Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-6990117
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet Hospital
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 6 Critical Care Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
The Critical Care team at Barnet Hospital is passionate about getting it right for patients, their families and staff. To achieve this, we are looking to appoint a passionate, enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic Senior Band 5 who will be seconded into a Band 6 Critical Care Nurse post for one year. The candidate should possess a UK accredited critical care qualification and hold a Practice Assessors qualification and be actively supporting both students and new members of staff within our 18-bed capacity critical care department.
This exciting secondment opportunity will aid in the development of your leadership and management skills within our proactive multi-disciplinary team. We will also endeavour to put you on a secondment Band 6 development programme. It is also expected to actively participate in a service improvement project on the unit.
Areas included in the Band 6 programme are:
- Enrolled onto ILS training.
- Appraisal Training
- Enrolled onto Recruitment & Selection Training
- Allocated band 7 and senior band 6 to support you whilst on the programme.
You will need to demonstrate a strong desire to be part of our team and have true passion to strive for excellent patient care and excel in your communication skills. You will need to work a mixture of days, nights and weekends to maximise your learning opportunities. We value our staff and will be committed to help you achieve your full potential.
Main duties of the job
The main duties for this role are described in detail in the job description and person specification document, that is attached to this vacancy. Please ensure to read through to further your understanding of the role.
Main duties of the job:
- Providing high quality, effective and individualised nursing care to a variety of patients in a compassionate and caring way.
- Assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating care without supervision whilst teaching more junior members of staff.
- Helping to lead and monitor the performance of the nursing team by completion of appraisals.
- Deputising for the Senior Nurse as required.
Working for our organisation
Working in Barnet Intensive Care Unit you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly and part-time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main duties for this role are described in detail in the job description and person specification document, that is attached to this vacancy. Please ensure to read through to further your understanding of the role.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1 st or 2nd level registration
- Intensive Care Course
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant ITU experience following ITU course
- Management experience within area of specialty
- Mentored course members, junior nurses or student nurses
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate an insight into management issues e.g. management of change, conflict
- Able to problem solve
- Management experience within area of speciality
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to manage a group of ITU patients independently
- Teaching and Mentoring Skills
- Evidence of recent self-development ideally Diploma/Degree
- Evidence of actively being involved in a QI project
Essential
Essential criteria
- Approachable
- Work within a team
- Effectively mentor junior members of staff
- Professional attitude with good communication skills
- Working a mixture of days and nights
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nuala Kelly
- Job title
- Band 7 CPE
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02082165311
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