Nuffield Health

Senior Staff Nurse (ITU/Critical Care)

The closing date is 21 July 2025

Job summary

Senior Staff Nurse St Bartholomew's Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Up to £48,000 depending on experience Additional shift enhancements and overtime uplifts for nights and weekends above 15% of the equivalent hourly rate. Bank holidays uplifts will be double time. We're Britain's largest Healthcare Charity and we're serious about shaping the nation's health. Join us and we'll give you the greatest opportunities to fulfil your passion for nursing. You'll have the chance to grow

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Staff Nurse, you will: Lead by example and be an ambassador for the Nuffield Health way of caring Recognize talent and nurture junior colleagues, mentoring them to be the best they can be Use your excellent clinical skills and empathetic approach to meet each patient's needs Enjoy autonomy to make decisions that ensure excellent patient care Provide day-to-day supervision, including clinical supervision of junior nursing staff and students Contribute to scheduling and rotas, recruitment, induction, performance reviews and training Act as a mentor and role model Manage complex patient care, and lead the unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse You will support individuals and teams to deliver safe, high quality and effective patient care that is responsive to the needs of our patients and their families. Along the way, you'll build strong relationships with consultants, hospital senior leaders, a wide range of healthcare professionals and, of course, patients. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and you will be able to provide clinical leadership.

About us

Nuffield Health Barts Hospital We've opened the doors to Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital: The City of London's only independent hospital, situated next to St Bartholomew's NHS hospital. This is our flagship center for cardiac services and will also provide a full range of surgical and medical services, including: orthopaedics, oncology, general surgery, genecology and urology services. Our hospital consists of 55 beds, including 7 Specialist intensive care beds, four of the most advanced digital operating theatres and Endoscopy and minor ops theatre. With 28 consultation rooms. Cardiac catheterisation lab, Oncology Day unit and full diagnostic imaging suite including MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography and general X-ray

Details

Date posted

23 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45,000 to £48,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

JR0088141

Job locations

West Smithfield

City of London

EC1A 7BS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Senior Staff Nurse St Bartholomew's Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Up to £48,000 depending on experience Additional shift enhancements and overtime uplifts for nights and weekends above 15% of the equivalent hourly rate. Bank holidays uplifts will be double time. We're Britain's largest Healthcare Charity and we're serious about shaping the nation's health. Join us and we'll give you the greatest opportunities to fulfil your passion for nursing. You'll have the chance to grow your career while inspiring others to deliver the highest standards of patient care. As a Senior Staff Nurse at our hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC. As well as post-registration experience, you bring knowledge of mentoring and multi-specialty surgical procedures. Ideally, you hold qualifications in teaching and assessment, and management. As a Senior Staff Nurse, you will:

  • Lead by example and be an ambassador for the Nuffield Health way of caring
  • Recognize talent and nurture junior colleagues, mentoring them to be the best they can be
  • Use your excellent clinical skills and empathetic approach to meet each patient's needs
  • Enjoy autonomy to make decisions that ensure excellent patient care
  • Provide day-to-day supervision, including clinical supervision of junior nursing staff and students
  • Contribute to scheduling and rotas, recruitment, induction, performance reviews and training
  • Manage complex patient care, and lead the unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse
  • You will support individuals and teams to deliver safe, high quality and effective patient care that is responsive to the needs of our patients and their families.
  • Your specialist training should include a Critical Care postgraduate qualification (60 credits) and a minimum of ILS, ideally ALS and/or CALS. You will have extensive experience of managing level 2 and 3 patients and must have evidence of Critical Care competencies at level 1 and either achieved or working towards level 2. Nuffield Health Barts Hospital We've opened the doors to Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital: The City of London's only independent hospital, situated next to St Bartholomew's NHS hospital. This is our flagship center for cardiac services and will also provide a full range of surgical and medical services, including: orthopaedics, oncology, general surgery, genecology and urology services. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Senior Staff Nurse St Bartholomew's Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Up to £48,000 depending on experience Additional shift enhancements and overtime uplifts for nights and weekends above 15% of the equivalent hourly rate. Bank holidays uplifts will be double time. We're Britain's largest Healthcare Charity and we're serious about shaping the nation's health. Join us and we'll give you the greatest opportunities to fulfil your passion for nursing. You'll have the chance to grow your career while inspiring others to deliver the highest standards of patient care. As a Senior Staff Nurse at our hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC. As well as post-registration experience, you bring knowledge of mentoring and multi-specialty surgical procedures. Ideally, you hold qualifications in teaching and assessment, and management. As a Senior Staff Nurse, you will:

  • Lead by example and be an ambassador for the Nuffield Health way of caring
  • Recognize talent and nurture junior colleagues, mentoring them to be the best they can be
  • Use your excellent clinical skills and empathetic approach to meet each patient's needs
  • Enjoy autonomy to make decisions that ensure excellent patient care
  • Provide day-to-day supervision, including clinical supervision of junior nursing staff and students
  • Contribute to scheduling and rotas, recruitment, induction, performance reviews and training
  • Manage complex patient care, and lead the unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse
  • You will support individuals and teams to deliver safe, high quality and effective patient care that is responsive to the needs of our patients and their families.
  • Your specialist training should include a Critical Care postgraduate qualification (60 credits) and a minimum of ILS, ideally ALS and/or CALS. You will have extensive experience of managing level 2 and 3 patients and must have evidence of Critical Care competencies at level 1 and either achieved or working towards level 2. Nuffield Health Barts Hospital We've opened the doors to Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital: The City of London's only independent hospital, situated next to St Bartholomew's NHS hospital. This is our flagship center for cardiac services and will also provide a full range of surgical and medical services, including: orthopaedics, oncology, general surgery, genecology and urology services. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, your specialist training should include a Critical Care postgraduate qualification (60 credits) and a minimum of ILS, ideally ALS and/or CALS.

    Experience

    Essential

    • As well as post-registration experience, you bring knowledge of mentoring and multi-specialty surgical procedures.You will have extensive experience of managing level 2 and 3 patients and must have evidence of Critical Care competencies at level 1 and either achieved or working towards level 2. You will have experience being the Nurse in Charge of shifts, together with some mentoring experience
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, your specialist training should include a Critical Care postgraduate qualification (60 credits) and a minimum of ILS, ideally ALS and/or CALS.

    Experience

    Essential

    • As well as post-registration experience, you bring knowledge of mentoring and multi-specialty surgical procedures.You will have extensive experience of managing level 2 and 3 patients and must have evidence of Critical Care competencies at level 1 and either achieved or working towards level 2. You will have experience being the Nurse in Charge of shifts, together with some mentoring experience

    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.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    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.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    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

    Nuffield Health

    Address

    West Smithfield

    City of London

    EC1A 7BS


    Employer's website

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

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Nuffield Health

    Address

    West Smithfield

    City of London

    EC1A 7BS


    Employer's website

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

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Talent Acquisition

    People Support Centre

    careers@nuffieldhealth.com

    03001235080

    Details

    Date posted

    23 June 2025

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £45,000 to £48,000 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    JR0088141

    Job locations

    West Smithfield

    City of London

    EC1A 7BS


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