Staff Nurse - Critical Care | Barts Health NHS Trust


Company:	Barts Health NHS Trust
Salary:	£38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E1 1FR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Aug 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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Summary

We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for Band 5 nurses with a passion for critical care nursing the opportunity to join us at The Royal London Hospital on the Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU). We are particularly interested to hear from applicants with acute care experience, however nurses with limited experience and from other clinical backgrounds will be supported to develop in the role.

As the UK’s largest trauma centre The Royal London Hospital is a leading specialist centre with an international reputation for caring for some of the most seriously injured patients in London and beyond. In addition to trauma ACCU also provides specialist care in neurosciences, acute general medical, surgical, and obstetric services.

You will be working within a highly skilled, dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, in our 44 bedded ACCU. This is an excellent opportunity for energetic, enthusiastic staff nurses with at least 6 months acute experience, to provide a high standard of care to patients within a challenging, yet supportive acute hospital setting.

In return we will provide exciting learning opportunities within both the clinical and educational setting to help you maximise your experience and learning.

This is your chance to be part of a remarkable team that saves lives, delivers outstanding patient-centred care, and makes a lasting impact.

To provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised, holistic patient care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder provides care to critically ill patients with supervision and support of senior staff in this area of specialist practice.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Thursday 3 Sep 2026

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