# Band 5 Staff Nurse Adult Critical Care Cardiothoracic ICU

**Company**: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: staff
**Salary**: £38,488 to £46,852 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our Adult Critical Care Cardiothoracic ICU team at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will start on our in-house Foundation Course beginning 22nd February 2027.

The Cardiothoracic Intensive Care (CTICU) unit is a fast-paced 21-bedded tertiary referral unit that cares for both emergency and elective patients from a broad range of specialties, including cardio-thoracic surgery, cardiology, vascular surgery, and chest trauma.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Provide excellent nursing care to critically ill patients

- Develop skills and competencies within intensive care

- Participate in the Foundations of Critical Care Nursing Course (FCCNC)

- Opportunity to undertake the University-based Critical Care Course (Intensive Care)

- Rotate to other adult units, such as GICU and NICU

**Requirements:**

- Minimum of one year's current, active nursing experience as a qualified registered nurse working in an acute care ward or department within our Trust or preferably within the NHS

- Strong desire to care for critically ill patients

- Registered Nurse (adult)

- 6 months-1 year current post-registration acute care experience

**What We Offer:**

- Salary: £38,488 to £46,852 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

- Permanent, full-time position

- Opportunities for professional development and growth

**Assessment Process:**

- Written test and communication exercise

- Interview for those who pass the written element

## Skills

### Required
- Critical Care
- Nursing
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Intensive Care

### Nice to have
- Critical care experience
- Undergraduate degree
- Masters level study

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