Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Staff Nurse to join our dedicated Intensive Care team. As a Staff Nurse in ICU, you will play a critical role in delivering exceptional care to patients with complex and life-threatening conditions. This position offers an opportunity to work in a challenging yet rewarding environment, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide the highest standard of patient-centred care. There are excellent opportunities for learning, professional development, and making a meaningful impact on patients and their families.

Main duties of the job

As a Staff Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit, your primary duties will involve delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to critically ill individuals. You will monitor and respond to changes in patients' conditions, administer medications and therapies in line with care plans, and operate advanced medical equipment. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will ensure optimal patient outcomes while maintaining accurate medical records and adhering to clinical protocols. Additionally, you will provide emotional support and education to patients and their families, contribute to quality improvement initiatives, and engage in ongoing professional development to uphold the highest standards of critical care nursing.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.