Registered Nurse - Critical Care

Enherts Tr; Stevenage; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust recruits a Band 5 Registered Nurse for its 20-bed Critical Care unit at The Lister Hospital, Stevenage. You will care for ventilated and haemofiltered patients initially under supervision, progressing to autonomous practice with KSf development.

The role includes training support from our Clinical Nurse Educator and active involvement in professional development, with flexible working to suit service needs.

Qualifications

• RGN registered nurse with NHS experience.
• Willingness to pursue Diploma/ Degree in Critical Care Nursing.
• Post basic ENB 124/100/920 training is desirable.
• Evidence of ongoing continuing education in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Manage ventilated and critically ill patients, under supervision, progressing to autonomous care with KSf.
• Support Nurse Team Leaders and Managers in training less senior staff.
• Deliver high standard of care in Recovery and Emergency Department when not in Critical Care.
• Stay informed about changes in Critical Care outreach and maintain revalidation requirements.

Skills

Good communication skills

Able to work well in a team

Knowledge of Critical Care Nursing

Awareness of risk management

Education

RGN

Willingness to complete Diploma/ Degree in Critical Care Nursing

Post basic ENB 124/100/920

Evidence of continuing education

Job description

Main area Critical Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and Nights 11.5 hour shifts) Job ref 361-7989619-C

Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for Registered Nurses who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We have 20 beds within Critical Care, offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience in caring for critically ill adults within an innovative, challenging, and aspirational workplace.

We are committed to advancing nursing practice and our Clinical Nurse Educator provides in-house training and support for clinical and professional development.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will manage the ventilated, haemofiltered, and cardiovascularly compromised patient initially under supervision, whilst developing professionally, utilising competency based Knowledge & Skills Framework (KSF) leading to autonomy of care when proficient, in conjunction with further development of management skills.

You will provide support to Nurse Team Leaders and Managers in the training and development of less senior staff.

The post holder will demonstrate proficiency in the management of acutely unwell and deteriorating patients who are nursed outside the critical care setting, i.e. the Recovery and Emergency Department.

You will be fully informed about changes in Critical Care Outreach and update professional knowledge to meet the requirements for revalidation.

You will also manage and deliver patient care to the highest standard utilising a holistic research-based model and including patient and relative involvement.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information packfor further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

• RGN
• Willingness to complete Diploma/ Degree in Critical Care Nursing.
• Post basic course ENB 124/ 100 / 920
• Evidence of continuing education

Previous Experience

• Ward experience within an acute environment
• Critical Care experience
• Critical Care shift leadership
• Awareness of resource management

Skills

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good standard of clinical care
• Able to work well in a team
• Knowledge of current developments in pre and post registration nursing
• Awareness of current issues in Nursing /NHS

Knowledge

• Demonstrable teaching skills
• Ability to contribute to practice changes arising from audits
• Current developments in Critical Care Nursing

Other Requirements

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Keen to participate in unit projects
• Ability to adapt to changing situations and workloads
• Flexible
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Awareness of risk management

Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

We are proud to support our King's Trust. If you’re aged between 16 and 30 years-old, you can get FREE employability support from The King’s Trust. The King’s Trust will help build your CV and cover letter, offer advice and top tips for future interviews and support you with research about working in the NHS. Please contact Enquiries.H&[e-mail] for support.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name [e-mail] Job title Nurse Team Manager - Critical Care Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01438 285802 Additional information

For more details or to arrange informal visit, please call Eve or Maria on
01438285802 or email: [e-mail]