Critical Care Nurse - Hammersmith Hospital | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a Band 6 professional to enhance leadership skills within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include providing high-quality patient care, assessing care needs, and leading nursing teams. The role offers exceptional career development opportunities, focusing on excellence in patient care and collaboration within a vibrant workplace culture. Applicants should possess strong communication skills and a commitment to compassionate care. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing initiatives

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to provide high-quality, effective patient care.
• Capable of assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating care needs.
• Experience in leading and monitoring a nursing team.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized and compassionate care to patients.
• Assess and implement care needs without supervision.
• Lead and monitor nursing team's performance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Compassionate care

Job description

This exciting Band 6 opportunity will develop your leadership and management skills within our proactive multi‑disciplinary team. We will offer you the following routes to develop within our teams: in‑house shift leader development programme depending on unit specialty, education relevant to the specialty with university accreditation.

Access to the Trust leadership development programmes, secondment opportunities into critical care outreach and critical care education teams. Let your skills and experience shine in an environment where excellence is a way of life. With multiple specialties and one of the largest portfolios of services in the country, we offer genuine opportunities to progress your career in critical care. In return we are looking for applicants who are hardworking, dynamic and excel in their communication skills.

You will need to demonstrate a strong desire to be part of one of critical care and have true passion to strive for excellent patient care. We value our staff and will be committed to help you achieve your full potential.

Responsibilities

• To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring, to assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision, to assist in leading and monitoring the performance of the nursing team and to deputise for the senior nurse when required.
• To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision.
• To assist in leading and monitoring the performance of the nursing team.
• To deputise for the senior nurse when required.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits

• Career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.
• Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025.