Staff Nurse Heart Centre

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 24 July 2026

We are looking for experienced or newly qualified nurses to join our friendly team. We provide high quality care to cardiac patients and elective day‑care patients awaiting coronary angiograms, angioplasty and PPCI, with an out‑of‑hour on‑call system. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in cardiac care wishing to gain experience in the care of patients experiencing acute MI, heart failure, and arrhythmias along with other cardiac conditions.

This dynamic team offers opportunities to develop skills within the cath labs and cardiac pacing.

Work with the team to provide high quality nursing care for cardiology and medical patients, supervise healthcare assistance, junior staff and students on the ward. Communicate effectively with patients' relatives and the multidisciplinary team. Will learn to circulate and scrub in the cath labs and participate in the emergency on‑call rota.

Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for patients within all acute cardiac care areas, providing the prescribed nursing care without supervision. Contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice in the acute cardiac areas.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

• Registered nurse with active registration.

• Continuing professional development with portfolio.
• NMC code of professional conduct.
• Equality issues.
• Relevant field of nursing.
• Budgetary awareness.
• Equality legislation and best practice.

• Able to work as a member of a team.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to act as a mentor to HCAs.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
• ECG interpretation, cardiac rhythm analysis, central line administration.
• IT skills.

• Flexible approach to shift patterns and participation in on‑call rota to provide a 24/7 PPCI service.

• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 days after 10 years.
• NHS discounts.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work.
• Vivup, a free, confidential counselling and information service.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust