Senior Staff Nurse ITU

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is hiring a Senior Staff Nurse - ITU to join their Critical Care Team. Candidates should possess experience following their Critical Care Course and demonstrate strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills. The role involves providing direct clinical care to critically ill patients, training junior staff, and supervising shifts. This permanent position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, with full-time hours and potential for development within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience post successful passing of Critical Care Course.
• Supervision and assessment experience.
• Evidence of continual professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct clinical care to critically ill adults in Critical Care.
• Develops specialist skills in the care of critically ill patients.
• Assists ICU LP and Team Leaders by acting as coach and mentor.

Skills

Organisational and leadership skills

Proven communication skills

Teaching and assessing skills

Ability to use initiative

Education

Critical Care Course

Basic Life Support compliance

Working towards a degree

ILS Certificate

Job description

Senior Staff Nurse - ITU

The closing date is 18 January 2026

We are recruiting for a Band 6 nurse with experience following completion of their critical care course to join the Critical Care Team based at Ealing, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust.

The Critical Care Unit consists of a 12‑bed Intensive Care / HDU Unit. This is a unique opportunity for a qualified candidate or individual with the relevant Critical Care Nursing Course to join the expanding and developing team within Critical Care. We have an additional 24‑bed ICU at Northwick Park and an 8‑bed Enhanced Care Unit within LNWUH, and at times you may be required to support one of the other units that is not your base site.

As a Critical Care Unit we specialise in providing a high standard of medical and post‑operative care for patients undergoing a variety of procedures and interventions. Emergency admissions are via our busy Accident and Emergency department, one of the busiest units in the country. The majority of our admissions have multiple and diverse care requirements that necessitate advanced organ support such as respiratory, renal and cardiovascular interventions and treatments.

We work closely with the multiple specialities within the Trust including St Marks, with our Local Critical Care Network and National units.

Main duties of the job

The post‑holder may be required to manage and supervise shifts in ICU on a shift basis and this could entail working on either site. They will assist in the training and development of junior staff, nursing students and other trainees attached to the unit. The post‑holder may take direct responsibility for a patient or be supervising the work of other nurses.

The Band 6 nurse will support the Senior Nurse Critical Care and the Unit's Team Leaders in delivering the Trust's key performance targets in the area of critical care. Other key relationships include the ICU/ HDU multidisciplinary team (MDT), the lecturer practitioner ICU / HDU and site practitioners.

The post‑holder will have supervisory, clinical and teaching responsibilities with the emphasis of the post always being to deliver the highest possible standard of care to patients. They ensure the implementation of protocols and practice guidelines within own nursing practice and facilitate the delivery of high‑quality evidence‑based care while working in close relationship with the MDT. They will assist the PDNs and Team Leaders (TL) by acting as coach and mentor to ana nurses, students or other health‑care workers attached to the Unit.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top‑rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

• Provides direct clinical care to critically ill adults (ITU and HDU patients) within Critical Care across the Trust.
• Will be developing specialist skills in the care of critically ill patients to include assessment, delivery and evaluation of care. May take direct responsibility for a patient or be supervising the work of other nurses.
• Ensures the implementation of protocols and practice guidelines within own nursing practice, facilitating the delivery of high‑quality evidence‑based care while working in close relationship with the ICU MDT.
• Will assist ICU LP and Team Leaders (TL) by acting as coach and mentor to named nurses, students or other health‑care workers attached to the Unit. May be involved in formal teaching.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full role duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Essential Education / Qualifications

• Experience post successful passing of Critical Care Course.
• Achieved grade (60 credits) / experience post course.
• Supervision and assessment experience.
• Evidence of continual professional development.
• Basic Life Support compliance.
• Should be working towards a degree if not achieved on qualifying.
• Valid ILS Certificate.

Knowledge and experience

• Significant experience at Band 5 in Critical Care.
• Up to date knowledge of Critical Care Practice.
• Experienced in utilising and promoting sound clinical practice.
• Understanding needs of learners in ICU/HDU.
• Previous ward management experience.

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

• Organisational and leadership skills.
• Proven communication skills, both written and oral.
• Flexible to change.
• Proven teaching and assessing skills.
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines and manage difficult situations effectively.
• Able to use initiative and work well within a team.

Other requirements

• Committed to providing the high standards of quality care through patient‑focused principles.

HEART VALUES

• Demonstrates commitment to Trust HEART values – Honesty, Equality, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork.

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.

Address

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

337‑NP‑9308AC

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