Senior Staff Nurse – Critical Care - ITU

HCA Healthcare UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse for its Critical Care Unit. The role involves taking charge during shifts, guiding the team, and ensuring high standards of patient care. Ideal candidates will have extensive critical care experience and strong leadership skills, with opportunities for career progression and a comprehensive benefits package including private healthcare and generous holidays.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work scheme

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Corporate staff discounts

Flexible health benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience at Band 6 level with in-charge responsibilities.
• Strong clinical judgement and leadership skills.
• Commitment to high-quality care and supporting team development.

Responsibilities

• Take clinical leadership during shifts and coordinate care.
• Guide the multidisciplinary team and mentor junior colleagues.
• Make autonomous decisions to ensure safe, effective, compassionate care.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Leadership skills

High-quality care delivery

Education

60 ITU Critical Care Course Credits

Experience at Band 6 level

Job description

Senior Staff Nurse – Critical Care (ITU)

Location: The Princess Grace Hospital

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: Competitive + Shift Enhancements

Lead with expertise. Care with purpose.

At The Princess Grace Hospital, our cutting‑edge 9‑bed Intensive Care Unit delivers Level 3 care across a wide range of complex elective surgeries—spinal, colorectal, DIEP flap reconstruction, VATS, nephrectomy, and advanced gynaecological procedures—as well as acute medical cases. Supported by our Urgent Care Centre and Acute Medicine Ward, our ICU is a hub of multidisciplinary excellence.

Our Outreach Team extends critical care expertise across the hospital, conducting step‑down reviews and providing rapid support to ward teams. We’re also deeply committed to education, sharing knowledge and upskilling staff hospital‑wide.

About the Role

As a Senior Staff Nurse – Critical Care (ITU), you’ll take clinical leadership during your shift—coordinating care, guiding the multidisciplinary team, and mentoring junior colleagues. You’ll make autonomous decisions, manage resources, and ensure every patient receives safe, effective, and compassionate care. This role is ideal for experienced critical care nurses who thrive in fast‑paced environments and are ready to take charge.

What You’ll Bring

• 60 ITU Critical Care Course Credits – this is essential
• Proven experience at Band 6 level, ideally with in‑charge responsibilities
• Strong clinical judgement and leadership skills
• A commitment to delivering high‑quality care and supporting team development

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other. Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

Core Values

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.