Staff Nurse - Roding Ward

Transformation Unit; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 29.000 - 35.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse (Band 5) for Roding Ward, Basildon. The role focuses on high-quality cardiology nursing care, including device implants and arrhythmia management, within a cardiac care unit.

The post offers development opportunities, a structured ward team, and a programme to support nurses new to cardiology. Applicants may be current staff or students approaching completion, with a commitment to patient-centred care.

Qualifikationen

• Registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) or eligible for registration.
• Interest or experience in cardiology nursing is desirable.
• Proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Aufgaben

• Provide high-quality nursing care to patients on Roding Ward.
• Develop, implement and evaluate patient care plans with accurate documentation and handovers.
• Support the Cardiology unit in delivering specialist nursing care and participate in ward development.

Kenntnisse

Nursing Registration

Cardiology interest

Teamwork

Ausbildung

NMC registration / eligible

Jobbeschreibung

Main area Cardiac Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed term covering 12 months maternity leave) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Days, Night, Weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota.) Job ref 390-NM-CTC-BA-1933

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Basildon Town Basildon Salary £32,073 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

Staff Nurse - Roding Ward

Band 5

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Are you wanting to pursue a career in Cardiology nursing practice? We are looking for a forward thinking proactive Staff Nurse to join us on Roding Ward. Roding Ward is our Cardiac Care Unit that incorporating a high dependency unit for patients requiring acute cardiology care

We welcome applications from current Staff Nurses and Student Nurses with an interest in Cardiology who have completed a cardiology placement.

Roding Ward is based in the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre on the Basildon Hospital site and is the base for the Essex Heart Attack Service covering Essex, Suffolk and London borders.

It is an exciting area to work, managing patients requiring cardiac intervention procedures, device implants and arrhythmia management.

Main duties of the job

In your new role you will have the unique opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in a supportive environment with a dedicated practice facilitator in post as part of the established ward team.

The cardiac centre has also devised its own development program supporting nurses, new to cardiology, making opportunities available to you to undertake further studies within the trust and the affiliated university.

It is the commitment, professionalism and dedication of staff working for the benefit of the people the NHS serves which really makes the difference. So if you are willing to go the extra mile to make patients feel important and always ensure that your colleagues are valued then we would like you to apply now.

Your role will be to provide and maintain the highest possible standard of nursing care for the patients and their families by ensuring that an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the patients.

You will be assessing, developing and implementing patient care plans whilst evaluating care given, ensuring all documentation is completed accurately, and giving and receiving patient centred handovers.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are looking for a new challenge or for a start in Cardiology Nursing then we want to hear from you?

Please see the attached Job Description for further details of this role.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person specification

Qualifications

• 1st or 2nd level registration
• Student nurse due to complete nurse training within 12 months
• Post registration experience within coronary care/cardiology or acute medicine setting.
• Placement as a student nurse in coronary care/cardiology or ED setting

Other

• Good standard of literacy - demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors on application

Experience

• Interest in all aspects of cardiology nursing.
• Evidence of working in multidisciplinary team/acute ward setting
• Evidence of clinical knowledge/clinical skills
• Evidence of career development i.e. enhanced skills/further study
• Evidence of supporting other staff i.e. mentorship/supervision

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold. Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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.

Name Lorna Coyle

Job title Ward Manager

Email address [e-mail]

Telephone number 0300 443 43078

Additional information

Please contact the Ward Manager for further information about the ward.