Staff Nurse

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking a committed Band 5 nurse to join their Critical Care team in Smethwick. This role offers a chance to enhance nursing skills in a supportive environment, focusing on critical care. Ideal candidates will have excellent clinical competencies, be able to work collaboratively within teams, and will be registered with the NMC. Opportunities for professional development including postgraduate education are provided.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Established induction programme

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse and comply with NMC standards.
• Skills in administering intravenous medicines.
• Experience or training in critical care nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care without direct supervision.
• Supervise junior nurses and support staff.
• Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and evaluate individual care programs.
• Recognize and report patient condition changes.

Skills

Clinical competence for critical care

Team collaboration

Patient assessment and care planning

Medication administration

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

Job description

The Critical Care department within the Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust has flexible utilisation of beds to allow for a dynamic flow through the patients Critical Care pathway. Our Midland Metropolitan Hospital opened in 2024 and provides the highest quality acute specialist services in a purpose built facility.

We are looking to recruit a committed and enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to join our team. This post is an excellent opportunity for a nurse to acquire knowledge and skills in the sphere of critical care services. If you are looking for an opportunity to enhance and develop within a positive and challenging environment, then this may be the role for you.

Supported by an enthusiastic and dynamic senior leadership team, the unit is responsive to specialist modernisation programs at local network and national network levels. We offer an established induction programme over 12 months, supported by our practice development team and critical care staff. We also actively encourage your professional and personal development, offering opportunities to access postgraduate education including an Adult Critical Care Nursing Course within the local university. 

To co‑ordinate and provide skilled nursing (without direct supervision) to patients, in accordance with responsibilities under the NMC Code of Conduct.

To contribute to the continued development of nursing, including the supervision of junior nurses and support staff.

To work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, internal and external to the organisation, to facilitate holistic seamless care delivery for all Trust patients.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual programmes of care based on an agreed model of care and in consideration of individual need, maximising opportunities for health promotion and education.

Demonstrate clinical competences of the critically ill patient with supervision until programme of learning completed.

To recognise, review and report patient's/client's condition and any changes to senior members of staff within the multidisciplinary team.

To comply with NMC and local standards for record keeping.

To undertake administration of prescribed medication and supervision of patient's self‑medication. To achieve and maintain competence in administration of intravenous medicines.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It is a friendly and welcoming place where you can belong and grow. We care for our patients, our population and our people. Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way, how we work with each other and how we look after our patients and their families, respecting and valuing the rich diversity of our team and community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives and unites us every day, making us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong, feel happy, safe and rewarded, and develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re "with you all the way" we mean it.

In line with this vision, we are actively looking at new models of care which:

• Better protect elective/planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a "hot and cold" arrangement
• Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation
• Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up/standardise care through a "Networked Service Solution" approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work‑life balance. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on‑boarding process.

We are also dedicated to environmental sustainability. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.