Registered Nurse - ICU (York) | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in York is seeking a motivated nurse to deliver high standards of patient care in ICU/HDU. The role requires effective communication and mentoring of junior staff. Candidates should have a valid nursing registration and experience in critical care. An extensive range of benefits is offered, including NHS Pension and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

27 days annual leave increasing to 33 days

Generous relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Awareness of current issues in Critical Care and nursing.
• Willingness to undertake further training and development.
• Experience as a primary or associate nurse in ICU/HDU.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standard of patient focused care.
• Provide assessment and planning of nursing care.
• Support education and training of staff.

Skills

Effective written and verbal communication

Organisational skills

Ability to deliver care in a timely manner

Education

1st level registration in nursing

Job description

Positions: 2 WTE x Permanent, 2 WTE x Fixed term 12 months

Are you a highly motivated individual with high standards of evidence based, holistic, patient centred care, and experience of acting as a primary or associate nurse with or without direct supervision within our ICU and HDU?

In this role you will deliver direct patient care in liaison with the senior nurse on duty and also be required to be the experienced nurse within the HDU to ensure the effective running of the area.

Joining our established and dynamic multi‑disciplinary team where clinical and nursing teams work well together, you will provide mentorship, assessment and direction to unqualified and junior staff inexperienced in Critical Care. You will promote a positive working and learning environment to aid the personal and professional development of self and other staff, depending on experience you’ll be offered preceptorship/supernumerary time.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
• Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
• Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient.
• Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct.
• Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands.
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
• Support education and training of staff.

Qualifications

• 1st level registration (or about to qualify within 3 months).
• Awareness of current issues in Critical Care and nursing.
• Effective written and verbal communication, numeracy, organisational skills and ability to deliver care in a timely manner.
• Willingness to undertake further training and development to meet the needs of the Critical Care service.
• Experience as a primary or associate nurse within ICU and HDU, with or without direct supervision.
• We welcome applications from pre‑registered nurses. We would urge candidates to seek further guidance on their eligibility to apply from the criteria contained in the person specification.

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at York Hospital. Remote interviews will not be available.

Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

For further information on working for our Trust please visit https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co‑developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Thursday 4 Dec 2025.