Staff Nurse

The Wellington Hospital; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private hospital in the UK seeks a Band 5 Staff Nurse for its Cardiology Unit. The role involves providing patient-centred care, monitoring patients during cardiac interventions, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Training and mentorship in cardiology are provided for nurses coming from surgical or HPB backgrounds. Strong focus on career progression and wellbeing is emphasized, with benefits including competitive salary and private healthcare insurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Shift enhancements

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Cycle to Work scheme

Group Life Assurance

Corporate staff discount for facilities

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm and commitment to transition into cardiology.
• Experience in acute surgical wards or HPB nursing is advantageous.
• Capability to assess patients on admission and plan care.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, patient-centred care.
• Support patients during cardiac procedures.
• Monitor and respond to changes in patient conditions.

Skills

Patient-centred care

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Monitoring telemetry

Compassionate support

Education

Registered General Nurse with active NMC registration

Job description

We welcome applications from nurses who are already experienced in cardiology, as well as those currently working in acute surgical wards or with an HPB (hepatobiliary) nursing background who are interested in transitioning into cardiology. If you bring enthusiasm and commitment, we\u2019ll provide the cardiology training, mentorship, and structured development programme to support your success.

What you\u2019ll be doing

• Providing safe, patient-centred care to individuals undergoing investigation, treatment, or recovery for cardiac conditions
• Supporting patients through procedures such as angiograms, pacemaker insertions, and electrophysiology studies
• Monitoring telemetry, recognising cardiac abnormalities, and responding promptly to changes in patient condition
• Assessing patients on admission, planning care, and evaluating outcomes
• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team while offering reassurance, education, and compassionate support to patients and families
• Registered General Nurse with active NMC registration
• A passion for delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care
• Cardiology experience is desirable but not essential we encourage applications from nurses with acute surgical ward or HPB experience who are eager to build a career in cardiology

About The Wellington Hospital

We are offering a Band 5 Staff Nurse position to join our dedicated 20-bed Cardiology Unit at The Wellington Hospital b the UK\u2019s largest private hospital and home to the country\u2019s most extensive private critical care service. Rated "Good" by the CQC, The Wellington is a leading centre for advanced cardiac care, providing the ideal setting for nurses ready to develop professionally in this specialist field. Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has become one of the world\u2019s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we\u2019re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over 100 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

Growth and benefits

• Grow into cardiology: Specialist training and development for nurses transitioning from surgical or HPB wards
• Support & mentorship: Learn alongside leading cardiac specialists within a highly collaborative team
• Career progression: Opportunities to advance and specialise further in one of the UK\u2019s most advanced private hospitals
• Wellbeing & rewards: Competitive salary, shift enhancements, and a strong focus on your health and work-life balance, 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we\u2019re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.