Senior Staff Nurse – Critical Care (ITU)
Location: The Princess Grace Hospital
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: Competitive + Shift Enhancements
Lead with expertise. Care with purpose.
At HCA Healthcare UK, we're united by a shared commitment to exceptional patient care, continuous learning, and supporting one another to achieve our best. As a Senior Staff Nurse in Critical Care at The Princess Grace Hospital, you'll join a highly skilled team where your expertise is valued, your development is supported, and your contribution has a real impact on patient outcomes.
Located in the heart of Marylebone, moments from the world-renowned Harley Street medical district, The Princess Grace Hospital is one of the UK's best-equipped multidisciplinary acute hospitals. Home to leading consultants, advanced surgical services, and innovative technology, the hospital offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of complex care while benefiting from a supportive and close-knit team culture.
Our cutting-edge 9-bed Intensive Care Unit delivers Level 3 care across a wide range of complex elective surgical specialties including spinal, colorectal, DIEP flap reconstruction, VATS, nephrectomy and advanced gynaecological procedures, alongside acute medical admissions. Supported by our Urgent Care Centre and Acute Medicine Ward, the unit provides exposure to a diverse and clinically challenging patient population.
Our Outreach Team extends critical care expertise throughout the hospital, supporting deteriorating patients, undertaking follow-up reviews, and working closely with ward teams to promote best practice. Education and development are integral to our culture, creating opportunities for you to share knowledge, support colleagues, and continue developing your own leadership skills.
About the Role
As a Senior Staff Nurse – Critical Care (ITU), you'll provide visible clinical leadership throughout your shift, coordinating care delivery, supporting the multidisciplinary team, and acting as a role model for junior colleagues. You'll take ownership of complex clinical decision-making, manage resources effectively, and help ensure every patient receives outstanding care in a safe and supportive environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced critical care nurse who enjoys leading from the front and is looking to further develop their leadership career within a high-performing critical care team.
What You'll Bring
Why join The Princess Grace Hospital?
Working here means being part of a hospital recognised for complex surgical care, consultant-led medicine, and investment in the latest technology and treatments. You'll collaborate with experts across multiple specialties, gain exposure to a varied caseload, and have access to ongoing learning and development opportunities within one of London's most established private healthcare hospitals. Located in central Marylebone, you'll also benefit from excellent transport links and proximity to some of the capital's leading medical institutions
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 Senior Staff Nurse in our ITU Unit you’ll be eligible for:
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:
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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HCA Healthcare is dedicated to giving people a healthier tomorrow.
As one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare is comprised of 189 hospitals and approximately 2,600 sites of care in 19 states and the United Kingdom. In addition to hospitals, sites of care include surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, diagnostic and imaging centers, walk-in clinics and physician clinics.
Many things set HCA Healthcare apart from other healthcare organizations; however, at our core, our greatest strength is our people. Every day, more than 320,000 colleagues go to work with a collective focus: our patients. Our focus positively impacts the care experience at the bedside and beyond.
We are proud of the impact we have in our communities through employment, investment and charitable giving.
HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses our approximately 47 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives. At HCA Healthcare, we are excited about the future of medicine. We believe we are uniquely positioned to play a leading role in the transformation of care.
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