The closing date is 23 April 2026
Salary: £38,488 to £46,852 a year per annum inc
Job summary
Ward 3A Coronary Care Unit is recruiting for Band 5 nurses to join our nursing team.
Our Coronary Care Unit is a dynamic forward thinking unit and provides the ideal opportunity for both experienced cardiac nurses to further develop cardiac and leadership skills and an opportunity for those looking to start a career in cardiology.
Applicants will need to have one year post registration experience.
Applicants should be able to:
o Demonstrate an understanding of acute nursing, preferably experience within cardiology.
o Display effective communication and interpersonal skills.
o Deliver high quality patient focused care.
o Commit to improving clinical practice.
o Share in personal and staff development.
Part of the country’s largest Heart centre the unit cares for a wide variety of cardiology patients including those admitted through our busy emergency Heart attack and Arrhythmia pathways. Successful candidates will gain experience caring for patient requiring Level 2 critical care support including CPAP, inotropic and Intra-aortic balloon pump therapy.
Education, training and development are an important philosophy of the units and access is provided to courses both in-house and at partner universities. 3A is lucky enough to have their own dedicated teaching Sister who supports all staff in their development and works closely with new starters.
Main duties of the job
The aim of this post is to provide direct patient care and enhance the well- being of patients by developing specific clinical competencies and enhancing knowledge through a lifelong learning approach.
Qualifications
Essential
- oRGN/RN NMC registration
- oPost registration experience
- oIntravenous accreditation
Desirable
- oPrep for mentorship course or equivalent
- oPrevious Coronary Care or Cardiology Ward experience
Skills
Essential
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oAbility to work as a team member
- oAbility to manage own workload
- oDemonstrates clear verbal and written communication skills
- oPositive attitude and ability to work under pressure
- oAdaptability to changing workload
- oWilling to broaden knowledge and learn specific competencies.
- oAbility to respond positively to constructive criticism
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).