# Staff Nurse - Critical Care

> 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
- **Location:** Arrowe Park Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Staff nurse
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** 1 year (fixed term)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T12:14:52.115Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Upton/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Support/Clinical_Support-v8246815
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8246815?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Critical Care at Wirral University Teaching Hospital are seeking Registered Nurses who are looking for the chance to deliver a truly holistic caring experience for their patients.

We are looking for enthusiastic Nurses to join our dedicated and friendly team dedicated to the highest standards of individualised nursing care.

This opportunity will allow you the chance to care for 18 critically ill patients, from all medical and surgical specialities. Once you have developed your skills you will have the opportunity to work with the rehabilitation, follow up and outreach teams.

We are looking for Staff Nurses with a minimum of 1 year Acute Ward experience. Please note applicants must have Critical Care Experience as we are unable to recruit newly qualified staff.

This is a fixed term contract for 1 year and we have full time and part time hours available.

### Main duties of the job

- Act as Critical care nurse following completion and assessment of critical care training.
- Act as preceptor and supervisor to junior colleagues and unqualified support staff.
- Carries out specialised nursing duties following completion of 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 Staff Nurse position available with WUTH.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Proficient computer skills

**Desirable**

- cerner

### Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

**Essential**

- First level Registration NMC
- Previous acute ward NHS nursing experience
- Critical Care experience

**Desirable**

- Mentorship/ teaching and assessing course or equivalent

## Documents

- [oh risk id form (pdf, 146.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10558548)
- [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, 266.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10558547)
- [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506)

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