Job summary
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
Are you ambitious, motivated, and passionate about nursing? Do you want to make a real difference to every one of your patients? If so, we would love to hear from you
Do you have broad experience working in Critical Care?, if so we have an exciting opportunity for you to join as a Band 5 Staff Nurse working clinically based here on Critical Care, the department based at Queen Alexandra Hospital has been judged Outstanding by the CQC in all domains.
Currently two very busy state of the art Critical Care Units provide 24 beds for level 2 and 3 care for a varied case mix of patients and a plan is in place to add a third Unit. The latest technology is utilised to support care in a paperless environment and our third generation of a clinical information system is about to be launched.
About us
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Details
Date posted
16 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata, per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
REF2054S
Job locations
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road, Cosham
Portsmouth
England
PO6 3LY
Job description
Job responsibilities
Care for our patients, their family and our staff are always the top priority. We always aim to respond to our patients wishes as flexibly as we can and this has led to several initiatives. If possible we take our long term patients out to the garden, we have pets visit and we have taken appropriate ventilated patients to hydrotherapy. For staff we have a very active well-being group with sessions such as mindfulness and pet visits. Excitingly we have a psychologist based within the unit and we have restorative supervision and Professional Nurse Advocates.
This responsibility is only available for an individual who can demonstrate the distinctive professional and personal skills and knowledge required. A positive attitude, outstanding communication ability, exceptional interpersonal skills, initiative, and dynamism are imperative.
Please refer to the job description for further details:
Job description
Job responsibilities
Care for our patients, their family and our staff are always the top priority. We always aim to respond to our patients wishes as flexibly as we can and this has led to several initiatives. If possible we take our long term patients out to the garden, we have pets visit and we have taken appropriate ventilated patients to hydrotherapy. For staff we have a very active well-being group with sessions such as mindfulness and pet visits. Excitingly we have a psychologist based within the unit and we have restorative supervision and Professional Nurse Advocates.
This responsibility is only available for an individual who can demonstrate the distinctive professional and personal skills and knowledge required. A positive attitude, outstanding communication ability, exceptional interpersonal skills, initiative, and dynamism are imperative.
Please refer to the job description for further details:
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Current RN registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications; BSc Degree in relevant field
Desirable
* Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system; Post registration qualification within speciality field
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of recent CPD Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget; Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources; An awareness of research and evidence-based practice relevant to clinical area
Desirable
* Post registration qualification within speciality field
Additional criteria
Essential
* Clinically competent at Band 5; Good communication and interpersonal skills; Teaching and mentoring skills; Team building skills; Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others; Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team; Able to support development of others; Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues; Health promotion; Advocacy skills; Strong customer service skills
Desirable
* Ability to adapt to change within working situation; Intravenous Therapy Skills; Mentors Course
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Current RN registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications; BSc Degree in relevant field
Desirable
* Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system; Post registration qualification within speciality field
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of recent CPD Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget; Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources; An awareness of research and evidence-based practice relevant to clinical area
Desirable
* Post registration qualification within speciality field
Additional criteria
Essential
* Clinically competent at Band 5; Good communication and interpersonal skills; Teaching and mentoring skills; Team building skills; Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others; Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team; Able to support development of others; Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues; Health promotion; Advocacy skills; Strong customer service skills
Desirable
* Ability to adapt to change within working situation; Intravenous Therapy Skills; Mentors Course
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road, Cosham
Portsmouth
England
PO6 3LY
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Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road, Cosham
Portsmouth
England
PO6 3LY
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