Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the Intensive Care Unit at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Our ICU provides specialist care for critically ill adult patients requiring advanced organ support, delivering high-quality, evidence-based care in a fast-paced and supportive environment.
We are a busy combined unit, comprising of 15 beds . We are providing care for adult ICU/HDU patients requiring medical or surgical emergency care, including the management of acute renal failure and a range of respiratory support strategies.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in critical care, supported by a comprehensive induction, ongoing education, and a dedicated multidisciplinary team committed to professional development and delivering outstanding patient care.
As a Band 5 Staff Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit, you will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating high-quality, patient-centred care for critically ill patients. You will monitor patients requiring advanced organ support, recognising and responding promptly to changes in their condition while maintaining accurate clinical documentation. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to clinical decision-making, promote patient safety, and support quality improvement initiatives. You will provide compassionate support and clear communication to patients and their families throughout their critical care journey, while actively participating in ongoing education, mandatory training, and professional development to enhance your critical care knowledge and skills.
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary Critical Care team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill patients within the Intensive Care Unit and High Dependency Unit. They will practise in accordance with the NMC Code, Trust policies and procedures, and the Trust’s values of being compassionate, inclusive, collaborative and inspiring.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised nursing care for critically ill patients, ensuring care is delivered safely, effectively and compassionately.
- Demonstrate competence in the management of critically ill patients requiring advanced monitoring and organ support, following completion of the unit’s competency programme.
- Maintain accurate and timely electronic patient records and ensure all documentation meets professional and legal standards.
- Recognise and respond promptly to changes in patients’ conditions, escalating concerns appropriately and working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective care.
- Develop and maintain competence in the use of specialist critical care equipment, including invasive monitoring, ventilators, infusion devices and other equipment required within the Critical Care environment.
- Support patients’ families and carers by providing compassionate communication, information and involvement in decision-making where appropriate.
- Contribute to maintaining a safe clinical environment by identifying and managing risks, adhering to infection prevention and control standards, and promoting patient safety.
- Participate in quality improvement, audit and research activities to support the delivery of evidence-based practice and service development.
- Demonstrate effective resource management and contribute to the efficient use of equipment and clinical resources.
- Act as a positive role model, supporting the learning and development of students, healthcare support workers and colleagues within the clinical area.
- Maintain professional competence by participating in mandatory training, appraisal, clinical supervision and the Critical Care education pathway, working towards achievement of unit competencies and ongoing professional development.
- Work flexibly across the Critical Care service, contributing to the delivery of a high-quality, patient-centred service at all times.
The post holder will undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade of the post, in line with the needs of the service.
We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service.
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Your application
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Shortlisting
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We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
