ICU Nurse

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Job Description

Join Our Team and Earn a £400 Bonus!£150 paid training + £250 after probationAbout the Client A Unique and Inspiring Role

We are supporting ayoung medical student (early 20s)who sustained ahigh-level spinal cord injurywhile on holiday from university.

He is exceptionally bright, articulate, and determined to return to his studies and live as independently as possible. Despite everything he has been through, he has apositive, driven mindsetand is fully engaged in his care and future.

He lives in afully adapted family homein Oxfordshire with a specialist care setup and strong family support.

He is also one of a very small number of people in the UK to have aNeuralink implant, allowing him to control his laptop purely through thought. It is an incredible piece of technology and a fascinating environment to work in.

This is ahighly engaging and meaningful package, where you will build a genuine relationship and play a key role in supporting his long-term goals.

Clinical Complexity ICU-Level Care at Home

This is ahigh-acuity packagerequiring confident critical care nurses:

  • Fully ventilated via tracheostomy

  • Complex airway clearance and respiratory support

  • Autonomic dysreflexia risk and blood pressure instability

  • Periods where the client may not be able to communicate changes in condition

This means:

  • Observation and clinical judgement are critical

  • Early recognition of deterioration is essential

  • You must be confident working independently

This isnot routine care it requires ICU-level thinking in a 1:1 setting.

Care Model
  • 24/7 package

  • 2:1 care at all times:

    • 1 x Critical Care RN

    • 1 x Complex HCA

You will be part of asmall, consistent team, ensuring continuity and high-quality care.

Shift Pattern NIGHTS ONLY (Fixed 4-Week Rota)

20:0008:00

Pattern C

Week 1: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat
Week 2: Wed, Thu, Sun
Week 3: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat
Week 4: Wed, Thu, Sun

Pattern D

Week 1: Wed, Thu, Sun
Week 2: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat
Week 3: Wed, Thu, Sun
Week 4: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat

? 34 shifts per week
? Fully predictable rota

Team Flexibility & Clinical Oversight

To maintain a safe and well-run package:

  • Occasional flexibility to support alternative shifts, including days if needed

  • Cross-over shifts for supervision, clinical oversight, and team consistency

  • Supporting sickness and annual leave cover where possible

As this is a small specialist team, we do need some flexibility so that night staff remain connected to the wider team and we can safely cover the rota when required.

Pay (PAYE Only)
  • £40.60/hr

About Paragon Home Healthcare

Paragon is aspecialist complex care provider, working in partnership with organisations such as theSpinal Injuries Association (SIA).

We are known for:

  • Delivering high-acuity care safely in the community

  • Strong clinical governance and Nurse Practitioner support

  • Building stable, high-quality care teams

This is exactly the kind of package where that specialist support matters getting the right team, structure, and oversight in place from the start.

What Were Looking For

  • NMC Registered Nurse

  • Current ICU / Critical Care experience (essential)

  • Confident managing ventilated patients

  • Calm, observant, and clinically decisive

  • Nurses who value consistency, teamwork, and high standards of care

This role would particularly suit ICU nurses who prefer nights or want fixed night work alongside hospital shifts, while remaining in a highly clinical and rewarding environment.

Why This Role

  • ICU-level care in a 1:1 setting

  • Work with a highly motivated young person

  • Be part of a package that genuinely makes a difference

  • Join a specialist provider committed to doing complex care properly

Please state Pattern C or D when applying.

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Location:
Oxford
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Healthcare

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