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Job overview
South West London Heart attack centre needs you!
- Providing excellent nursing care.
- As skills and competencies develop taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the ward or department on a regular basis.
- Supervising and mentoring junior staff.
- We are looking for people to join the team with an interest in Cardiology.
- So if you are ambitious and want to develop your nursing and cardiology skills and make a real difference for caring for cardiology patients this is the opportunity for you.
- We offer a wide range of post-graduate development and as such you will be encouraged to develop your specialist knowledge and skills in assessment, analysis of ECG and management of unwell patients.
Due to the high volume of interest in this role, we may need to close this vacancy before the closing date
If you have applied previously for this role and have been unsuccessful, kindly do not reapply
Main duties of the job
- St George's Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the country's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research.
- Due to the expansion of the current Service, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Cardiology Service at St George’s Hospital, London.
- Belgrave Ward is a dynamic unit that is changing with the increasing demands on the St George’s Cardiology service, a regional tertiary centre delivering high quality care.
- Belgrave Ward currently consists of 24 beds, providing care for a large range of cardiology patients including, heart failure, post MI, pre/post angiogram/plasty, TAVI, endocarditis, out of hospital cardiac arrest, cardiomyopathy, brugada/Long QT.
- Ideally you will have 12 months post qualification experience but newly qualified nurses are welcome to apply.
- You will be expected to work as an excellent role model as you develop your clinical and leadership skills providing excellent patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
General & Personal
Essential
- Motivated.
- Demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality.
- 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
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.
Organisational Management
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
- Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
- Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk
Desirable
- Computer literate
- Ability to take charge of the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager on a regular basis.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (general)
Desirable
- A minimum of 12 months post registration experience.
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This advert is for Staff Nurse - Belgrave 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 inc HCAS (pro-rata). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Jun 2026.
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