Band 6 Critical Care Nurse - Barnet ITU | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 6 nurse for the Barnet Critical Care Unit. This role includes participation in a development programme aimed at enhancing leadership and management skills. Candidates will provide high-quality, individualized care while leading the nursing team. Opportunities for personal growth and career advancement are emphasized within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next level training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in nursing with a passion for excellent patient care.
• Desire to develop leadership and management skills.
• Ability to assess care needs and implement evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care to a variety of patients.
• Assess care needs and develop care plans independently.
• Lead and monitor nursing team performance including appraisals.
• Deputise for Senior Nurse as required.

Skills

Leadership abilities

Effective communication skills

Compassionate patient care

Job description

Overview

This exciting Band 6 opportunity within Barnet Critical Care Unit will assist you in developing your leadership and management skills within our proactive multi-disciplinary team. We will place you on the Band 6 development programme which is over a period of 9 months.

Areas included in this programme are:

• Enrolment on our in-house leadership programme which is accredited by Middlesex University and support you to attend NHS Leadership Academy Courses in the future
• We will support your attendance on a assessor’s course if you haven’t already obtained you qualification
• Book you to attend Recruitment and selection Training and perform interviews with a more senior member of staff once completed.
• Enrolled onto ILS training.
• Appraisal Training
• Allocated band 7 and senior band 6 to support you whilst on the programme.

Let your skills and experience shine in an environment where excellence is a way of life. You will need to demonstrate a strong desire to be part of our team and have true passion to strive for excellent patient care and excel in your communication skills. We value our staff and will be committed to help you achieve your full potential.

Providing high quality, effective and individualised nursing care to a variety of patients in a compassionate and caring way.

Assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating care without supervision whilst teaching more junior members of staff.

Helping to lead and monitor the performance of the nursing team by completion of appraisals.

Deputising for the Senior Nurse as required.

Ensure that you are a good role model at all times.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for more information on working at The Royal Free London.

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025