Band 6 Critical Care | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 05 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 October 2025 |
| Location: | Ilford, IG3 8YB |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7462983/162-7310-KK |
Summary
An exciting opportunity for a band 6 staff nurse has arisen in KGH ITU, Ilford. You will be part of a team caring for critically unwell patients accross 2 units based at KGH. Jasmine ward is a 4 bedded elective surgical unit providing post-operative care for patients requiring level 2 and level 3 care in the post operative period. KGH ITU is a 9 bedded unit providing care to emergency admissions from both the wards and a busy emergency department presenting with a range of conditions requiring level 2 and level 3 care. Our critical care units consist of a total of 57 beds across two sites - Queens and King Georges and occasionally you will be required to work across site depending on service demands. We are looking for enthusiastic experienced nurses with a passion for delivering high quality care in partnership with patients and their relatives, who can demonstrate an ability to lead others to work within these standards in a permanent role. You will be required to provide training and support to new staff members, guiding individuals that require performance related assistance. You must be able to act as a role model providing teaching and leadership support to the nursing team in the clinical area and work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to demonstrate high standards of individualised and evidenced based patient centred care and be responsible for supporting changes based upon local and national guidelines.
• To provide holistic nursing care to clients within the ITU/HDU, utilising all resources to provide excellence in practice.
• To develop personally & professionally as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team and undertake appraisal annually.
• To support all areas of critical care including cross site working.
• To take charge of the shift regularly in the absence of a senior nurse.
• To act as a role model to junior members of staff.
• To provide bedside teaching and mentorship to junior colleagues.
• To provide support to the senior nursing staff.
• To contribute to the maintenance of a safe environment.
• Reports any potential / actual problems to senior nurse.
• Act as a link nurse when required.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determinationto deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer inspecial measures; we’ve openedtwo new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH);and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve beenshortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly andmore than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting infor-mation section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Adeyemi Kaka, Re-cruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5162. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025
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