Job summary
- Main area
- ICU - RACI
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months
- Hours
- Part time - 3.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-8104907UCGB6-RACIP
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Critical Care Unit, South Wing, Royal Berkshire NHS Trust
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- Nurses existing substantive grade
- Closing
- 02/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Recovery after Critical Illness Practitioner - rotational secondment
NHS AfC: Band 6
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.
Job overview
To work as a highly skilled practitioner who is responsible for the delivery of patient focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of critically ill patients and their families with a particular focus on recovery after critical illness
The post-holder ensures the smooth running of the Recovery after Critical Illness Service in the absence of senior colleagues, and provides clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.
Main duties of the job
The role supports the RaCI team in delivering the objectives of the Recovery after Critical Illness service, ensuring safe, competent care for all eligible patients. It requires excellent communication, assertiveness and the ability to challenge when patient rights may be compromised, while fostering strong interdisciplinary working, inclusive practice and adherence to confidentiality standards. Clinically, the post‑holder demonstrates advanced critical care expertise, autonomous decision‑making and the ability to manage complex, rapidly changing situations, acting as a role model.
Working for our organisation
Diversity makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical and Technical
1. Demonstrate specialist skill and professional knowledge acquired through academic, clinical, leadership and management development. Work as an excellent role model for professional practice.
2. Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and Trust’s protocols and guidelines. Be accountable for own practice and for the delegation of care he/she gives to more junior colleagues, support workers and students.
3. Demonstrate expert ability exclusive to critical care to deliver level 1+, 2 and 3 care to critically ill patients and those recovering from critical illness. To guide more junior staff to deliver effective, holistic, person-centred care.
4. Accepts and acts upon referrals from other clinical areas and make referrals to other disciplines and services as appropriate, unsupervised
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Training:
Essential criteria
- Registered Critical Care Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Counselling Course (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area, minimum 12 months/ evidence of recent appropriate experience in Intensive Care
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Recovery after Critical Illness
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
- Helen Kieras
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for RaCI
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01183227249
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