About the job

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF19663

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives.

Join us as a Critical Care Nurse at our Centre for Defence Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (CDDHM) site in Chichester, West Sussex, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Critical Care Nurse within a Hyperbaric environment at St Richard's Hospital, you will work within a multi-disciplinary team ensuring patients receive safe and high-quality care in accordance with NHS and QinetiQ guidelines.

Day-to-day, you’ll deliver patient-centred nursing care, undertake clinical assessments, and provide support during hyperbaric oxygen therapy, while contributing to ongoing training, governance and clinical excellence within the team.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

Delivering nursing care, assessment, planning and evaluation for military and NHS patients

Monitoring patients’ condition and maintaining accurate clinical records

Participating in audits, clinical governance and continuous professional development

Supporting training and induction for staff and students

Maintaining personal competency and fitness to work within the hyperbaric chamber

Participating in on-call duties, which may include UK and overseas travel

Essential Experience Required

Registered Nurse with recent intensive care or critical care experience

Strong clinical assessment and patient monitoring skills

Experience working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Knowledge of NHS clinical governance and best practice

Effective communicator with strong documentation and record-keeping skills

Ability to remain calm and adaptable in high-pressure clinical situations

Essential Qualifications For The Hyperbaric Nurse

Full NMC registration

Nursing Degree or Diploma

Postgraduate qualification in Intensive Care Nursing/Critical Care Nursing

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at St Richards Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected. On-call duties form part of this role.