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Spire Healthcare Ltd

Bank Specialist Nurse - ITU

The closing date is 28 November 2025

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Job summary

To ensure that standards of patient care are consistently maintained at all times in accordance with agreed operational policies and procedures as a skilled member of the nursing team, ensuring a clean and safe environment. To promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all patients, employees and visitors. To assist Senior Staff in their management of clinical departments and to provide effective leadership and management in their absence.

Main duties of the job

Assess patients' health and wellbeing across a complex and changing caseload. Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals' health and wellbeing needs Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information. Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others. Promote best practice in health and safety and security. Assist in maintaining and developing services. Contribute to quality improvement. Promote people's equality, diversity and rights. Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI. To maintain standards of infection control within the hospital and own department and to assist patients to maintain their own infection control needs To provide advice, guidance and support to junior staff by maintaining professional standards to ensure the delivery of high quality care To deputise for senior staff when required To meet Spire values, whilst delivering care to patients and relatives To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Spire Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Standards at all times To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice. Provide and receive patient information, ensuring that all patient information is provided, received and recorded in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Spire Policies.

About us

Specialist Nurse ITU/Nottingham/Tollerton/Bank/Ad-Hoc Shifts/Days/Nights/Weekends Spire Nottingham Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Nurse in ITU to join the bank team. Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care.

Details

Date posted

30 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

25076

Job locations

Tollerton Ln, Tollerton, Nottingham

Nottingham

NG12 4GA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Specialist Nurse ITU/Nottingham/Tollerton/Bank/Ad-Hoc Shifts/Days/Nights/Weekends Spire Nottingham Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Nurse in ITU to join the bank team. Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care. Duties and responsibilities: To ensure that standards of patient care are consistently maintained at all times in accordance with agreed operational policies and procedures as a skilled member of the nursing team, ensuring a clean and safe environment. To promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all patients, employees and visitors. To assist Senior Staff in their management of clinical departments and to provide effective leadership and management in their absence.

  • Assess patients' health and wellbeing across a complex and changing caseload.
  • Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals' health and wellbeing needs
  • Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
  • Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others.
  • Promote best practice in health and safety and security.
  • Assist in maintaining and developing services.
  • Contribute to quality improvement.
  • Promote people's equality, diversity and rights.
  • Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.
  • To maintain standards of infection control within the hospital and own department and to assist patients to maintain their own infection control needs
  • To provide advice, guidance and support to junior staff by maintaining professional standards to ensure the delivery of high quality care
  • To deputise for senior staff when required
  • To meet Spire values, whilst delivering care to patients and relatives
  • To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Spire Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Standards at all times
  • To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice.
  • Provide and receive patient information, ensuring that all patient information is provided, received and recorded in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Spire Policies.
  • Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post.
    • Who we're looking for:
  • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
  • Previous nursing experience in ITU
  • Competence across a range of nursing skills supported by professional and clinical knowledge.
  • Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including infection control and health and safety competencies
  • Basic workload / shift management
  • Able to demonstrate the principles of accountable practice.
  • Knowledge of appropriate standards and external bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission
    • Bank Benefits:
  • Bank colleagues are paid weekly
  • We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
  • Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
  • Access to Spire Healthcare pension
  • Access to Blue Light Card discounts
  • Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via 'Spire for You'
  • Wellbeing Centre access via 'Spire for You'
  • Free uniform
  • Free DBS
  • Full induction, including mandatory training updates
  • Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
  • Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
    • Our Values: We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
  • Driving clinical excellence
  • Doing the right thing
  • Caring is our passion.
  • Keeping it simple
  • Delivering on our promises
  • Succeeding and celebrating together
    • We commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care. Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Specialist Nurse ITU/Nottingham/Tollerton/Bank/Ad-Hoc Shifts/Days/Nights/Weekends Spire Nottingham Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Nurse in ITU to join the bank team. Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care. Duties and responsibilities: To ensure that standards of patient care are consistently maintained at all times in accordance with agreed operational policies and procedures as a skilled member of the nursing team, ensuring a clean and safe environment. To promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all patients, employees and visitors. To assist Senior Staff in their management of clinical departments and to provide effective leadership and management in their absence.

  • Assess patients' health and wellbeing across a complex and changing caseload.
  • Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals' health and wellbeing needs
  • Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
  • Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others.
  • Promote best practice in health and safety and security.
  • Assist in maintaining and developing services.
  • Contribute to quality improvement.
  • Promote people's equality, diversity and rights.
  • Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.
  • To maintain standards of infection control within the hospital and own department and to assist patients to maintain their own infection control needs
  • To provide advice, guidance and support to junior staff by maintaining professional standards to ensure the delivery of high quality care
  • To deputise for senior staff when required
  • To meet Spire values, whilst delivering care to patients and relatives
  • To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Spire Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Standards at all times
  • To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice.
  • Provide and receive patient information, ensuring that all patient information is provided, received and recorded in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Spire Policies.
  • Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post.
    • Who we're looking for:
  • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
  • Previous nursing experience in ITU
  • Competence across a range of nursing skills supported by professional and clinical knowledge.
  • Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including infection control and health and safety competencies
  • Basic workload / shift management
  • Able to demonstrate the principles of accountable practice.
  • Knowledge of appropriate standards and external bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission
    • Bank Benefits:
  • Bank colleagues are paid weekly
  • We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
  • Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
  • Access to Spire Healthcare pension
  • Access to Blue Light Card discounts
  • Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via 'Spire for You'
  • Wellbeing Centre access via 'Spire for You'
  • Free uniform
  • Free DBS
  • Full induction, including mandatory training updates
  • Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
  • Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
    • Our Values: We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
  • Driving clinical excellence
  • Doing the right thing
  • Caring is our passion.
  • Keeping it simple
  • Delivering on our promises
  • Succeeding and celebrating together
    • We commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care. Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
    • Previous nursing experience in ITU

    Desirable

    • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
    • Previous nursing experience in ITU

    Experience

    Essential

    • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
    • Previous nursing experience in ITU

    Desirable

    • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
    • Previous nursing experience in ITU
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
    • Previous nursing experience in ITU

    Desirable

    • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
    • Previous nursing experience in ITU

    Experience

    Essential

    • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
    • Previous nursing experience in ITU

    Desirable

    • Registered Nurse with NMC registration
    • Previous nursing experience in ITU

    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.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Additional information

    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.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Spire Healthcare Ltd

    Address

    Tollerton Ln, Tollerton, Nottingham

    Nottingham

    NG12 4GA


    Employer's website

    https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Spire Healthcare Ltd

    Address

    Tollerton Ln, Tollerton, Nottingham

    Nottingham

    NG12 4GA


    Employer's website

    https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Senior Resourcing Partner

    George Milonas

    george.milonas@spirehealthcare.com

    08004346600

    Details

    Date posted

    30 October 2025

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    Depending on experience

    Contract

    Bank

    Working pattern

    Part-time

    Reference number

    25076

    Job locations

    Tollerton Ln, Tollerton, Nottingham

    Nottingham

    NG12 4GA


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