Staff Nurse Critical Care

Transformationunitgm; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job description

Main area Critical Care Grade Band 5 Contract 1 year (Fixed term contract to backfill maternity leave with a view to becoming permanent) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Day / Night shifts/Bank Holidays/Weekends) Job ref 153-SU05563

Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/03/2026 23:59

Staff Nurse - Critical Care

Band 5

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic staff nurse looking for your next challenge?

This is an incredibly exciting time in UHD with an expansion of Critical Care services across our site is now underway, including the building of a new 30 bedded critical care unit which will provide care in specialities such as trauma, surgical (including major vascular and maxillo-facial), medical, paediatrics and cardiology.

We are seeking nurses with a passion for providing excellent patient care with a particular interest in critical care to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding team.

You will be invited to work with the integrated multidisciplinary team and in return we offer a commitment to your professional development through a bespoke in-house critical care training programme and rotational opportunities to research and other high care areas.

This role offers the successful candidate an incredible opportunity for career development and a chance to make a positive impact on the lives of our patients, their families and on the wider service we provide.

Acute care experience is desirable as well as a goal of providing excellent nursing care, with an enthusiasm to learn being essential. We work 12 hour shifts, day and night, 365 days of the year.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital BEACH Building

Interview Date: 9th March 2026

Main duties of the job

Please note this role requires NMC Registration if you do not hold this registration/qualification you will not be shortlisted .

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Telephone [phone] and ask to speak to Matron / Sister or Charge Nurse.

Planned informal visits are encouraged.

Working for our organisation

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RGN 1st
• Experience within speciality

Other requirements specific to the role

• Able to communicate with staff members, patients and relatives.

Experience

• Experience of managing acutely ill patients in a ward setting
• Post Registration ITU experience
• Able to operate Critical infusions
• Management experience within acute ward setting at Band 5 grade Staff nurse
• Management experience in HDU

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

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.

Or call the number above and ask to speak to a Sister or Charge Nurse.