Staff Nurse - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust based in Bath. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043. Applications close on 8 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
As a Registered Nurse in our 16-bed Intensive Care Unit, you'll deliver safe, effective and evidence-based nursing care to critically ill and acutely ...
- Provide comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care as a named nurse.
- Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing interventions for a defined patient group.
- Recognise, escalate and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition.
- Coordinate and facilitate effective discharge planning and continuity of care.
Promote patient safety, dignity, comfort and holistic wellbeing. - Educate patients, relatives and carers to support understanding, recovery and self-management.
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical documentation.
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient outcomes.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, care pathways and protocols.
- Supervise and support students, healthcare support workers and newly qualified nurses.
- Participate in audit, quality improvement, clinical governance and risk management activities.
- Maintain clinical competence through mandatory training, clinical supervision and continuing professional development.
Please see the full job description and person specification attached to the job advert. For further details please refer to the contact information below.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.
We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!
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Essential: - Registered Nurse with NMC Registration; - Previous experience in an acute hospital setting (Medical, Surgical, ED, ICU/HDU, Theatres); - Evidence of ongoing professional development; - Effective communication and interpersonal skills; - Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable: - Previous ICU or HDU experience; - Knowledge of national critical care standards (ICS guidelines, FICM); - Completion of preceptorship programme; - Immediate Life Support (ILS) qualification; - Experience caring for patients requiring invasive monitoring or organ support
How this role compares
We hold 866 NHS vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 63% of them.
There are 12,368 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,314 of them in South West.
You have 2 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 34 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has 18 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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