Critical Care Practitioner (Foundation Level)

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Critical Care Nurse for a secondment opportunity within the Critical Care Outreach Team. This role involves providing care to sick patients, developing foundational skills in critical care, and opportunities for participation in teaching and quality improvement. The position is part of a leading NHS trust focused on innovation and safe, compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Significant clinical experience caring for level 2 and 3 patients.
• Ability to introduce an Enhanced Practitioner role.
• Experience in teaching and service development activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective clinical care 24/7.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in audits and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Teaching

Quality improvement

Service development

Education

Relevant post specialist course

Job description

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Critical Care Practitioner (Foundation Level), London

Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job overview

There is an exciting internal opportunity for a Band 6 Critical Care Nurse with a relevant post specialist course and significant clinical experience caring for level 2 and level 3 patients to join the Critical Care Outreach Team at The Royal London Hospital for an initial nine month secondment. We are advertising for two secondment periods, for two individuals as follows:

August 2025 – May 2026 – placement 1
May 2026 – February 2027 – placement 2

At the end of the secondment periods, the two nurses will take up a band 6 rotational post working between ACCU and CCOT.
Whilst on secondment, the successful candidate will develop their clinical assessment skills and will achieve the foundation level skill set in Critical Care Outreach nursing, whilst maintaining the ability to work collaboratively as part of the wider multi-professional team.

There are also opportunities to participate in teaching, audit, quality improvement and service development.
To apply for this secondment, please complete an application form on NHS Jobs.

Interviews will occur within 10 days of the advert closing date.
For further information, please contact:

Simon Nourse, Advanced Clinical Practitioner – or bleep 1294.
or Helen Mencia, Associate Director of Nursing –

Main duties of the job

To achieve safe, effective clinical care 24/7. Introducing an Enhanced Practitioner role as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, the candidate will have a full range of skills and competencies to meet the immediate needs of sick and deteriorating patients.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 documents, please view the attachment(s) below.