The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT • Swindon SN3 6BB
The unit operates as a combined ICU/HDU with 12 beds. All 12 beds are in individual side-rooms and are equipped to enable ICU care in each. The unit is equipped to a high standard including modern multifunctional monitoring and state of the art ventilators. All patient rooms have natural light.
The unit undertakes many procedures specific to Critical Care such as mechanical ventilation, percutaneous tracheostomy, cardiac output monitoring, non-invasive ventilation and haemofiltration. An integrated critical care information system (CIS) has recently been installed on the unit allowing for a paperless environment.
The unit maintains an information database and is enrolled in the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Council (ICNARC) case mix programme.
There is a Matron-led Outreach Team. An ALERT course, which has been running for several years, has now been replaced by a local course called REACT. NEWS 2 and an eObs system has been introduced to identify sick patients.
In-hours duties
You will be part of the multi-disciplinary team providing care, support and rehabilitation of the critically ill patients admitted to the Critical Care Unit. This involves daily review of all patients followed by a consultant led ward round. You will be part of the medical emergency team (MET) responding to emergencies around the hospital. You will take referrals from the Emergency Department and around the hospital and review patients with the support of the nurse-led Outreach team. You will be responsible for the admission and management of patients admitted to the Critical Care Unit, with support from the consultant.
Out-of-hours duties
You will participate in the full shift rota whilst inCriticalCare. You will receive additional payments for your out-of-hours and additional night on-call hours.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
About theCriticalCare Department
Dr Nicky Kalafatis
Dr Sara Bonfield
nicola.kalafatis@nhs.net
This busy Trust employs a staff of 3,300 and care for a population of over 300,000 people. Services provided include a wide range of specialities including general and emergency medicine, obstetrics and paediatrics with many surgical disciplines.
The unit operates as a combined ICU/HDU with 12 beds. All 12 beds are in individual side-rooms and are equipped to enable ICU care in each. The unit is equipped to a high standard including modern multifunctional monitoring and state of the art ventilators. All patient rooms have natural light.
The unit undertakes many procedures specific to Critical Care such as mechanical ventilation, percutaneous tracheostomy, cardiac output monitoring, non-invasive ventilation and haemofiltration. An integrated critical care information system (CIS) has recently been installed on the unit allowing for a paperless environment.
The unit maintains an information database and is enrolled in the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Council (ICNARC) case mix programme.
There is a Matron-led Outreach Team. An ALERT course, which has been running for several years, has now been replaced by a local course called REACT. NEWS 2 and an eObs system has been introduced to identify sick patients.
This advert closes on Monday 11 May 2026
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