Job summary
- Main area
- Intensive Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 470-8228297-TSW
- Employer
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Newport Isle of Wight
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Band 5: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Permanent Post
Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse for the Intensive Care Unit who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “great people, great place”.
Main duties of the job
The Band 5 ICU Staff Nurse provides high‑quality, patient‑centred care to critically ill patients. The post holder is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care under the supervision of senior ICU colleagues while developing specialist critical care knowledge and competencies.
The role requires safe clinical decision‑making, accurate documentation, effective communication, and adherence to Trust policies, NMC standards, and national critical care guidelines.
Working for our organisation
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of relevant post basic study
- Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the ward environment
- To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for nursing and quality care for patients
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Professional/role model
- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate others and maintain own motivation
- Can demonstrate the key Core 6, Level 2 Support equality and value diversity Ability to adapt to change within working situation Core 6, Level 2 Support equality and value diversity A review at annual appraisal, more frequently where indicated competencies of the Equality and Diversity Policy.
- Communicate with patients and relatives demonstrating compassion and a professional approach
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alice Van-Den-Houten
- Job title
- ICU Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Alice van den Houten
ICU Sister
01983 524081 ext 4750
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