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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as “good” or “outstanding” in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.
LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.
We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
Job overview
The Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse plays a key leadership role within the cardiac ward, providing advanced clinical expertise, senior oversight, and high‑quality patient care for individuals with acute and complex cardiac conditions. As a senior member of the nursing team, the post‑holder supports the Ward Manager in ensuring safe, effective, and evidence‑based practice across the unit.
The role involves coordinating the daily running of the ward, supervising junior staff, and delivering specialist cardiac care, including the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, arrhythmias, post‑angiography/PCI care, and those requiring cardiac monitoring. The Band 6 nurse acts as a clinical role model, promoting excellence in patient care, supporting staff development, and contributing to continuous quality improvement.
The post‑holder will be expected to demonstrate strong leadership, advanced assessment skills, and the ability to make sound clinical decisions in a fast‑paced environment. They will work closely with the multidisciplinary team including cardiologists, cardiac CNS, cath Lab pharmacists, and rehabilitation teams to ensure seamless, patient‑centred care.
This role is ideal for an experienced cardiac nurse who is passionate about developing specialist skills, leading teams, and improving outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.
Main duties of the job
Act as the nurse in charge of the cardiac ward, providing senior clinical leadership on each shift.
Ensure safe staffing levels, appropriate skill mix, and effective patient allocation based on acuity.
Lead the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes, STEMI/NSTEMI, arrhythmias, heart failure, post‑angiography/PCI care, and cardiac monitoring.
Make timely clinical decisions and escalate deteriorating patients using NEWS and cardiac escalation pathways.
Provide visible leadership to maintain safety, flow, and high‑quality care.
Provide real‑time supervision, guidance, and clinical support to Band 5 nurses, HCAs, students, and new starters.
Act as a role model for high‑quality cardiac nursing practice.
Conduct competency assessments (e.g., ECG interpretation, telemetry, chest pain assessment).
Support staff wellbeing and help prevent burnout by offering senior presence and mentorship.
Contribute to recruitment, induction, and retention of staff.
Working for our organisation
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse is a key clinical leader within the cardiac ward, responsible for delivering high‑quality specialist cardiac care, providing senior oversight on every shift, and ensuring safe, effective coordination of the ward. The post‑holder supports the Ward Manager in maintaining clinical standards, supervising junior staff, and ensuring the safe management of patients with acute and complex cardiac conditions.
The role requires advanced cardiac knowledge, strong leadership skills, and the ability to make timely clinical decisions in a fast‑paced, high‑acuity environment.
Act as the nurse in charge, providing visible senior leadership and clinical support across the ward.
Ensure safe staffing levels, appropriate skill mix, and effective patient allocation based on acuity and clinical need.
Lead the management of patients with:
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS)
Post‑angiography and post‑PCI care
Person specification
Qualifications and training
- – 1st level registration NMC ENB 998 / Adult mentorship course or working towards. Completed ECG/cardiac course. To have worked as a Band 5 staff nurse on a cardiac ward for at least 2 years. To demonstrate knowledge of being up to date within the speciality – ie managing cardiac patients, worked with learners in a supervisory capacity. Broad based nursing experience.
- Diploma / Degree level/masters study in a clinically relevant course i.e. HDU / Acutely ill Adult / ALS
Experience
- Experience – 1st level registration NMC ENB 998 / Adult mentorship course or working towards. Completed ECG/cardiac course. To have worked as a Band 5 staff nurse on a cardiac ward for at least 2 years. To demonstrate knowledge of being up to date within the speciality – ie managing cardiac patients, worked with learners in a supervisory capacity. Broad based nursing experience.
- clinical supervisor/assessor
- Ability to work under pressure and remain calm – Able to recognise stress in self and others and support colleagues through stressful situations. Patient focused. Reflective Flexible, able to work all shifts including rotation to night duty. Adaptable to changes in shift pattern To provide unit cover in the absence of the unit manager
- Ability to manage others under stressful circumstances
We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.
As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women’s staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.
Please note: Information provided during recruitment and pre‑employment checks must be accurate. Misrepresentation may be investigated as fraud and could lead to withdrawal from the process, professional sanctions, or criminal action.
Please note: that sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route is subject to Trust allocation and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approval.
Use of AI in recruitment: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support the initial review of applications against the essential criteria for this role. Where AI is used, it will support rather than replace human decision-making, and applications will remain subject to appropriate human review.
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
To ensure fairness and manageable shortlisting processes, some vacancies may have an application cap. This means the vacancy will close once a set number of applications have been received even if this happens before the advertised closing date.We recommend applying as early as possible to avoid missing out. All applications received before the cap is reached will be considered equally and assessed against the person specification.
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