Band 5 Staff Nurse - Critical Care
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B15 2TH
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
University Hospitals Birmingham is recruiting enthusiastic and compassionate Registered Nurses to join our Critical Care teams at Heartlands and Good ...
Following a comprehensive induction and tailored development programme, you will care for patients who are critically ill or recovering from critical illness, working within a skilled multidisciplinary team.
Critical care nursing is both challenging and rewarding, supporting patients and families through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Our units promote innovation, continuous improvement and evidence-based practice to ensure the highest standards of care.
Our Critical Care workforce works across Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals, providing experience in three units and a range of specialist services. Working across both sites broadens clinical expertise, supports professional development and strengthens patient care.
We are committed to helping you achieve your career goals through structured development pathways, nationally recognised critical care competencies and opportunities for further education and leadership.
What's in it for you?
- Work within one of the UK's largest NHS Trusts
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing professional development
- Structured support to achieve critical care competencies
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Access to additional shifts through the Trust bank
- Occupational health and wellbeing services
Newly qualified nurses are welcome to apply and should have completed a Critical Care placement during training. All applicants must hold current NMC registration.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Qualifications
Essential
- * Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register i.e.
- ( Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
- * Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience
Experience
Essential
- * Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary health and care setting (can include undergraduate student placements within the last 12 months)
- * Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
- * Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct and the proficiencies and standards for registered nurses can apply this to undergraduate training or post graduate practice
- * Being an accountable professional
- * Promoting health and preventing ill health
- * Assessing needs and planning care
- * Providing and evaluating care
- * Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams -- including prioritisation and delegation skills
- * Coordinating care and responding to deteriorating health
- * Improving safety and quality of care * Awareness of current relevant clinical and professional issues and NHS policy
- * Understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity
- * Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
Desirable
- * Experience in working in an Acute NHS practice setting as an undergraduate student nurse or post graduate registered nurse.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
3 September 2026
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