Sister/Charge Nurse - Critical Care

FHFT Education Academy; Frimley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Study support for further education (B

Outreach opportunities

Job summary

Frimley Park Critical Care Unit is seeking an experienced Band 6 ICU Nurse with prior Band 6 critical care experience to lead shifts and support progression towards Sister/Charge Nurse.

The post offers development through the Mary Seacole Programme, ILS, team leadership, teaching and involvement in service improvement, with flexible patterns and study support.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration is required.
• ENB 998 Teaching and assessing course or equivalent Mentorship preparation required.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing care on a shift to shift basis and respond to acute changes in patient condition.
• Promote a patient-centred approach with advanced clinical practice skills.
• Develop standards of patient care based on research findings.
• Audit and evaluate nursing care within the unit.
• Support teaching of nurses and other health care professionals.
• Maintain infection control standards within the unit.
• Ensure thorough patient records comply with Trust and NMC standards.
• Collaborate with Senior Nursing Team on incidents and service improvement.
• Act as Critical Care Nurse in Charge and coordinate admissions and workload.

Skills

Self-motivated

Leadership

Teamwork

Problem solving

Infection control awareness

Time management

Education

Current NMC registration

ENB 998 Teaching and assessing course or equivalent Mentorship preparation

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 6 ICU Nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality care and keen to develop into a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse role. Applicants should have previous Band 6 Critical Care experience and be committed to completing (or already hold) 60 credits of an accredited ICU course.

Frimley Park Critical Care Unit is a 12-bed adult ICU/HDU with planned expansion to 16 beds. We care for acute medical and surgical patients, including emergency admissions via our helipad. As a 24/7 PCI centre, we deliver advanced cardiac care, provide CRRT alongside our renal service, and act as the regional vascular hub for major arterial surgery.

This role offers a rewarding and professionally challenging environment with varied clinical exposure and strong development opportunities. We actively support BSc and MSc study and progression towards Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP) roles.

Our structured Band 6 development pathway includes the Mary Seacole Programme, ILS, team leadership, mentoring, bedside teaching and involvement in appraisals and service improvement projects. There is also an opportunity for outreach experience.

If you are committed to clinical excellence and career development, Frimley Park ICU offers a supportive and welcoming team where you can thrive.

Main duties of the job

Main duties for this role include but are not limited to:

• Taking leadership of the responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within the nursing team on a shift to shift basis, responding in an advisory capacity to acute changes in patient condition.
• To act as a credible clinical role model promoting a patient-centered approach to care, demonstrating advanced clinical practice skills and theoretical knowledge in caring for the complex needs of the critically ill patient.
• To develop standards of patient care based on sound research findings.
• To undertake the audit and evaluation of nursing care within the unit.
• To make a specialist contribution to teaching of nurses and other health care professionals, demonstrating collaborative working and understanding of the practice development strategy.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within the unit environment.
• Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
• To deal with, in conjunction with the Senior Nursing Team, untoward incidents, complaints and team/staff issues. Actioning plans to prevent reoccurrence.
• To take on the role of Critical care Nurse in Charge, co-coordinating admissions, transfers and workload within the unit.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration
• ENB 998 Teaching and assessing course or equivalent Mentorship preparation course.
• Previous ICU experience at Band 6
• ILS & ALS

Experience

• experience as a Band 6 or in a leadership role
• experience NIC role

Skills

• Self motivated with the ability to motivate others
• Innovative and enthusiastic
• Able to work as an effective team member. Be able to problem solve and demonstrate leadership qualities
• Awareness of current professional nursing issues
• Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
• Effective time management commitment and flexibility to service delivery

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy - FHFT 2030 - sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values - Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation - we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Th rough our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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.