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Job summary

Main area
Surgery
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7752-SUR
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
QH Critical Care
Town
Romford
Salary
£45,953 - £54,254 Per Annum HCA inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/06/2026 23:59

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Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse - Critical Care

Band 6

 

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Job overview

4 x Full time Opportunity

An exciting opportunity for a band 6 critical care nurse has arisen in Neuro ICU , Queens Hospital , Romford. You will be part of a team caring for critically unwell patients across critical care units based at QH. Our critical care units consist of a total of 57 beds across two sites - Queens and King Georges and occasionally you will be required to work across site depending on service demands.  The Neuro ITU at Queens is a 12 bedded unit providing care for patient following neuro surgical interventions, trauma and  to emergency admissions from both the wards and a busy emergency department presenting with a range of conditions requiring level 2 and level 3 care.

We are looking for enthusiastic experienced critical care nurses with a passion for delivering high quality care in partnership with patients and their relatives, who can demonstrate an ability to lead others to work within these standards in a permanent role. You will be required to provide training and support to new staff members, guiding individuals that require performance related assistance.

You must be able to act as a role model providing teaching and leadership support to the nursing team in the clinical area and work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to demonstrate high standards of individualised and evidenced based patient centered care and be responsible for supporting changes based upon local and national guidelines. 

Main duties of the job

Ensure effective lines of communication are maintained across the multidisciplinary team and throughout the Trust.

Promote positive and collaborative working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Contribute to the development and review of ITU/HDU protocols and guidelines.

 Actively participate in preceptorship and clinical supervision programmes.

Provide mentorship and support to both pre-registration and post-registration staff.

Achieve individual PREP requirements in accordance with the standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. 

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. 

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance. 

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered General Nurse
  • Post graduate course in Critical Care

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Sufficient critical care experience and a skilled competent critical acre nursing practitioner able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in audit & research

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Mentorship skills

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Elizabeth Abraham
Job title
Matron, Critical Care
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
Additional information

Ext 6499

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