Band 6 Critical Care Follow Up Sister/Charge Nurse

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Band 6 Critical Care Follow Up Sister/Charge Nurse

Closing date is 15 March 2026

The post holder will work as part of the Critical Care Follow Up Service team, providing specialist follow-up care to patients who have experienced critical illness. Working under the supervision of the Band 7 Service Lead, the post holder will deliver evidence based nursing care to support patients and families through their recovery journey, addressing physical, psychological and social needs following critical care admission.

The post holder will participate in nurse led clinics, conduct telephone consultations, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across hospital and community settings. The role requires specialist knowledge of post intensive care syndrome and recovery pathways, with a focus on promoting optimal patient outcomes and experience.

The service operates in line with NICE guidance on rehabilitation after critical illness and supports patients from critical care discharge through to community based recovery, typically for patients who have stayed in critical care for 96 hours or more, or those identified as having ongoing needs regardless of length of stay.

Main duties of the job

About the Role:

As part of the nurse led Follow Up Service, you will deliver holistic, evidence based care to patients and families following critical care admission. You will conduct comprehensive physical, psychological and social assessments, support nurse led clinics, provide expert advice to ward teams, and liaise closely with MDT colleagues. You will recognise and manage post intensive care syndrome and ensure timely referrals to psychological and rehabilitation services.

You will work autonomously within defined protocols, contributing to long term ward rounds, care planning and safe patient management. This role requires excellent communication skills, the ability to support patients processing their ICU experience, and confidence in responding to clinical emergencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist follow up nursing care for patients recovering from critical illness.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and deliver evidence based interventions.
• Support and participate in nurse led clinics and multidisciplinary ward rounds.
• Offer expert guidance to ward staff on care needs of critical care survivors.
• Provide psychological support and recognise signs of PTSD, anxiety or depression.
• Work collaboratively with critical care teams, therapists, psychologists, GPs and community services.
• Maintain accurate patient documentation and support audit and service evaluation.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and policy implementation.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse on NMC register
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Critical care qualification (level 6 or above
• Counselling skills training

Experience

• Post registration experience working in Critical Care
• Understanding of multidisciplinary team working
• Knowledge of rehabilitation principles
• Experience in patient assessment and care planning
• In depth knowledge of specialist procedures required for role, with willingness to undertake further training/ education to achieve agreed level of competence.
• Knowledge of standards and policies associated with role.
• Experience of working in a multi disciplinary and cross agency work environment. planning processes
• Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance / patient safety process's - can relate this to the role in relation to their personal/professional accountability
• Experience in bereavement support
• Experience in rehab healthcare settings
• Knowledge of psychological support techniques
• Experience in patient education and health promotion
• Experience with audit and quality improvement

Additional Criteria

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong assessment and clinical reasoning skills
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to travel to various locations
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Empathy and compassion in dealing with vulnerable patients
• Consistently professional, collaborative, and compassionate in their approach to colleagues/ patients
• Effective people skills including high degree of self awareness / self regulation.
• Ability to recognise limits of own competence and seek advice/ support escalating concerns as required.
• Ability to apply, evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events, and activities.
• Ability to plan, prioritise workload in response to service need
• Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge, and competence.
• Ability to work towards autonomous enhanced practice through exposure, supervised practice to a preset level of clinical competence.
• Ability to apply, evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events, and activities.
• Ability to contribute to service development
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Research awareness

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.

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