# Critical Care Specialist Staff Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Wirral
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 34.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T08:03:31.946Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Wirral/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Critical_Care/Critical_Care-v8150538
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8150538?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are currently recruiting for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse with a strong background in critical care.  This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Senior Nurse Team in Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Critical Care.

This role offers excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression, with educational support tailored to individual needs and experience.

The ideal candidate will have:

- Significant experience in a critical care setting at Band 5 level
- A recognised post-registration qualification in Critical Care
- High compliance with all mandatory training requirements
- A mentorship qualification (or equivalent)
- Clear evidence of ongoing professional development

The successful candidate must be flexible and have an innovative approach to caring for the critically ill, an ability to introduce change  to develop and encourage evidence based nursing practice.

This post is rotational between ITU and HDU and is also rotation of days and nights.

### Main duties of the job

- Act as a specialist critical care nurse, assisting the sister/ charge nurse in the management and delivery of care through assessing, initiating and evaluating the provision of critical care within the department.
- Act as a preceptor and supervisor to junior colleagues and unqualified support staff.
- Act as senior nurse in the absence of the sister / charge nurse.
- Carries out critical care specialist nurse duties, through supplemented training.
- Participates in the rotation of all areas of critical care, as service needs require.
- Acts as a specialist core team member working a high proportion of shifts out of hours.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description for further information about the Critical Care Specialist Staff Nurse position available with WUTH.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Proficient in all key skills in critical care. Assessment and examination based on Critical Care Competency Framework
- Quality Improvement evidence

**Desirable**

- Computer proficiency

### Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

**Essential**

- First level Registration NMC
- Significant critical care experience
- Critical Care Course/ ENB 100 or equivalent
- Mentorship/ teaching and assessing course or equivalent

**Desirable**

- Leadership course

## Documents

- [oh risk id form (pdf, 145.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450213)
- [vision values behaviours (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2088)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 734.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1841)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 200.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450212)
- [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506)

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