Staff Nurse Ward 39 Cardiology

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking qualified nursing staff for a cardiothoracic area with a fixed-term 12-month contract to cover maternity. The role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, within a supportive NHS environment on the Lancashire coast.

The post requires a Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level) with willingness to undertake teaching and assessment qualifications, and possibly a diploma upgrade or conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level) is required.
• Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification.
• Willingness to undertake conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register.
• Diploma/willingness to undertake Diploma.
• Teaching & assessing qualification would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.
• Linking with all AHPs ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate care.
• Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.
• Participating in a research and audit completion.
• Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.
• Answerable to Ward Manager and Matron.

Education

Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)

Teaching & assessing qualification

Willingness to undertake conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register

Diploma/willingness to undertake Diploma

Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification

Job description

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Main area Cardiothoracic Grade 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed term to cover maternity) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 382-SWC123-26

Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Town Blackpool Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

To work within a team ensuring all patients receive timely and appropriate care, ensuring utilisation of Allied Health Professionals support and guidance to promote a safe and timely discharge.

Maintain current knowledge to ensure compliance with NMC requirements.

Main duties of the job

Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.

Linking with all AHP's ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate.

Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.

Participating in a research and audit completion.

Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.

Working for our organisation

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents –it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work within a team ensuring all patients receive timely and appropriate care, ensuring utilisation of Allied Health Professionals support and guidance to promote a safe and timely discharge.

Maintain current knowledge to ensure compliance with NMC requirements.

Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.

Linking with all AHP's ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate.

Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.

Participating in a research and audit completion.

Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.

Answerable to Ward Manager and Matron.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
• Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification
• Willingness to undertake conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register
• Diploma/willingness to undertake Diploma
• Teaching & assessing qualification

Experience

• Ability to teach peers within clinical area
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

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.