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Job overview
- Providing excellent nursing care.
- Develop cardiac skills and competencies, taking charge of the unit and actively participate in and contributing to the management of the ward or department on a regular basis. Supervising and mentoring students and junior staff.
- If you are looking to work in a friendly, supportive environment and want to develop your clinical and leadership skills for caring cardiology patients, this is the job for you!
- We have a vacancy for a Full Time Staff Nurse (Band 5).
- You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team on this Nurse Led Unit working closely with Catheter Labs and Nurse Practitioners.
- In return, you will be provided with a Trust and local induction to the systems with good support from our Practice Educator and Ward Mentor to enrich your cardiology skills and experience.
- Please let us know if you would like to come for an informal visit or to find out more information. Contact: Almira Pagco, Senior Sister, James Hope Ward 020 8725 1170 or Matron Melanie Mota, 020 8672 1255 bleep 6285.
Main duties of the job
- You will be working in rotation between day case unit James Hope Ward and elective overnight Charles Pumphrey Unit that run five (5) days cardiology procedure service.
- James Hope Ward has 3 bays of 3 trolleys that operates from 07:30 to 19:30 Monday to Friday.
- Charles Pumphrey Unit consists of 7 beds for overnight stay elective patients and is open from Monday 7:30 to Saturday 15:00.
- Both are challenging and fast paced unit working to meet the increasing demands on St. Georges Cardiology service as a regional tertiary center delivering high quality care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and personal specification which contains more information about the role.
Person specification
General & Personal
Essential
- Demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality i.e. CCU and demonstrates the reason why.
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
- Sound verbal and written communication.
- Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
- Motivated.
Desirable
- Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift.
Education & Research
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice
- Able to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff
- Understands the importance of developing self and others
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of audit
- Ability to take on small research or audit project.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (general)
Desirable
- A minimum of 12 months post registration experience.
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This advert is for Band 5 Staff Nurse - James Hope Ward with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 per annum HCAS inc (pro-rata). The contract type is Permanent: working day, night and weekend shifts. The application deadline is 10 Aug 2026.
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