Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 381-SS-6924841-C
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Town
- Smethwick
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata / per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Critical Care
NHS AfC: Band 5
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
***Previous Applicants Need Not Apply***
Are you looking for a career in Critical Care Nursing? If you are seeking an opportunity to join a progressive unit to further your critical care education and experience then please read on as Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust wants to invest in you.
Main duties of the job
The Critical Care department within the Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust has flexible utilisation of beds to allow for a dynamic flow through the patients Critical Care pathway. Moving forward, the Trust has entered an exciting chapter, Midland Metropolitan Hospital opened in 2024 and provides the highest quality acute specialist services in a purpose built facility.
We are looking to recruit a, committed and enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to join our team. This post is an excellent opportunity for a nurse to acquire knowledge and skills in the sphere of critical care services. If you are looking for an opportunity to enhance and develop within a positive and challenging environment, then this may be the role for you.
Supported by an enthusiastic and dynamic senior leadership team, the unit is responsive to specialist modernisation programs at local network and national network levels. We offer an established induction program over 12 months, supported by our practice development team and critical care staff. We also actively encourage your professional and personal development, offering opportunities to access post graduate education including “Adult Critical Care Nursing Course” within the local university.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant clinical experience, including that as a student or unqualified nurse
Desirable criteria
- Relevant clinical experience since registration
- Relevant voluntary experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN (Adult) with current NMC registration
- IV competent or willing to undertake within 6 months
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Clarke
- Job title
- Professional Development Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 507 3214
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