Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse - Critical Care
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Staff Nurse - Critical Care
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for three Band 5 Nurses to join the Intensive Care team at Frimley Park Hospital on a 12-month secondment. As part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we operate across three hospital sites in Frimley, Ascot, and Slough, offering a supportive and collaborative working environment.
Frimley Park Critical Care is seeking motivated and dynamic Registered Nurses to join our team to cover maternity leave and secondment positions. This role is ideal for individuals keen to undertake a structured Band 5 Critical Care development programme and further their expertise in a specialist area.
Our Critical Care Unit comprises 12 beds, caring for a mix of Level 2 (HDU) and Level 3 (ITU) patients. We are proud of our comprehensive education programmes, supported by a dedicated practice development team, ensuring staff at all levels develop the essential knowledge and skills required to thrive in our busy yet friendly unit.
Candidates should have a minimum of six months’ post-registration experience in an acute hospital setting, with up-to-date clinical knowledge. A proactive approach to developing acute care skills and the ability to work effectively within a dynamic team are essential.
We offer flexible working patterns, including both short and long shifts. All staff are expected to participate in a rota that includes night duty.
Main duties of the job
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care in collaboration with specialist and senior clinical staff.
- Contribute to setting, monitoring, and evaluating standards of patient care.
- Actively support and promote health and wellbeing initiatives.
- Demonstrate and uphold a strong understanding of infection prevention and control, promoting best practice within the unit environment.
- Deliver and maintain high standards of patient care based on evidence-based practice and current research.
- Participate in the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of nursing care.
- Maintain accurate, legible, and comprehensive patient records in line with Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
- Escalate and communicate any incidents, complaints, or team-related issues to the Team Leader as appropriate.
- Work in accordance with Trust policies, procedures, and professional nursing standards.
- Maintain and develop your professional portfolio and personal development profile.
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Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We brought together Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to create Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2014. Frimley Health Intensive Care Unit work closely together to support staffing and education.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN level 1 or level 2
- Current NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship qualification
- I.V training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post-registration experience
- Current or previous experience in hospital based care environment
Desirable criteria
- Acute ward experience
- Working with multi-disciplinary teams
Skills
Essential criteria
- Self motivated and uses own initiative
- Innovative and enthusiastic
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
- Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
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Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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