Band 5 Staff Nurse Acute Cardiac Care Unit Harefield Hospital in Uxbridge

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is looking for dynamic, dedicated Band 5 Staff Nurses to join the Acute Cardiac Care Unit (ACCU) at Harefield Hospital. ACCU consists of two active cardiology wards, Oak and Acorn, comprising approximately 40 overnight beds and day-case trolleys. We care for Level 1 and Level 2 patients undergoing complex cardiac investigations and interventions, including Primary and Elective Angioplasty, Electrophysiology studies, TAVI, Ablations, and Pacemaker/Device implantations. As one of the busiest primary angioplasty services in the country, we pride ourselves on exceptional post-MI aftercare, invasive monitoring, and specialist management of heart failure and end-of-life care. We are an ambitious, caring, and inclusive Trust that actively supports flexible working arrangements to help you balance your personal and professional life. Joining our supportive team offers an outstanding opportunity to build advanced clinical skills in high-dependency cardiac nursing.

Main duties of the job:

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care from patient admission through to safe discharge.
• Perform comprehensive physical assessments, monitor vital signs, and initiate tailored care plans for cardiac patients.
• Undertake complex clinical procedures, manage invasive cardiac monitoring, and administer prescribed medications, including blood and blood product transfusions.
• Advocate for your patients, ensuring their dignity, cultural beliefs, and human rights are always upheld.
• Communicate sensitive or complex clinical information clearly, maintain precise digital patient records, and participate in handovers.
• Help supervise junior staff, act as a mentor or preceptor to students and newly qualified nurses, and take management responsibility for co-ordinating shift care on the ward.

Working for our organisation:

Join Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, one of the UK’s busiest and most successful foundation trusts. We are a family of five renowned hospitals—Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield—with a long and proud history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research, and innovation.

Person specification:

• Registered Nurse (RN1/RN12) on the NMC register.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of working on own and in a team.
• Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering compassionate, person-centered care.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.