Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Care Ward
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To work rotationally between day and night shifts)
- Job ref
- 405-26-NM494SNCC
- Employer
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Dorchester
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Cardiac Care Ward
NHS AfC: Band 5
Outstanding Care, Outstanding Careers
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our forward-thinking, friendly, and diverse team on Cardiac Care. We are an 18-bedded inpatient area including a 4-bedded level 2 Coronary Care Unit within it.
As a Band 5 nurse, you will play a key role in delivering safe, compassionate, evidence-based care to patients with a wide range of complex cardiac conditions such as heart failure, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, and cardiogenic shock. Specialising in cardiac nursing positions you at the cutting edge of care delivery from acute emergencies to long-term management.
You will work closely with our cardiology consultants, specialist nurses, and the wider MDT to support patients and their loved ones through some of the most challenging moments of their lives.
This is a permanent position and the candidate will be expected to work on a rotational basis between nights and days, across 7 days a week.
UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.
Main duties of the job
We welcome applications from nurses who:
- Have a special interest in cardiac nursing.
- Are confident working in fast-paced environments.
- Are keen to develop specialist skills in heart rhythm recognition, the treatment of the deteriorating / level 2 patient, autonomous practice, and pre and post procedural care of those undergoing angioplasty, device insertion, and DC cardioversion.
- Enjoy working as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care.
Working for our organisation
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide high standards of evidence-based patient centred care to cardiac patients.
- To work with the team to maintain the efficient running of the ward and contribute to and deputise in the absence of more senior staff.
- The post holder will communicate highly complex information to patients, relatives and MDT members. This may be sensitive on occasions. A range of interpersonal skills are required to do this e.g. motivational, negotiating, persuasion, empathising, counselling, reassurance skills, and the anility to break bad news.
- The post holder is required to manage time effectively to maintain high standards of nursing care within the challenging environment of the Cardiology ward.
- To respond and care for unpredictable and diverse groups of Cardiac patients and their relatives/carers.
- To improve the patients experience and environment through full explanation of treatments, procedures and expectations.
- Assess, plan implement and evaluate individual patient care.
- Co-ordinate patient centred care from admission to discharge.
- Maintain accurate patient records.
- Act as a patients advocate.
- To promote the health and empowerment of patients.
- Mentor, supervisor and educator of students and other staff as appropriate.
- Act as a resource to the team in an area of special interest.
- Venepuncture and cannulation skills are desirable – if these are not possessed there is an expectation that the appropriate training will be undertaken.
- Aid in the planning and implementing of safe discharge pathways for patients in order to maintain safety and patient wellbeing.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse qualification
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Desirable criteria
- Post registration cardiology experience
- Understanding of professional nursing issues or equivalent.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of ability to develop leadership skills.
- Knowledge of clinical audit.
- Evidence of critical appraisal skills.
- Evidence of ability to practice as a proficient practitioner.
- Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors.
- Evidence of an ability to manage time effectively.
- Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements.
- Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality.
- Evidence of an area of special interest.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Conroy
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01305 255618
- Additional information
· Informal visits to the ward are welcomed prior to interview.
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