ITU Sister / Charge Nurse - Band 7 (Critical Care)

Location: The Princess Grace Hospital, Central London
Salary: Competitive salary plus shift enhancements and comprehensive benefits

If you're an experienced ITU Sister or Charge Nurse who thrives in a highly clinical environment and takes pride in leading teams to deliver outstanding patient care, we'd love to hear from you.

At The Princess Grace Hospital, you'll join a close knit and highly skilled Critical Care team where your expertise will be valued, your voice will be heard, and your leadership will make a genuine impact on both patient outcomes and colleague development.

This is an opportunity to take the next step in your career within one of London's most respected private hospitals, caring for patients undergoing complex surgical procedures and supporting some of the most advanced services in independent healthcare.

Located in the heart of Central London, The Princess Grace Hospital has built a reputation for clinical excellence, investment in leading technology, and delivering outstanding patient experiences. As part of HCA Healthcare UK, you'll benefit from the support of a wider network while enjoying the collaborative culture and community of a specialist hospital where high standards, innovation and continuous learning are part of everyday practice.

Our nine-bed Intensive Care Unit delivers Level 3 critical care within a modern and purpose designed environment, comprising four open bays, four private side rooms and a dedicated negative pressure room. We care for patients undergoing complex elective surgical procedures, including spinal, colorectal, thoracic, urology, reconstructive and advanced gynaecological surgery, while also supporting the care of complex medical patients across the hospital.

What makes our unit particularly rewarding is the breadth of clinical exposure and the opportunity to work alongside some of the UK's leading consultants and multidisciplinary teams. You'll be involved in caring for highly complex patients, making critical decisions, coordinating care pathways and helping to drive excellent outcomes from admission through to discharge.

Education, collaboration and continuous improvement sit at the centre of everything we do. Our Critical Care Outreach Team works closely with colleagues throughout the hospital, supporting deteriorating patients, facilitating safe step-down care and sharing specialist knowledge across services. This creates a learning rich environment where experienced nurses can continue to develop their leadership capability, strengthen their clinical expertise and shape the future of the service.

As an ITU Sister / Charge Nurse, you'll be a visible clinical leader within the department, combining advanced critical care expertise with the ability to inspire, support and develop others. You'll lead by example on the floor, managing complex patient care, coordinating the shift, and ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality and patient experience are consistently delivered.

You'll work closely with consultants, senior nursing colleagues and multidisciplinary teams to drive service excellence, champion evidence-based practice and contribute to the ongoing development of our Critical Care Unit. Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you'll play an important role in mentoring and developing colleagues, supporting education initiatives, and helping to shape a positive and inclusive culture where people can perform at their best

What you'll do

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of safe, high-quality care for critically ill patients.
• Provide expert clinical oversight for complex patient pathways within Critical Care.
• Support, mentor and develop nursing colleagues, helping to build a high performing team.
• Drive quality improvement, audit and service development initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver seamless patient care and exceptional outcomes.

What you'll bring

• Current experience working within a Level 2 or Level 3 ITU environment with significant shift leadership and coordinator responsibilities.
• NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.
• 60 Critical Care Credits and demonstrable advanced critical care knowledge.
• Advanced Life Support certification.
• A proven ability to lead, influence and develop teams while maintaining outstanding clinical standards.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world's leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we're one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing. 

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That's why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a ITU Sister/Charge Nurse you'll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values  

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.  

Our mission is simple, above all else we're committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:  

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual 

• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion 

• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness 

• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity 

Reasonable adjustments 

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them. 

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