Registered Nurse Cardiology and CCU Ealing Hospital

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ealing Hospital NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 6 registered nurse to join Ward 4 South in the cardiology unit, a 32-bed area with 14 monitored coronary care beds.

You will deliver high‑quality patient care, lead junior nurses and learners, deputise for the ward manager, and oversee weekly and monthly audits and quality improvements.

The role requires cardiology nursing experience, ECG interpretation, an NMC PIN, and willingness to rotate to nights across the duty roster.

Qualifications

• Adult nursing qualification
• Completed or working towards a nursing degree
• NMC PIN as a registered adult nurse
• Cardiology nursing experience
• Coronary care or high dependency / critical care experience
• Experience of taking charge of a ward
• Teaching or mentoring experience
• Knowledge and experience of safe discharge planning
• Basic ECG and cardiac monitoring interpretation
• Clear, confident communication
• Self-motivated and able to lead junior staff
• Commitment to the Trust HEART values
• ALERT course (expected of internal candidates)
• Postgraduate cardiology or high dependency care qualification
• Current ILS qualification
• Practice supervisor, assessor or mentorship qualification
• Care of patients before and after cardiac procedures
• Experience of answering Datix and understanding of clinical governance

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, safe patient care on Ward 4 South
• Support the clinical nurse manager and deputise for the ward manager as required
• Lead a small team of junior nurses, healthcare support workers and learners
• Support and develop junior nurses so they are confident and settled
• Lead a team of nurses for a shift
• Manage efficient and safe patient flow with discharge teams and site practitioners
• Undertake weekly and monthly audits, quality improvement and audit-led improvements to care
• Work with the team to meet ward Key Performance Indicators
• Complete, maintain and work within the Trust band 6 competency and skills framework
• Work internal rotation to night duty

Job description

Band 6 registered nurse post on Ward 4 South, the cardiology unit at Ealing Hospital, with 32 beds including 14 monitored coronary care beds. The nurse delivers patient care, leads junior nurses, healthcare support workers and learners on shift, deputises for the ward manager and runs weekly and monthly audits. Patients undergo angioplasty, pacemaker insertion and similar procedures, and internal rotation to nights is part of the post. Cardiology nursing experience, ECG interpretation and an NMC PIN are needed.

What the job involves

• Deliver high quality, safe patient care on Ward 4 South
• Support the clinical nurse manager and deputise for the ward manager as required
• Lead a small team of junior nurses, healthcare support workers and learners
• Support and develop junior nurses so they are confident and settled
• Lead a team of nurses for a shift
• Manage efficient and safe patient flow with discharge teams and site practitioners
• Undertake weekly and monthly audits, quality improvement and audit-led improvements to care
• Work with the team to meet ward Key Performance Indicators
• Complete, maintain and work within the Trust band 6 competency and skills framework
• Work internal rotation to night duty

What’s required

Qualifications

• Adult nursing qualification
• Completed or working towards a nursing degree

Registration & licences

• NMC PIN as a registered adult nurse

Experience

• Cardiology nursing experience
• Coronary care or high dependency / critical care experience
• Experience of taking charge of a ward
• Teaching or mentoring experience
• Knowledge and experience of safe discharge planning

Skills & knowledge

• Basic ECG and cardiac monitoring interpretation
• Clear, confident communication
• Self-motivated and able to lead junior staff

Other

• Commitment to the Trust HEART values

Nice to have

• ALERT course (expected of internal candidates)
• Postgraduate cardiology or high dependency care qualification
• Current ILS qualification
• Practice supervisor, assessor or mentorship qualification
• Care of patients before and after cardiac procedures
• Experience of answering Datix and understanding of clinical governance