(**) Staff Nurse - Critical Care/HDU

VerseOne Group; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Southend is recruiting Staff Nurse - Critical Care to join a rotating team across Critical Care and HDU. This fixed-term maternity cover offers 37.5 hours per week, with internal rotation and a pro rata salary of £32,073 per annum.

The role focuses on high-quality, compassionate care for Level 2 and 3 patients and includes a comprehensive induction. New starters receive a comprehensive induction and support to complete STEPs Critical Care Competencies,

Qualifications

• Evidence of working within hospital environment.
• NMC registration and nursing qualifications required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of individualized care to patients while maintaining privacy and dignity.
• Rotate through the Critical Care Unit and High Dependency Unit (HDU) to care for Level 2 and Level 3 patients.
• Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and help maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area.
• Participate in induction and ongoing professional development activities, including STEPs Critical Care Competencies and simulation-based training.

Education

NMC Registration

Diploma in Nursing

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Main area Critical Care Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed term Maternity Cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Internal rotation) Job ref 390-NM-TAC-SO-7964

Site Southend Town Westcliff on Sea Salary £32,073 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Staff Nurse - Critical Care

We are excited to be recruiting Staff Nurses to join our dedicated Critical Care team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills while delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality care to some of our most acutely unwell patients.

As part of the role, you will rotate through both the Critical Care Unit and High Dependency Unit (HDU), gaining experience in caring for both Level 2 and Level 3 patients. This will enable you to build strong, transferable skills across a wide range of clinical presentations.

To support your development, all new starters receive a comprehensive induction programme and will be supported to complete the National STEPs Critical Care Competencies. In addition, you will benefit from regular study days in our high-fidelity hospital simulation suite, ensuring you are fully equipped to deliver excellent patient care.

We are looking for motivated, adaptable, and compassionate nurses with a genuine passion for critical care. In return, we offer a supportive environment, structured development opportunities, and the chance to be part of a highly skilled, friendly, and patient-focused team.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to provide a high standard of individualised care to patients, whilst maintaining at all times their privacy and dignity, to assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care, to contribute to supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and to support the maintenance of high standards of cleanliness in their own clinical area.

Our vision in Critical Care is to deliver holistic care to critically ill patients whilst we endeavour to promote and establish evidence based practices and the highest level of individualised care for our patients and their families, whilst ensuring that the privacy and dignity of patients is maintained and religious and cultural beliefs are respected.

To achieve this we work in a collaborative manner, with a multidisciplinary approach encouraging good communication which ensures that all patients are cared for in a safe caring and compassionate environment.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Diploma in Nursing

Experience

• Evidence of working within hospital environment

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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 Amanda Lengden Job title Senior Sister Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 44 37198

Vacancy is fixed term to cover Maternity leave.