Trust Values and treat all staff/colleagues, patients, families, and visitors with respect and dignity.
Working under the direction of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will provide and maintain effective clinical assessment to ensure that patient care is planned and evaluated.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
Esperience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in an acute Trust
- Ability to recognise patient deterioration
- Ability to deal with emergency situations
- Patient safety
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to have positive working relationships
- Proven organisational skills
- Can demonstrate compassion
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work under pressure
- Ability to motivate
- Ability to support staff in stressful situations
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
Esperience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in an acute Trust
- Ability to recognise patient deterioration
- Ability to deal with emergency situations
- Patient safety
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to have positive working relationships
- Proven organisational skills
- Can demonstrate compassion
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work under pressure
- Ability to motivate
- Ability to support staff in stressful situations
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.
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.
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).
