Critical Care ICNARC Nurse

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This creates an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

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Job Overview

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Critical Care ICNARC Nurse to join our dynamic Critical Care Unit and team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in supporting the delivery of high-quality critical care services through accurate data collection, analysis, and reporting.

As part of the multidisciplinary Critical Care team, you will be responsible for the submission and validation of data to the Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC), helping to ensure compliance with national standards and contributing to service improvement initiatives that directly impact patient outcomes.

The successful candidate will work closely with clinicians, nurses, operational teams, and information analysts to collect, validate, and submit critical care data. You will ensure the accuracy and integrity of information used for national audit, quality benchmarking, performance monitoring, and service development.

The postholder will require a proactive and dynamic approach to data analysis and reporting, ensuring that key quality indicators on the critical care unit are recognised and where a shortfall of these standards is detected, this is reported to the lead nurse and lead consultant for ICU.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for individuals with strong analytical skills who are passionate about using data to improve healthcare services.

Main duties of the job

As part of the ICU audit team, participate in accurate and timely audit data collection, inputting, validation and submissions of data to external agencies.

Promote the importance of audit and accurate data collection to the multi-disciplinary team and respond to requests for information.

Prepare monthly reports for the ICU multidisciplinary team on quality and safety metrics and attend monthly ICU audit meetings.

The post holder will be jointly responsible for maintaining a robust system of data collection of clinical and demographic information, analysis and reporting using the ICNARC (Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre) and the Critical Care Minimum dataset (CCMDS).

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. 

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Data entry and day-to-day management of the MedICUs database.
• Responsible for the collection, validation, management and safe keeping of data within MedICUs, capturing CCMDS and ICNARC data.
• Regular checks on the accuracy of the data e.g. using queries to check for missing data and repeat data entry
• Timely and accurate submission of data to ICNARC and CCMDS data base systems, manage returns and queries.
• Ensuring clinical knowledge and expertise is used to interpret data and ensure its accuracy before submission
• Produce reports and presentations to the ICU staff as required based on the data collected.
• Liaise closely and communicate with all Clinical staff to ensure accurate, timely and consistent data collection.
• Follow up patients on the ward and other hospitals
• Produce data and statistics for reports monthly and when else required
• Support the clinical teams with project developments and report generation from the ICNARC system and CCMDS to ensure benchmarking and achieving key quality indicators are achieved.
• Support the clinical teams with timely data retrieval and submission of reports to the critical care team and wider trust as well as the national ICNARC seminars and conferences as requested.
• Use widespread knowledge of ICNARC system and clinical experience and expertise to foster partnerships with clinical teams within NBT.
• Working with all the ICNARC team members to ensure the critical care unit is provided with ICNARC and CCMDS cover for the core working period of Monday to Friday, and that cross cover is provided for the unit during periods of annual leave.
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Registration RGN Part 1
• Minimum 12 months post registration experience in the ICU setting
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Proven professional development
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent IT Skills
• Competent in using the hospital administration system e.g. Careflow, ICE
• Database experience including Excel, Word and Outlook
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of the national and local drivers that impact on the role
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of the audit process
• Ability to analyse complex clinical records and extract and input the appropriate data accurately which is required for the specific task.
• Ability to work using own initiative and plan workload in order achieve timely ICNARC data collection to present validated data reports and audit as required.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Able to manage staff and be responsible for the performance of ICNARC Admin staff.
  
  

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Able to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Diplomatic and tactful nature
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Is able to teach and support new staff when required
  
  

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

• As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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Important

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

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