Staff Nurse – Heart Ambulatory Treatment Service (HEARTS)

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Barts Health NHS Trust as a Staff Nurse in the Heart Ambulatory Treatment Service, delivering high-quality care to heart failure patients. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside dedicated teams in a vibrant institution known for its commitment to patient care and staff development. Successful candidates will benefit from competitive salaries, professional growth, and being part of a diverse team serving a large community.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Leisure and entertainment discounts

Parental leave and childcare support

Career development opportunities

Apprenticeships at all levels

Qualifications

• Experience working within an acute hospital setting.
• Experience of working within a Cardiology setting.
• Potential/ability to co-ordinate unit.

Responsibilities

• Provide ambulatory care to heart failure patients.
• Manage patient care, ensuring professional image is maintained.
• Communicate effectively with distressed patients and relatives.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Cannulation

Venipuncture

Education

Relevant cardiac courses/study days

Tools

Word processing

Database related PC packages

Cerner Millennium

Job description

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Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allows you to build yourentire careerin one trust.

For us, every day is different. We provide care to a diverse population of 2.5 million across east London – that’s 6,000 people every day, speaking over 60 different languages. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring that people living in east London live healthy lives.

Staff Nurse – Heart Ambulatory Treatment Service (HEARTS)

Band 5

Main area Newham University Hospital Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 259-7281381SBH

Site Newham University Hospital Town London Salary £34,521 - £41,956 per annum inc *Pay award pending* Salary period Yearly Closing 07/07/2025 23:59

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated staff nurse to join our new ambulatory cardiac treatment unit.

You will be working alongside the Cardiology team and the Specialist Heart Failure Nurses to provide ambulatory care to Newham heart failure patients.

In conjunction with the Cardiology and Heart Failure Teams, the post holder will support the ongoing delivery of high quality care as well as the development of the Newham Hearts Ambulatory Treatment Service (HEARTS-NUH), initially providing heart failure patients with IV iron infusions for symptomatic relief and IV Furosemide, providing potential admission avoidance treatment to Heart Failure patients.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will play an important role in the management of people with Heart Failure within the London Borough of Newham, who will need timely intervention for symptom management. They will be expected to provide excellent care for patients which may include communication with distressed and anxious patients and relatives, treating them with tact and empathy, ensuring the professional image of the Trust is maintained at all times. You should be flexible, enthusiastic and passionate and an excellent communicator.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Relevant cardiac courses/study days

Experience

• Experience working within an acute hospital setting
• Experience of working within a Cardiology setting
• Potential/ability to co-ordinate unit

Skills

• Organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and non verbal
• Cannulation, venipuncture skills or willing to undergo training
• Competence in word/database related PC packages (Excel)
• Competent in EPR/ Cerner Millenium

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

you’ll have access to range of benefits including one of thebest pension schemes in the UK , leisure and entertainment discounts andparental leave and childcare support schemes we’re really proud of.

We're also committed to ensuring that you are supported in gaining and developing the skills and knowledge needed to carry out your work safely and effectively, and to achieve your full potential. We offer a range of apprenticeships at all levels, as well as an extensive range of career development opportunities.