Staff Nurse - ITU / ICU / Critical Care

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in City of London seeks a Staff Nurse for their Intensive Care Unit. The role involves delivering high-standard nursing care, effective communication with patients' families, and responding to clinical emergencies. Candidates should have a Nursing Degree and recent experience in relevant healthcare settings. This position offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Supportive development programs

Competitive salary

NHS benefits

Qualifications

• Recent nursing experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience in acute general ward, A&E, ITU and/or Theatres.
• Knowledge of confidentiality issues.
• Understanding of NMC Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard nursing care.
• Communicate effectively with families.
• Respond to clinical emergencies.
• Use medical equipment safely.
• Record and monitor vital signs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support junior staff development.
• Participate in mandatory training.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Patient assessment and care planning

Effective communication

Safe medication administration

Accurate record keeping

Time management

Education

Nursing Degree

Critical Care Course

Job description

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - ITU / ICU / Critical Care

The closing date is 12 October 2025

The Intensive Care Unit at Homerton is an incredibly exciting and rewarding place to work. Over the past few years, the team have worked in challenging circumstances with fantastic dedication, commitment and good humour in order to provide high standard specialist care to critically ill patients.

We have recently opened up a brand new wing in our Critical Care Unit giving us the opportunity to expand our team. The role involves assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating holistic nursing care for critically ill patients.

The Intensive Care Unit / High Dependency Unit provides high quality care for patients with a wide variety of medical, surgical and obstetric conditions in a critical care environment.

We are a fantastic senior team who are committed to developing our people\'s skills in critical care and support them effectively in this dynamic clinical area. In return, we want staff who have a willingness to learn, the desire to work under pressure and the ability to work as an effective team member. We also want Nurses who have vision and enthusiasm for change and development.

Please note advert may close early without notice if there are a high number of applications

Main duties of the job

• To deliver a high standard of nursing care.
• To communicate with families and significant others, involving them in the planning and delivery of care.
• To respond to clinical emergencies as required, ensuring that he/she is up to date with CPR training.
• To use medical equipment safely and competently.
• To record and monitor vital signs, recognising when to inform senior nursing staff in the event of clinical deterioration.
• To participate in a team approach to achieving ward/unit objectives.
• To liaise appropriately with all members of the multidisciplinary team in a manner that promotes effective teamwork.
• To support junior staff in their development, contributing to the learning environment by actively participating in ward teaching programmes.
• To complete mandatory training when required to do so.
• To ensure that own practice is evidence based.
• To follow a structured development pathway.
• Act in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct and the Trust Values.

About us

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard\'s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification again outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification attached is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Nursing Degree
• Critical Care Course

Skills & Abilities

• The ability to effectively function as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• The ability to assess patients; develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care
• The ability to communicate effectively
• The ability to safely administer medicines according to NMC Guidelines for the administration of medicines (2002)
• The ability to keep accurate records in accordance with NMC Guidelines for records and record keeping (2002)
• Ability to efficiently manage time

Experience

• Recent nursing experience in a healthcare setting
• Recent nursing experience in an acute general ward, A&E, ITU and/or Theatres

Knowledge

• Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
• A level of nursing knowledge consistent with the standard required for registration
• NMC Code of Conduct.

Other Requirements

• Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
• Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
• Commitment to further professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£37,259 to £45,356 a year pro rata p.a. inc.